Schoolchildren BANNED from singing Silent Night over fears it will OFFEND other religions.
SCHOOLCHILDREN were banned from singing a popular Christmas carol and told to hum the tune instead, over fears the performance could offend other religions.
Elena Franceschini, the culture commissioner for the town of Bresciano,
said: "Even if the state and the school claim to be secular, we would like to
have ‘Christmas Concerts’ and not ‘Winter Recitals’ where children can feel free
to sing Holy Night without thinking that this offends or excludes pupils who
belong to other cultures or other religions or who declare to be
atheists.”
It is not the first time children in Italy have been censored over
Christmas.
Last week Express.co.uk reported schoolchildren in an Italian town had
been banned from mentioning Jesus in Christmas songs.
