Political Correctnesscontinued ....

A CHRISTIAN OBSERVATION

The fact that P.C has gone to extremes in some cases is no reason to reject it outright. It has certainly raised questions which we should address. After all, terms like excluded, denigrated, disabled and disadvantaged are emotive enough to appeal to the Christian ethic.

Discernment and caution however are called for; for instance when we try to defend a particular ethnic group from being disadvantaged - commendable though that is - it should not be at the expense of another group (perhaps in some cases, the majority). This could be illustrated by the decision of some West Midlands schools to drop the traditional Christmas Nativity play. This was to safeguard ethnic groups from being offended, but it was at the expense of a large majority who for years have always enjoyed their own legitimate celebration. A more recent foolish suggestion has been to ban the sale of hot-cross buns as the symbol may offend other religions.

It is ironical when one realises that the objections do not usually come from the other groups, indeed they are often embarrassed by them. It seems that some bureaucratic official in some back-stairs office dreams them up. Where, however P.C really serves the best interests of any group, we can go along with it, but we shall watch the small print.