{"id":31648,"date":"2022-09-10T15:38:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/poll-americans-want-christmas-celebrated-in-schools\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T15:38:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:38:41","slug":"poll-americans-want-christmas-celebrated-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/poll-americans-want-christmas-celebrated-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Americans Want Christmas Celebrated in Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"
Osman Rana photo – Unsplash <\/p>\n

By Aaron Earls<\/em><\/p>\n

While some public school officials may be wary of wishing students a \u201cMerry Christmas,\u201d a new survey finds Americans are as supportive as ever.<\/p>\n

The latest Rasmussen poll found 76% of Americans say schools should celebrate Christmas. Around 1 in 7 (16%) disapprove and 8% aren\u2019t sure.<\/p>\n

The percentage supporting Christmas celebrations in schools have been fairly consistent (74% in 2018, 71% in 2016, 76% in 2015 and 2014, and 75% in 2013).<\/p>\n

African Americans (86%) are more likely to support public schools celebrating Christmas than whites (74%).<\/p>\n

Rasmussen also found that Americans are likely to side with Jesus over Santa, when forced to choose between the two symbols of Christmas.<\/p>\n

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Two-thirds of Americans (68%) say Christmas should be focused more on Christ than Mr. Claus, while 16% want to emphasize Santa and 15% are undecided.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Lifeway Research found a similar percentage of Americans (65%) say, \u201cChristmas should be more about Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was down, however, from 2014 when 79% said the same.<\/p>\n

Similar numbers disagreed in 2014 and 2018 (18% and 19% respectively), but the percentage who said they were unsure jumped from 3% to 16%.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaying Christmas should be more about Jesus is a little like saying Thanksgiving should be more about giving thanks. It\u2019s in the name of the holiday,\u201d said Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research.<\/p>\n

\u201cYet it appears there is less cultural expectation for celebrations of the Christmas holiday to include the religious aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recent Pew Research studies have found a similar trend.<\/p>\n

In 2017, 9 in 10 Americans say they celebrate Christmas, but fewer than half (46%) say they see it as a religious holiday\u2014down 5 percentage points from 2014.<\/p>\n

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From 2014 to 2017, fewer Americans said they planned to attend church as part of their seasonal celebrations (54% to 51%) and believed Christian symbols like nativity scenes should be allowed on government property if unaccompanied by other symbols (44% to 37%).<\/p>\n

AARON EARLS (@WardrobeDoor)<\/strong> is online editor of <\/em>Facts & Trends.<\/p>\n

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