Christian school removes cross from logo due to complaints
Nothing is sacred in the current year.
Parents at a Church of England school have been left furious after council bosses removed the Christian cross from the school's logo.
Oak C of E Primary School opened last month in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire after three pre-existing school merged into one huge institution.
When the school was launched, it boasted a logo with an oak tree whose branches took the shape of the cross, in a nod to its Christian connections.
But just a few weeks later, the cross was replaced with three branches, and the original logo used on large banners and school uniform prototypes had been scrapped.
The headmaster insisted that the original design was never intended to be permanent - but parents fear that it may have been removed because the council was scared of offending others.
The idea of removing a cross from Christian school's logo for any reason is absurd.
What possible motivation could there be for this?
The headmaster insisted that the original design was never intended to be permanent - but parents fear that it may have been removed because the council was scared of offending others.
Oak Primary School opened on May 3 after three other schools - Crosland Moor Junior, Dryclough Infants and Thornton Lodge - merged, bringing their 1,100 pupils into a single institution.
Ah, they didn't want to be "offensive". How tolerant.
Intersetingly, the three schools that merged to form Oak Church of England Primary School were not religious. As such, it seems odd to merge three non-religious schools into a religious one. With that said, so long as it remains a Christian school, it's perfectly reasonable for it to employ Christian imagery.
The school's headmaster, however, claims that the original design was only intended to be temporary:
Headmaster David Bendall insisted that the logo with a cross was just a 'temporary design', adding that the oak tree was a better symbol because it represents 'many beliefs'.
He also said that the decision to change the logo had been approved by the Diocese of Leeds, which oversees the running of the school along with the local council.
Mr Bendall said in a statement: 'The logo featuring a cross was a temporary design whilst we made the transition to becoming Oak Primary School.
'It was not confirmed as the final logo and was amended to give more prominence to the tree, which not only reflects the school name but is also an ancient symbol representing many beliefs.
'Changing the design to include three branches also meant we could signify the way Oak Primary was formed, which was three schools joining together as one.
'The decision was made jointly by governors and the diocese and the change does not in any way alter the identity or ethos of our school.
'We are a very diverse community school and it's central to our ethos that children of all backgrounds are treated exactly the same.
'We hope people will agree that a logo is only a symbol - a school's qualities are not brought alive by a picture but by the thoughts and actions of the people within it.'
While on the topic of ancient symbols, I can't help but notice that the oak tree forms an Algiz rune. Whether or not this was intentional – or even made aware to anyone – remains unknown.
Either way, the headmaster's language is quite telling. Equality, diversity, and egalitarianism are to be placed above all else – even one's religious beliefs.
This isn't an isolated incident, of course, as there are many past examples in the UK of political correctness overcoming Christianity.
Here are a few:
- Crematorium removes cross in order to not offend
- Government: Christians have no legal right to wear the cross
- Town votes to stop flying flag of St. George because it might offend Muslims
Regardless of one's views on Christianity, it should be kept in mind that attacks thereon are merely part of a proxy war against anything remotely traditional and wholesome in Europe – for such things are obstacles to the ongoing process of forced integration and diversity.
