- Prime Minister John Howard today declared he believed
in Santa Claus and said any childcare centre planning a Santa boycott was
a slave to political correctness.
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- Some Victorian kindergartens and childcare centres have
banned Father Christmas, replacing him with figures such as clowns to avoid
offending minority groups.
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- Mr Howard said the move was ridiculous and said believing
in Santa was one of the wonderful things about childhood.
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- "I do believe in Santa," he told Melbourne
radio 3AW.
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- "I'm no longer a child but I believed in Santa when
I was a kid ... so therefore I believe in Santa."
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- "That (the ban) is absolutely ridiculous and can
I say that any childcare centre, any kindergarten, that does that is being
foolishly slavish to political correctness."
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- The prime minister also attacked department stores which
skipped traditional nativity scenes as part of their festive decorations,
saying they had also caved in to political correctness.
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- http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/29/1038386295597.html
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