The National Trust of England, a charity
and membership organization for heritage conservation, recently released its 2024
“inclusivity and wellbeing” calendar, according to a report in the Telegraph. The
almanac is distributed annually to volunteers. Particularly attentive members
noticed that, of all holidays for consideration in the erstwhile Christian
nation, Christmas and Easter go unmentioned. A volunteer raised the issue at the heritage
group’s annual meeting, already contentious due to accusations that the Trust
rigged an election in the manner of American Democrats, to get preferred
candidates voted in.
Some members were understandably upset that Christian holidays
were deliberately excluded from the calendar, the more so because holidays such
as Diwali, Eid and Ramadan were not.
Moreover, the calendar recognized Black History Month, LGBT+
History Month, and Transgender Awareness Week,
among other “holidays” and observances.
Saint
Patrick’s Day? Yes. Notting Hill Carnival? You bet. Christmas? Easter? Nah.
Priorities,
right?
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