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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee Congressman John Duncan is blasting UT's Office of Diversity and Inclusion over a suggestion it issued regarding holiday parties.

The office asks students and faculty to "ensure your holiday party is not a Christmas party in disguise," and to "not play games with religious and cultural themes" such as "Secret Santa." It warned that parties should have "no emphasis on religion or culture."

In an interview today with Fox News, Congressman Duncan called the rules "ridiculous" and the reaction "extremism."

"I am saddened and very disappointed that the school from where I graduated would do this. People all over the Country are sick and tired of all this political correctness. It is going to an extreme that the overwhelming majority of my constituents and the American people are opposed," Duncan said.

"The people on the far left who claim to be tolerant seem to be tolerant of everything except traditional Christianity," Duncan continued. "They don't object to Jewish, Muslim, Hindu or any other religion's traditions. But they go unhinged on anything that hints of traditional Christianity. They try to take down Crosses and Christian emblems. It is a shame and very sad. And it is extremism."

"The people I represent are disgusted by this action, and people at the University should be taken to task for it," Duncan said.

We have reached out to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for comment.

I think that some of these groups just like impose their will on others.

mariacostel wrote on Dec 4^th, 2015 at 8:44am:


Certainly aspects are, and university culture differs from one to another. There is a broad range political affiliation at universities, but they are a progressive sort of institution, they are about pushing the boundaries of human knowledge, including social ones.

university needs to worry about its declining standards and leave students to celebrate whatever holidays they wish

No, no it's SJWs who want to steal Christmas.  Moslems want to blow it up.