Isn't there a difference between holding an "ethnic theme" -- food,
music, etc.at the ball park -- and having an event that implies people
of only one religion are welcome? Hard to imagine what the food and
music would be of a Christian Theme night at the ball park or the
skating rink? It doesn't take much of an imagination to understand that
the ball park "theme" is about celebrating and ethnic culture, and the
"Christian skate" is about creating a climate of exclusivity based on
belief. I doubt anyone at Comisky Park was asked about their "Polish
beliefs" or anyone tried to convert them to "become Polish."
Paul Finkelman
Steve Sanders wrote:
Had the NY Human Rights Division been in charge in Chicago during the
1970s, would it have meant that Bill Veeck's Comiskey Park (see
http://whitesoxinteractive.com/History&Glory/FalstaffHarry.htm)
couldn't have hosted "Polish Night," "Italian Night," etc., for fear
that persons of other national origins would have felt that their
attendance was denied or discouraged?
Steve Sanders
7th Circuit US Court of Appeals
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