It's official, folks, the "turn the other cheek" rule has been met, for we are out of cheeks. I discovered on WorldNetDaily.com an interesting story by Bob Unruh about tiny little Fort Collins, a town mostly populated by Christians and Jews, which seeks, at least officially, to distance itself from its' constituency by chasing the chimera of "diversity." That's right , a city task force, led by an ACLU volunteer, wants to be more "inclusive" by excluding Christians and Jews. Originally, I made the assumption that by some mistake, the people voted for people that obviously don't represent them, but it' seems to me now, after a little thought, to be law suit driven. This is a disgusting example of "cover your ass syndrome," or CYAS. What does this task force want to enforce? Well...all lights must be white. Red and green are just to symbolic of Christianity (huh?). Garland is Okay, but it can't have any ribbons (huh?). Too symbolic. No Menorahs, no Christmas trees, no wreaths with bows on them will be allowed, and if you even whisper the word "Nativity," you will be branded an ignorant bigot. As reported in WND, Seth Anthony said, "I expect criticism from people who feel like we are taking Christmas away. And I expect we will get criticism from people who think educational display endorses religions," Anthony said. "(But) to the extent we can, recognizing that offending no one will be impossible, we want to be inclusive." Yeah...inclusive by EXcluding the very people who celebrate this holiday! Well, the duly elected Sheriff of Larimer County, Jim Alderden, will have none of it. He is reported as saying, ".....restricting symbols of Christian faith on public property is beyond the pale. In recognition and celebration of Christmas, members of the LCSO will be displaying a Christmas tree – not a holiday tree – on our front lawn at 2501 Midpoint Drive. We will be decorating the tree on December 1 at 10:00 a.m. and invite members of the public who share our faith or object to government intrusion into our religious freedoms to join us," he said. Let us not forget that the purpose of the Bill of Rights declares the right to freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. One of our founding fathers, John Adams, contributed to the constitution of Massachusetts by calling upon the "great legislator of the universe." I'm pretty sure he wasn't talking about congress or the ACLU. As it turns out, the public agrees with their elected official. A quote I found on WND proclaims, "If the city council decided to not acknowledge Christmas on public grounds this year then all city offices should be open for business on Dec. 25th, white lights shining! Don't want to offend anyone by stopping city business for a day to celebrate a holiday not everyone believes in." Well said, citizen. I tell you what...I won't make a fuss about Christianity being displayed in public so long as the mailman shows up at my door on 25. December 2007, weekday or not. No overtime, no complaints, no excuses. Let's take it a step further...change the name of St. Paul, Minnesotta to Citizen Paul, Minnesotta! Would that make the ACLU happy? Maybe. But it seems obvious by public outcry that the more the ACLU and their ilk try to burn out religion from the public square, the more they find themselves tied to the stake. Why do they do it? All so some Muslim doesn't sue the city for a billion dollars for the mention of Christ on the day we celebrate His birth. The Sherriff has the right idea. No religious symbols on public property? Fine. Let every private citizen put the biggest Nativity scene they can on their front lawns. Try to ignore that.
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I'd have to go do a search, but a year or two ago there was a movement to change the name of St Paul to something more politically correct.
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