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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Dec 26 11:41:58 2004, in response to Re: No, It's the Liberal Secularists, posted by Train Dude on Sun Dec 26 08:52:52 2004. Actually, I was thinking about this some more, and I am now wondering what the "big" deal is.We have "Black (African-American) History Month", and in schools, etc, you can have banners proclaiming such. There are many times when they have banners proclaiming, "[Fill in the blank] Month". So what. What is wrong with other cultures, religions, races having something once in a while on "public property". You will NEVER have everything that will cover every single person. Even the 4th of July probably has people in this country that aren't covered under that holiday. If someone wants to be "politically correct" about every single holiday, there isn't anything left. So what if a Menorah is placed in front of a courthouse when Jews are celebrating Chanukah. So what if a Christmas tree (which is debatable if it's even a religious symbol, and I don't see it as such) is placed in front of Town Hall. So what if some "African-American" symbol is placed in front of the Library for "Quanza". Don't do it because whites may be offended? I mean really. I am not offended if I see a Star of David over the street when they put the holiday lights up in December, I don't understand what the big deal is. It means something to some people, and means nothing to others. Who cares. We should be learning about other people's cultures and beliefs, not getting a bug up our asses everytime we see some symbol that doesn't pertain to us. Put the Nativity scene on the Town Hall property. It is not saying "This is what you must believe in", it is put there for those that it means something, which are just as much americans as anyone else. Put the Manorah there at Chanukah. It means something to some, but nothing to otheres. So what. It's not saying "Jewish is better than others", it's honoring those that believe in what it represents, and they are Americans just as much as those that don't recognize that symbol. |
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