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Posted by American Pig on Sun Dec 26 12:26:17 2004, in response to Re: No, It's the Liberal Secularists, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Dec 26 11:41:58 2004. 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".African-American is not a religion. Besides, they have Black History Month in February, and White History Month in January, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. So what. What is wrong with other cultures, religions, races having something once in a while on "public property". You don't get it. A nativity scene on public property is there because the government of the jurisdiction decided to place it there for the observance of a RELIGIOUS holiday. That is wrong. It has nothing to do with multiculturalism. You will NEVER have everything that will cover every single person. Yes you will. Why can't city hall on December 25 look just like city hall on May 19? There is no reason why the government should celebrate non-governmental holidays. Even the 4th of July probably has people in this country that aren't covered under that holiday. So what? It is a recorded historical event which commemorates the foundation of this country. It is the type of holiday that governments can celebrate. I don't see how an American isn't covered by Independence Day. If someone wants to be "politically correct" about every single holiday, there isn't anything left. Martin Luther King Day (should be renamed Freedom Day) President's Day Armed Forces Day Memorial Day Independence Day Constitution Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving So what if a Menorah is placed in front of a courthouse when Jews are celebrating Chanukah...So what if some "African-American" symbol is placed in front of the Library for "Quanza". Courts should not be celebrating religious holidays. (note: I removed the tree reference, because I am not responding to it) 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. This is asinine. I have no wish to celebrate other people's holidays and do not wish for my government to do so. 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 The government is not there to reinforce people's religious beliefs. |
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