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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Dec 26 13:41:58 2004, in response to Re: No, It's the Liberal Secularists, posted by American Pig on Sun Dec 26 12:26:17 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. Yes, but it is a culture, just like being Jewish is culture, being Catholic is culture, or being Islamic is culture, etc. 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? There is not Nativity scene in front of the courthouse in January to November either. There's no menorah in front of the Courthouse 11 months of the year either. 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. So, an African-American item is placed on the the lawn for Black History month. Christmas is a custom and part of a culture just as much as some Black symbol may be. 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. Because on May 19th, there is no cultural occurance going on. Why can't the courthouse look the same during Black History Month on February 19th as it does on May 19th? Why should the courthouse be closed on Martin Luther King day, when many people in a city are not black? 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. Someone could be a legal alien and may be offended. Some liberals could probably argue that illegal aliens aren't covered. I didn't say it made sense, just that there "could" be people not covered by Independence day. 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 "[Kwanzaa". Courts should not be celebrating religious holidays. They are not celebrating a holiday, they are acknowledging that it is a holiday a portion of the population may be celebrating. 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. Who said everyone should be celebrating other people's cultures? I said that people should be learning about other people's cultures and beliefs. It makes people more tolerant of others. 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. They aren't though. Having a menorah next to a nativity scene, or whatever is not reinforcing people's beliefs. If a symbol means nothing to people, it is just another object, and is meaningless. |
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