posted on December 3, 2006 02:41:06 AM new
Saw this on another board....it's just TOO funny [and TOO true] not to share.
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Conservative Students to Display "ACLU Nativity Scene"
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by Jay on 11-30-06 @ 11:50 am Filed under ACLU, Church And State, 1st Amendment, News, Christmas
I laughed out loud when I read this news.
The Young Conservatives of Texas - University of Texas Chapter announced today that they will be displaying an "ACLU Nativity Scene"¯ on the West Mall of the University of Texas campus on Monday and Tuesday, December 4th and 5th.
The group's intent is to raise awareness on the extremity of the ACLU, and bring to light its secular-progressive efforts to remove Christmas from the public sphere.
The display, the first of its kind in the nation, will feature characters that are quite a bit different than the standard cache.
"We've got Gary and Joseph instead of Mary and Joseph in order to symbolize ACLU support for homosexual marriage,
and of course there isn't a Jesus in the manger,"¯ said Chairman Tony McDonald.
"The three Wise Men are Lenin, Marx, and Stalin because the founders of the ACLU were strident supporters of Soviet style Communism."
"The whole scene is a tongue-in-cheek way of showing the many ways that the ACLU and the far left are out of touch with the values of mainstream America."¯
The scene will also display a terrorist shepherd and an angel in the form of Nancy Pelosi.
"The ACLU and other left-wing extremist groups are working diligently to destroy American's rights to the free expression of religion," said Executive Director Joseph Wyly.
"We've already seen in Chicago an attempt to censor the nativity by a city government this week. It's just more evidence that there is a War on Christmas being waged by the far-left in this country."
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Its always great to see young people who know whats going on and are actively doing something about it.
This is a hillarious way to raise awareness on a serious issue. I applaud!
Wild Bill was so inspired he created his own ACLU nativity scene.
Ace of Spades HQ linked with College Republicans To Display "ACLU Nativity"
The Great Slag Blog linked with ACLU Nativity
Church and State linked with How Warming: An ACLU Christmas
Pajamas Media linked with ACLU Nativity Scene:
Don Singleton linked with ACLU Nativity Scene
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. linked with H&I* Fires, 30 Nov 2006
StopTheACLU
[ edited by Linda_K on Dec 3, 2006 02:50 AM ]
posted on December 3, 2006 08:34:19 AM new
Oh linduh, life must be very boring for you to dredge up the Republicans old, trite, phony "War on Christmas" .
It didn't win many VOTES, did it?LOL!
And, YOU are not exactly the poster child for christianity so your posts are laughable at best!
Your support of a parody of a very sacred event in the beliefs of christians proves that.
You SUPPORT the idea that Joseph was gay?!
Well, I suppose he could've been....so?
I can see Pelosi as an angel but really , linduh, I think the shepherd as a terrorist is really insulting to christians everywhere .
TSK TSK TSK!
Why don't you leave the mocking of christian beliefs to ME ??
posted on December 3, 2006 08:58:49 AM new
There are plenty of kooks out there who are always insisting because THEY are offended...then everyone else should be FORCED to not celebrate the NATIONAL holiday. SANTA CLAUS Deemed too RELIGIOUS
By Randy Hall
CNSNews.com Staff Writer/Editor
November 30, 2006
(CNSNews.com) -
A Christmas-themed event to raise money at a public elementary school in Warwick, N.Y., has been altered to accommodate a parent's complaints that the program would illegally spotlight a "religious" figure - Santa Claus.
"Breakfast With Santa" has since been changed to "Winter Wonderland Breakfast," and -- in an effort to be inclusive of all beliefs -- the bearded one will now be joined at the Dec. 9 event by Frosty the Snowman.
Organizers made the changes after one parent charged that she and others in the community were offended that the Parent Teacher Association at the Sanfordville Elementary School was sponsoring a program geared toward one religion.
That parent, who did not wish to have her name used, wrote a letter to the school board asserting that Santa represents Christmas -- a Christian holiday -- and by law, a public school is not allowed to promote religion.
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Mike Johnson, senior legal counsel for the conservative Alliance Defense Fund, told Cybercast News Service the situation was "just absurd."
"My general reaction is probably the same as 95 percent of Americans when they hear about something like this," Johnson said. "It's ridiculous that we have to think twice about whether it's OK to celebrate Christmas in public."
While acknowledging that Saint Nicholas, a Dutch bishop who had a reputation for giving gifts in secret, "clearly was the original figure that Santa is based upon," he noted that "most people would recognize Santa Claus himself as a secular-type figure."
"The underlying principle here is that the First Amendment does not guarantee any of us a right not to be offended," Johnson said.
"These radical leftist types are arguing that just because 95 percent of Americans, according to recent polling, celebrate Christmas, they ought not to have that right" since a person with a different view might object.
posted on December 3, 2006 09:44:34 AM new
Did you have a point linduh?
Please read what you posted.... first you say PLENTY OF KOOKS and then in your C&P there is ONE parent who objected ...ONE means less than two , linduh.
Is that your "proof" that ALL LIBERALS have a "war against Christmas" ?
Your posts keep proving that you do this for a living because no one in their right mind would present themselves as so stupid without compensation.
Here's the "Question You Won't Answer " ....
Think the Democrats lost any votes on this one ???!
Hahahahahaaahaha!!!!!
Oh, and just for the record ...I think that ONE parent is as ridiculous as you are !
[ edited by mingotree on Dec 3, 2006 09:45 AM ]
posted on December 3, 2006 09:55:53 AM new
Yes, just one....whose wishes are put ahead of the other 98% of American's. tsk tsk tsk
AND there are plenty of these 'ones' that the ACLU continues to support.
That's why I contribute to the ACLJ....they working against the ACLU and all the kooks that think one or two complaints makes the rules for all the others.
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The ACLU is at it again.
With an outrageous boldness that only they could muster, the ACLU has once again set their sights on Christmas celebrations.
In their never-ending quest to completely eradicate all things religious from public life, the ACLU's latest lawsuit is an all-out frontal attack on the freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion.
Let me ask you "when did a children's Christmas program become "an illegal activity?"
When did the nativity story and Christmas songs become unconstitutional? This is the outrageous and dangerous charge the ACLU has leveled against a school district in Tennessee.
A children's Christmas program has been deemed to be an "illegal activity"¯ because of the ACLU.
This week, our senior attorneys at the American Center for Law and Justice are working on this latest ACLU case. The ACLU is absolutely determined to censor Christmas.
They have sued the Wilson County School System outside of Nashville, TN.
[b]We represent several school officials and teachers who have been charged with engaging in what the ACLU calls "illegal acts."¯
The ACLU claims that the plaintiffs have been harmed, injured and "suffered irreparable damage"¯ through the Christmas program because of its "Christian themes and songs."¯
The ACLU will then ask for these actions be declared "unconstitutional and illegal."
"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
Ann Coulter
[ edited by Linda_K on Dec 3, 2006 10:03 AM ]
posted on December 3, 2006 10:17:54 AM new
LOL! Rant away It still won't win any votes! LOL!
What YOU hate about the ACLU is that it's for EVERYBODY, rich or poor, blind or sighted, disabled or not, any color, either sex, any religion, they will defend EVERYBODY'S rights including christians' rights.....and you only want YOUR rights defended.
There's a simple concept that you, in your ignorance and hatred , just can't grasp......
PUBLIC entities should not support RELIGIOUS practices or ideas.
YOU scream against using YOUR taxes for things YOU don't approve of like helping those less fortunate...
..why can't the shoe be on the other foot?
Why should my taxes be used to promote a religion?
Any church, any religion, any individual is perfectly free to display things like a nativity scene/CRECHE ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY.
Can we see a photo of yours????
And it's rather confusing that you want to defend christian rights so much by approving of the ridiculing of one of their most sacred events....(see OP)
Oh, but that's just another issue you will avoid.....
posted on December 3, 2006 10:34:24 AM new
The HUGE problem with that is there are NO RESTRICTIONS in our Constitutional right to practice our/their religion.
NO limits are set at all. NO where does it say children can't do exactly what they've been doing since our Nation was formed.
That's where the ACLU and atheists are wrong.
To practice FREELY.....not with restrictions.
Celebrating Christmas....nor now SANTA....is against ANY law. LOL
But I do agree....that is what the ACLU is working towards....and why groups like the ACLJ are fighting to KEEP our religious freedoms ALIVE.
posted on December 3, 2006 11:56:28 AM new
Well Austin Tx and UofT IS the liberal center of Texas.
But change is possible, a buddy of mine who lives in Austin & has a liberal school teacher girl friend convinced her to get a concealed handgun license.
"“More Iraqis think things are going well in Iraq than Americans do. I guess they don’t get the New York Times over there.”—Jay Leno".
posted on December 3, 2006 12:44:03 PM new
Even before most Thanksgiving turkeys were fully devoured, the war against Christmas, which is really a war against Christians, had already begun!
Listed below are some recent highlights:
* The United Kingdom Royal Mail has unveiled six different Christmas stamps for the holiday season, including images of Santa and a snowman. Not a single one of them contains any religious symbolism. The Church of England has challenged this decision to issue only secular stamps, none reflecting the true reason for the holiday.
* After experiencing a backlash last season from unhappy customers and frustrated employees, Wal-Mart has decided to retreat from its use of ''Happy Holidays'' and will once again permit employees to greet shoppers with ''Merry Christmas.'' Wal-Mart will also be playing Christmas carols now through the end of the year.
* For 65 years the city of Berkley, Michigan, has allowed a holiday nativity scene to be displayed in front of its City Hall, alongside Santa Claus, snowmen, and a Star of David. After a lawsuit was threatened by the ACLU, the city council has been debating removing the crčche.
* After a citizen complaint, city officials in Tillamook, Oregon, ordered the removal of a Nativity display at a drive-thru espresso stand because the owner leased the property from the city.
* A Florida elementary school has omitted songs about Christmas from its holiday concert program, despite the fact that songs celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and the ''winter season'' will still be included.
* According to a Michigan parent, an elementary school music teacher, acting on instructions from the school principal, instructed children to eliminate the word ''God'' from all songs in her school's holiday concert. Whenever the word ''God'' appeared in the music, the children were instructed to be silent instead.
Karen England, exec. director
Capitol Resource Institute
www.capitolresource.org
"“More Iraqis think things are going well in Iraq than Americans do. I guess they don’t get the New York Times over there.”—Jay Leno".
posted on December 3, 2006 01:41:50 PM new
"a buddy of mine who lives in Austin & has a liberal school teacher girl friend convinced her to get a concealed handgun license."
Good for both of them. When viewing the much worse crime level in places where guns have been outlawed....actually taking away ANOTHER constitutional right we are GUARANTEED ....it's no surprise more want to be able to protect themselves.
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The politicians that I really find discusting are those who want to take OUR guns away....but secretly carry them - themselves.
SNAKES.....like that mayor who recently got caught.
posted on December 3, 2006 02:31:41 PM new
Why, Linda honey, you're right, of course! You're always right, aren't you. Now that I've agreed with you, I'm outta here.
posted on December 3, 2006 07:17:44 PM new
What a load of hoo-haw. Nobody is going to take away "our guns", or "our Christmas". My school, which is run by Me, the flaming (and armed) "liberal", still has a Christmas Program in which all classes participate and which culminates in a live nativity scene with a real live often screaming bloody murder baby jesus. My son was baby jesus when he was a newborn. We've been doing it for 100 years here. This year, there will be 4 Jewish and two Muslim kids participating.
Nobody buys this war on Christmas crap except a few extremist nutballs who want the ten commandments on classroom walls.
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May 1, 2003, America brings "democracy" to Iraq. November 7, 2006, Iraq brings democracy to America.
posted on December 3, 2006 08:24:54 PM new
Oh Linduh! I have a wonderful idea for a nice CHRISTIAN Christmas display....how about snow and pine boughs, a star in the east.... a manger in a stable...containing the signing statement ...you know, the one where your CHRISTIAN president approves of TORTURE!
Hey! What a great CHRISTIAN idea !!!!
YES! THAT should be on display for all to see .....hell, I'll even insist they use MY taxes for that one!!
posted on December 4, 2006 07:58:34 AM new
profe - Perhaps you might want to 'catch up' on laws being put in place in American....especially since you're actually teaching children.
There are at least three cities that I'm aware of where guns are BANNED.
Chicago, San Francisco and DC. Their constitutional guaranteed RIGHTS have been taken away from them by LIBERALS.
Then there are several cities where different types of guns are BANNED.
There are also some laws in many cities that don't allow guns to be carried within certain distances of schools.....which pretty much means you can't have them ANYWHERE.
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On all these law suits being hoo haw....you again only prove how unaware you are of what is going on in our courts....with groups likes the ACLJ defending the religious CONSTITUTIONAL rights of Americans.
That it's NOT happening in the school you teach in means NOTHING.....it IS happening all over America.
Soon to come to a school near you.
"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
posted on December 4, 2006 08:18:19 AM new
Haha! LOL!
Typical neocons....made to look like fools, bear and linduh segue into "their taking away our guns!" routine....the phony war on Christmas crap was met with a brick wall so....
"the sky is falling!!!!!!Those big bad liberals have to be doing SOMETHING bad and we will find SOMETHING to wail and cry and whine about "" LOL!!
This thread is proof that linduh can't and won't and doesn't ever answer questions....just whines....some "tough Marine mom" she is ...NOT!
posted on December 4, 2006 08:20:33 PM new
The bottom line, Linda is that nobody is going to disarm this country. Nobody. It will never happen. You will discover that those towns that banned guns did it through the good old fashioned electoral process for the most part. Local control is an historically sacred tenet of REAL conservatism. Maybe you'd forgotten that.
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May 1, 2003, America brings "democracy" to Iraq. November 7, 2006, Iraq brings democracy to America.
posted on December 4, 2006 08:33:20 PM new
also Linda, not all guns are banned in S.F., VOTERS there chose to ban handguns, which are statistically used in most crimes committed with guns. Residents can still own long weapons all they want to. I don't know about the other two towns that banned guns. Your argument is so specious and boring that I really don't feel like looking them up. Maybe you know for a fact how they went about banning guns. For example, did they ban ALL GUNS or only handguns? How did they do it? By some sort of governmental fiat, or did they VOTE for it?
Well?
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May 1, 2003, America brings "democracy" to Iraq. November 7, 2006, Iraq brings democracy to America.
posted on December 4, 2006 09:13:12 PM new
No backpeddling, profe.
Your original statement was FALSE. "[i]What a load of hoo-haw. Nobody is going to take away "our guns", or "our Christmas".
They have...as I've shown...and they continue to attempt to do so.
Those who did not agree with being FORCED to give up their guns...because others wanted them to, doesn' change the FACT that now they're breaking the law IF they were to honor their constitutionally GUARANTEED RIGHT to own them.
And S.F will soon be just like DC is now. The only ones who have guns are the criminals.....so the victims can just use their phone receivers to hit the intruders over the head with until the police arrive to SAVE them. What a joke.
"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
posted on December 4, 2006 11:54:35 PM new
Ya but Kiara that's probably because YOU aren't on a dry drunk!
I still have my guns and no one has asked for them ....
Every night I drive past a lighted forty foot cross some idiot has in their yard ...nobody's made him take it down despite it being a ridiculous eyesore and waste of electricity...he has a right to his own "message" ...it's on HIS OWN PROPERTY ! That fact is something people of lesser intelligence just can't GRASP.
I think I'll put up a nativity scene in my yard....too bad linda can't! LOLOLOL!!!!!!
[ edited by mingotree on Dec 5, 2006 12:03 AM ]
posted on December 5, 2006 05:02:11 AM new
Who's backpedaling? There are some municipalities that have voted to restrict ownership of certain kinds of guns. So be it. I believe in local controls.
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May 1, 2003, America brings "democracy" to Iraq. November 7, 2006, Iraq brings democracy to America.
posted on December 5, 2006 08:21:04 AM new
Linda_K
posted on December 1, 2006 06:03:59 PM
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LOL....logansdad....I think most can see just who continues to bring the OLD....months OLD issue up again and again. It's NOT me.""""
posted on December 5, 2006 08:57:34 AM new
And I believe in our Constitutional RIGHTS being honored.
No where does it say ANY one can take away our guns....our constitutional rights - even by voting to do so.
But that's what liberals are continually working for. As they are with removing any mention of religion from the public square.
So imo, they don't really honor our Constitution at all.....just the parts they want to - but give 'lip service' to supporting it all.
"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
posted on December 5, 2006 09:11:03 AM new
Here's more questions linduh won't answer:
Please show me where in the Constitution it gives you the right to put your religious display on my property.?????
Now, this is the 2nd year that you have brought up the phony boring Republican inspired war on Christmas....and still haven't shown us a photo of the nativity scene on your front lawn....why not? You know NO one would keep you from doing that...you have the freedom to do so....why don't you?
LOL!
Are YOU a Bunghole?