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Federal Government Bans Religious Ornaments for 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree

Arizona was chosen this year to present 4,000 handcrafted ornaments made by elementary, middle-school, and high-school students to decorate Washington, D.C.'s annual Christmas tree.

Guidelines for the ornaments include specifications for their size, weight, composition, and the directive that "Ornaments cannot reflect a religious or political theme… Instead share your interpretation of our theme 'Arizona's Gift, from the Grand Canyon State.'" picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

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24	JoshSF49

2 months ago

As I read it, they took away the requirement for it to have no religious meaning.

So they can use religious ornaments this time. Right?

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32	nateebii...

2 months ago

« JoshSF49:As I read it, they took away the requirement for it to have no religious meaning.

So they can use religious ornaments this time. Right?

Hopefully they will be able to.

The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) wrote a letter demanding the guidelines prohibiting the religious ornaments not be enforced. Officials have until Oct. 4th to comply.

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33	kerobero...

2 months ago

"Banning Christmas from the Capitol Christmas tree is just absurd. Christian students shouldn't be discriminated against for expressing their religious beliefs," said ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Jonathan Scruggs.

And on that same token, Jewish children should not be discriminated against for expressing theirs, nor Muslin children should be discriminated against for expressing theirs, nor should Hindus, Pagans, Atheist, Agnostics and Pastafarians...

Should I go on?

How about we just change the name of the Holiday, yes?

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32	nateebii...

2 months ago

« keroberos32
And on that same token, Jewish children should not be discriminated against for expressing theirs, nor Muslin children should be discriminated against for expressing theirs, nor should Hindus, Pagans, Atheist, Agnostics and Pastafarians...

How about we just change the name of the Holiday, yes?

Yes, other religions should also be allowed to hang ornaments from the Capitol Christmas tree.

As far as changing the name... sure, but only if we change the names of the other holidays as well.

:)

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26	coldblad...

2 months ago

If only everyones messiah was born on the same month. What up with that?

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26	DerAlt

2 months ago

« coldbladed : If only everyones messiah was born on the same month. What up with that?

Actually, no one really knows when Jesus was born.

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nev

2 months ago

So are they just going to invent some new holiday that cleverly incorporates all religious ones into christmas?

I've never understood how christmas can be made into a non religious holiday, if it's supposed to celebrate the birth of one religion's messiah (regardless of whether or not he was born that day).

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13	WeeBeast...

2 months ago

Frank Costanza had the right idea with a Festivus for the rest of us!

Let the airing of grievances begin! Where's the pole?

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12	kidsized...

2 months ago

So they'd be fine with satanic/jewish/islamic ornaments side by side with their christian ornaments, right?

It sounds absurd, but perhaps they could hang the ornaments with their chosen religious message in their own home, or in their own religious venue. Unless those ornaments are meant to convert some heathens.

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