Author Topic: Seattle is Canceling Live Christmas Nativity Scene (Read 552 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** December 14, 2006, 08:23:14 AM »

Seattle had to cancel their live nativity scene. They couldn't find any virgins or wisemen. However, the manger remains. There still are plenty of jack-prettythange$ around D.C. for that role.

Oh, and Peace on Earth!

Chairboy · « **Reply #1 on:** December 14, 2006, 09:38:11 AM »

I wonder how many people clicked on this thread expecting another battle against their mythical "war on christmas"...

Nice pic, btw!

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 14, 2006, 09:53:23 AM »

In this case, they spelled "peace" wrong.

Maverick · « **Reply #3 on:** December 14, 2006, 10:33:59 AM »

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Originally posted by Red Tail 444
In this case, they spelled "peace" wrong.

I guess you did too.

Mightytboy · « **Reply #4 on:** December 14, 2006, 11:06:37 AM »

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Originally posted by Chairboy
I wonder how many people clicked on this thread expecting another battle against their mythical "war on christmas"...

Nice pic, btw!

Seems the only one's claiming it's mythical are the ones who want to do away with it.

lukster · « **Reply #5 on:** December 14, 2006, 11:11:43 AM »

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Originally posted by Mightytboy
Seems the only one's claiming it's mythical are the ones who want to do away with it.

There's plenty that don't want to see the war the ACLU is waging on Christianity too.

Chairboy · « **Reply #6 on:** December 14, 2006, 11:23:12 AM »

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Originally posted by Mightytboy
Seems the only one's claiming it's mythical are the ones who want to do away with it.

If you're asserting that I want to get rid of christmas, that's laughably incorrect.

midnight Target · « **Reply #7 on:** December 14, 2006, 11:26:46 AM »

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Originally posted by Mightytboy
Seems the only one's claiming it's mythical are the ones who want to do away with it.

The war on christmas, or Christmas?

Cause it's over you know. Victory has been claimed and WalMart is back in the fold.

lukster · « **Reply #8 on:** December 14, 2006, 11:31:42 AM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
The war on christmas, or Christmas?

Cause it's over you know. Victory has been claimed and WalMart is back in the fold.

It may in fact be over depending on whether or not the Senate has the willingness to take the big bucks off the table for the ACLU in it's fight against Chrstianity.

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 14, 2006, 12:09:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
I guess you did too.

Hence my quotes

Ripsnort · « **Reply #10 on:** December 20, 2006, 09:54:59 AM »

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Originally posted by Chairboy
I wonder how many people clicked on this thread expecting another battle against their mythical "war on christmas"...

Nice pic, btw!

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23378895-details/'Santa+Claus+does+not+exist'+school+tells+stunned+kids/article.do

http://www.fox28.com/News/index.php?ID=10198

http://atheism.about.com/b/a/134596.htm

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47190

http://blog.lawinfo.com/2006/12/11/christmas-trees-are-removed-by-threat-of-lawsuit/

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051129/LIFESTYLE04/511290380

Yep, thats mythical!

Chairboy · « **Reply #11 on:** December 20, 2006, 10:24:49 AM »

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23378895-details/'Santa+Claus+does+not+exist'+school+tells+stunned+kids/article.do
A school told kids that Santa doesn't exist. Sounds like bad judgement, isn't calling this a skirmish in the 'war on christmas' a bit much? Is every parent who eventually tells their kids about Santa enemy infantry?

http://www.fox28.com/News/index.php?ID=10198
It was a kid that complained, are kids your enemy too? And the kid just didn't believe in Santa, it wasn't a religious thing.

http://atheism.about.com/b/a/134596.htm
Religious display on government land is ok how? Would you be ok with an Islamic diorama during ramadan?

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47190
A group is urging religious organizations to put nativite scenes on their own property instead of government property. If it was a war on Xmas, wouldn't they be trying to stop the nativity scene from being shown at all?

http://blog.lawinfo.com/2006/12/11/christmas-trees-are-removed-by-threat-of-lawsuit/
Yeah, that was stupid.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051129/LIFESTYLE04/511290380

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Last week, Joe's parents, Betty and Frank Samona, received a notice from the community association that sets regulations in their upscale Tollgate Woods subdivision. It said the family may be violating rules that prohibit lawn ornaments, statues or outdoor art from being placed on the lot without prior approval of the board of directors.

This is typical homeowners association crappery, I know plenty of folks that have gotten letters like this for putting fountains and planting shrubs in their front yards, but they don't assert that there's a War on Landscaping going on.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #12 on:** December 20, 2006, 03:15:51 PM »

You're going to be very busy if you plan on justifying (in your mind) every single case that exists today, Chair.

here's another...
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-12-20T163841Z_01_L20602735_RTRUKOC_0_US-POPE-NATIVITY.xml&src=rss&rpc=22

Chairboy · « **Reply #13 on:** December 20, 2006, 03:36:05 PM »

You've shown me a few isolated news stories, but no evidence that a "war on christmas" exists.

If the quality of standards you're employing is valid, then I'd be able to "prove" a 'War on Atheists", but I'm not gonna try, because I have better regard for your intelligence than perhaps you have for mine.

Eagler · « **Reply #14 on:** December 20, 2006, 04:58:56 PM »

no war just a growing ignorance ..