County investigates sheriff for supporting Christmas

WorldNetdaily.com ^ | November 27, 2007 | Bob Unruh

[Man50D]

A county sheriff who had publicly expressed frustration with "politically correct" antagonism from secular America toward the religious foundations of Christmas now is under investigation for his thoughts, according to a county commissioner.

Larimer, Colo., County Sheriff Jim Alderden's opinions were expressed in his "Bulls-Eye" website column recently. He had been prompted to write after watching the ongoing dispute in the city of Fort Collins, where a task force recommended white lights, as well as neutral and non-religious decorations such as snowflakes, snowmen, snowballs, ice skates, skis, penguins and polar bears for this time of year.

"Penguins? This is dangerous territory. What about those of us who were traumatized by Danny DeVito's performance as Oswald Cobblepot in 'Batman Returns?' Skis? What about the poor who can't afford to go skiing? How elitist and insensitive!" he wrote.

"The fact that we are even engaged in a discourse of whether Christmas trees and Christian symbols of faith should be allowed on city property is absurd. When one is sliding down a slippery slope, there comes a time to dig in your heels, grab the nearest branch, and hold on for dear life. Our country, and sadly our own community, has reached that point where people of faith and good conscience can no longer stand silently while a belligerent minority usurps our heritage and dictates how and where we express our religious freedoms. It is time to make a statement – to grab that branch, in this case a pine bough," he said.

[Budge]

Bump for later.

[Mad Dawg]

"'Christmas'? Did I say 'Christmas'? Silly me, I meant 'Eid,' of course."

Oh. Well. That's all right then.

[kitkat]

Good for the Sheriff. I hope they’re innundated with tree trimmings donated by the Christians who still BELIEVE.

[SeaHawkFan]

"The sheriff's not accountable to the commissioners. He's accountable to the public," (County commissioner)Gibson told WND. But the commentary on the sheriff's department part of the county website causes concern, he said.

Gee, I wonder who is more likely to be re-elected to their position.

[laotzu]

“Let us not forget that the separation of Church and State is a fairly modern creation of the Supreme Court, not the views of our Founding Fathers and certainly not expressly found in our Constitution. Our Founding Fathers fought in part for the right of citizens to freely express their religious beliefs. Express – not suppress. It seems that government at all levels is more interested in suppressing Christian beliefs. The recommendations of the Holiday Display Task Force are clearly designed to suppress the thanksgiving and joyfulness of Christians for the birth of Jesus Christ.”

[DustyMoment]

Ah, another part of Colorado. Colorado, it appears, is becoming the new California.