Every single year since the world was young, the firehouse in the Nacogdoches Township has displayed a creche. Now, the ACLU has filed suit against the township for displaying a religious symbol on public property. It's Christmas time. It's a creche. I could understand if we were in gosh-darn Scarsdale, but this is east Texas, and I want to know who we're offending. Except two lawyers from the ACLU.
That is a terribly interesting and complicated question. Let me make this suggestion, though. There's a church about a block and a half from that firehouse, First Baptist Church of Nacogdoches. They've got a beautiful rolling lawn out there in front.
No, no. This is a Christian country, Charlie, founded on Christian values.
Sure.
We welcome other faiths to worship as they wish, but when you can't put a nativity scene in front of a firehouse at Christmas time in Nacogdoches Township, something's gone terribly wrong.
Well, that's not really true, Larry. You could move that creche over to that church and everything's just fine.
That's not the point!
Okay. Why don't we just start back at the beginning? What can I do for you?
You can intervene in the case against the creche committee.
Intervene? How?
You appointed the judge.
I don't appoint judges.
I just made a recommendation to the President.
Uh-huh.
I think you and I both know what that means.
I cannot just call up a judge and tell him what to do.
Why?
Well, 'cause it's against a shitload of really good laws, Gary.
Larry.
Larry.
I got to go talk to this guy out here for a second. Will you excuse me? By the way, I love Jesus Christ and his mother Mary as much as anybody. About 38 churches you could move that creche to, everybody lives.
“everybody lives”