Posted on 03/29/2010 4:41:16 PM PDT by Justaham
One week before the most solemn day in the Christian year, the city of Davenport, Iowa removed Good Friday from its municipal calendar, setting off a storm of complaints from Christians and union members whose contracts give them that day off.
Taking a recommendation by the Davenport Civil Rights Commission to change the holiday's name to something more ecumenical, City Administrator Craig Malin sent a memo to municipal employees announcing Good Friday would officially be known as "Spring Holiday."
"My phone has been ringing off the hook since Saturday," said city council alderman Bill Edmond. "People are genuinely upset because this is nothing but political correctness run amok."
Edmond said the city administrator made the change unilaterally and did not bring it to the council for a vote, a requirement for a change in policy.
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Taking a recommendation by the Davenport Civil Rights Commission......
Cities will let their streets revert to jungles, fire all the cops and firemen before they would cut the budget for their "Civil Rights Commissions".
This is not about separation of church and state. This is about trying to wipe out Christian culture.
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