Posted on 06/09/2004 6:20:06 AM PDT by kattracks
(CNSNews.com) - More than a thousand angry citizens went to a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, but despite their efforts, county supervisors refused to reverse their decision to remove a small cross from the county's official seal.The ACLU threatened to sue the county if it did not remove the Christian cross -- which symbolizes California's missionary history. On Tuesday, as protestors waved signs, the Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to uphold its earlier decision that the cross must go.
Press reports said Tuesday's meeting was standing room only, drawing the largest crowd to attend a meeting in many years.
Christians weren't the only ones waving signs. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, some of the signs read "Jews for the L.A. County Seal," "Buddhists for the Seal," and "Stop the ACLU Nazis."
'Arrogance'
"If people want to keep the cross, they need to remove the Democrats," said the Campaign for California Families, a conservative group that mobilized support for keeping the cross in the county seal.
CCF noted that all three people voting to remove the cross were Democrats. The two who voted to keep the cross were Republicans.
In two-and-a-half hours of public testimony, virtually all the speakers favored keeping the cross, CCF said.
"Those who don't respect the Constitution are doing everything in their power to remove Christian values in society," said Randy Thomasson, CCF executive director. "When our founding fathers wrote, 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,' they didn't mean to yank crosses off public property."
Thomasson argues that the First Amendment prohibits Congress from creating an official state denomination, such as the Church of England in Great Britain.
"While the establishment clause was narrowly written to prohibit an official 'Church of the United States,' the free-exercise clause -- "or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" -- was meant to guarantee the free flow of religious expression everywhere else," Thomaason said.
"This freedom includes the right of federal, state, and local governments to respect and promote Christian symbols such as the cross, or other religious values the people hold dear. It's the American way."
Thomasson called Tuesday's vote a demonstration of "anti-Christian arrogance" in Los Angeles.
"Given that Democrats are the only ones attacking the cross, it's obvious that if people want to keep the cross, they need to remove the Democrats," he said.
The American Civil Liberties Union says the Establishment Clause "requires the separation of church and state," and it opposes the use of any religious symbol or speech on public property.
As Chief Justice of the Court of the People, I hereby declare the DemocRAT party to be Unconstitutional and order that it be dissolved forthwith.
Why do we allow the ACLU to destroy us.
How do we fight them?
I second your motion. All in Favor say 'aye'
I think the protesters should include the fact that the council lied about their motives to begin with. If you recall the council claimed that they voted to remove the cross because they couldnt afford to fight the ACLU. Next the Thomas More law center agreed to fight on behalf of the city on a pro bono basis thus removing that excuse. the council still voted to remove the cross.
In short the council lied to get their way.
Was not the eradication of religion a Marxist/Communist theme? I believe even the Nazis believed in God (God just didn't believe in Nazis!)
Turn up the heat America. It is our cross; not un-Americans. These people who are not Americans should not be deciding for America what is right for us.
Next they'll want to rename Los Angeles as Los Atheists or Los Allah.
Firstly; Find out who funds them and go from there.
And no one mentioned the pagan goddess in the middle of the seal? Seems to me that would be a good opening point for the fight.
how on earth can "many thousands" of people show up for an event like this- on a MONDAY ... don't they have JOBS??????????
This demonstration was on O'Reilly's show last night--Hub and I were yelling, "YES!" at the TV. ;-D
In keeping with the spirit of the times I've slightly amended your statement.
It is about time that someone stood up to the American Communist Liberties Union.
I noticed they all had individual, hand painted signs - truly a move of the people.
Liberals only like masses when they are obedient sheep, not when they come together as individuals for a support of principle. That is why they hate Christianity - one of it's core philosophies is the worth of the individual.
A very good point, I had forgotten about that until you mentioned it.
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