Dates - Friday, December 3, 2004 at 8 p.m. Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 6 p.m.
Location - Downtown Denver, starting in front of Civic Center Park and the City & County Building on Bannock Street at 14th Avenue.
From the web site: http://www.denverparadeoflights.com/
Once again this year, the parade is proud to present an International Procession to celebrate the cultural and ethnic diversity of the region. Groups in the International Procession include Belly Dance Concepts, Colorado Mestizo Dancers, Denver Taiko Drummers, Mudra Dance Studio, Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu, T.E.V. Edelweiss Schuhplattlers, and Two Spirit Society of Denver.
In addition to the amazing floats, balloons and bands, the 9NEWS Parade of Lights features countless other performers who each add a special touch to the evening. This year, featured performers will include Artistic Fusion Dance, Belles Performance Team, Centre of Dance, Colorado Clowns, Colorado School of Dance, Kit Andree Dance & Performing Arts Company, Peak Academy of Dance, Action Dance Express, and Denver Figure Skating Club.
Organization responsible for encouraging the ban:
Downtown Denver Partnership
http://www.downtowndenver.com/
303.534.6161 - voice mail
303.534.2803 - fax
Major sponsor and televising the event on Fri. Dec. 3rd - http://www.9news.com/
Other sponsors: Storage Tek, Ford, Starbucks, Xcel Energy, Wells Fargo
Gunny Bob suggested that everyone show up with a 'Merry Christmas' sign and sing all the traditional Christmas carols during the parade.
Spread the word around the churches! Get as many Christians in the Denver area as possible out there singing Christian carols and waving Merry Christmas signs. What will the mayor do then - arrest people for celebrating Christmas? They can just tell him that his opposition to diversity is offensive to them.
Denver major Loopinwhacker...Is Denver a red or blue city...????
It truly boggles the mind to contemplate it: a world where Christmas is banned. But here we go, kiddies! Let's make sure to lock up Old Saint Nick while we're at it...
As per "The Denver Channel":
DENVER -- It's one of Denver's most colorful holiday traditions -- the lighting of the Denver City and County Building and the parade of lights downtown. But now two decisions about those events are making church groups see red.
Church Group Banned From Holiday Parade
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper recently announced that next year the phrase "Merry Christmas" will be removed from the city building and replaced with "Happy Holidays."
And now a church group who wants to march in the Parade of Lights and sing Christmas carols will not be allowed to participate in the parade. Organizers say the parade is about the holidays, not Christmas, but leaders of the Faith Bible Chapel say that's ridiculous.
"We can't pretend that Christ didn't exist and Christmas wasn't about his birthday, so we felt we could sing it and apparently that is not in social vogue anymore," said Pastor Gary Beasley, with the Faith Bible Chapel.
"This event is not one that has ever intended to have a religious message or a political message," said Susan Rogers, with the Downtown Denver Partnership.
She said no overtly religious symbols is allowed in the parade and that means participants can't carry "Merry Christmas" signs and can't sing traditional Christmas hymns.
But in the 30 years that it's been held, there has been an occasional Christmas element to the parade, such as marching bands playing Christmas songs, and several years ago a large balloon in the parade read "Merry Christmas." In 1987, even Mayor Federico Pena greeted the city with "Merry Christmas!" during the parade.
But last spring when the Faith Bible Chapel asked to be a part of the parade, offering to sponsor or build their own float and sing carols, organizers said no because it would be offensive.
Should a church group be allowed to march in Denver's Parade of Lights? Yes. As long as other religious groups can march. No. The parade should not have any religious overtones.
"We try to be sensitive to the fact that we are a very diverse community and a very diverse world," said Rogers. She said this is a holiday parade, not specifically a Christmas parade, and it's occuring during a season when many other cultures are celebrating other holidays as well.
Well, now we can have those d*mned Christians going around singing their ****ing Christmas carols now, can we? However, if we are in Denver, we CAN ask "The Two Spirit Society" of Denver to march in the now Christmas-less "Parade of Lights". Who better to replace a Church Group than a group of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered Native Americans? Nobody finds them offensive - the word "offensive" is now officially reserved only for those repulsive Christian b*stards, what with their stinking "Merry Christmas" and caroling and all...
According to the Two Spirit" Website:
The Latest News! Last update: 16:26 PM Nov 27, 2004
We have been asked to participate in the annual Parade of Lights. Let's make a strong showing! Contact Joey Criddle and let him know if you can make it. Times will be Dec. 3rd at 6pm and the 4th at 4pm. Please try to be early!
Now, this should all be in the interest of fairness, but one is inclined to wonder if the Two Spirit Society will be singing any Native American songs, chants, or doing any sacred dances. As a person of Cherokee descent, I know that almost all songs and dances are sacred, and are dedicated to particular spiritual events. Will the Two Spirit Society be doing anything sacred during this march? Will the Great Spirit, or our Mother Earth, or the Four Sacred Directions be mentioned? Will their be any sacred symbols in their hands, or on their costumes? Will their be anyone waving sage incense? If so, they should be banned, for that is an expression of religion. This should all be done in the interest of fairness, of course...
Or perhaps the City of Denver should just allow the Church Group to march in the "Parade of Lights", the same as that other spiritual group, "The Two Spirit Society".
If not, then it may be time to see the "Parade of Lights" for what it really is: without Christmas, it is simply another commercial designed to get people to spend their money in Downtown Denver. If those Parade Sponsors no longer want to have Christmas on their list, then so be it. We don't have to celebrate Christmas by buying anything from anyone who doesn't like Christmas.
Christmas is a Christian holiday, and those who don't want to celebrate it don't have to celebrate it. But if that's the case, then let's make sure those who hate Christmas don't profit from it.
Still, it might be polite to send a card to those same Christmas-banning sponsors with a letter explaining our decision. We should be polite, and make sure to send them our holiday wishes:
"Merry Christmas!"
...And MERRY CHRISTMAS to all you blue weenies in Denver...
http://www.downtowndenver.com/about/staff.htm
Well. Lookie here! EMAIL addresses! Go feeger!
Merry CHRISTmas everyone! Sleep well!
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WHOO HOOOOOO!!!!!! Michelle to the rescue!
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Sounds like France. They did the same thing, banned religion. What a wonderful thing to look forward to, American Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys.
I was talking to a girl from Turkey yesterday about nonsense like this, and she agreed that it is retarded.
What is wrong with the libs these days? O_o
If somebody could talk John Elway into saying this is dumb, it'd go away in the blink of an eye. :D
Huh? Belly dancers? Now that's a parade I would take my kids to. They just need to add about a hundreds gay activists wearing thongs and leather and smooching in the streets and then we "got us" real parade! No thanks.
Here is the Mayor's Email address...
Have at it folks -- MileHighMayor@ci.denver.co.us
Do Christians care and what are they doing about it?
Leni
If the government determines that it is against the law for the words "under God" to be on our money, then, so be it.
And if that same government decides that the "Ten Commandments" are not to be used in or on a government installation, then, so be it. And since they already have prohibited any prayer in the schools, on which they deem their authority, then so be it. I say, "so be it," because I would like to be a law abiding US citizen. I say, "So be it," because I would like to think that smarter people than I are in positions to make good decisions.
I would like to think that those people have the public's best interests at heart.
BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I'D LIKE?
Since we can't pray to God, can't Trust in God and can't Post His Commandments in Government buildings, I don't believe the government and its employees need paid time off to participate in the Easter and Christmas celebrations that honor the God that our government is eliminating from many facets of American life.
I'd like my mail delivered on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving and Easter. After all, it's just another day.
I'd like the Supreme Court to be in session on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving and Easter as well as Sundays. After all, it's just another day.
I'd like the Senate and the House of Representatives to not have to worry about getting home for the "Christmas Break." After all, it's just another day.
I'm thinking that a lot of my taxpayer dollars could be saved, if all government offices and services would be open on Christmas, Good Friday and Easter. It shouldn't cost any overtime since those would be just like any other day of the week to a government that is trying to be "politically correct."
In fact... I think that our government offices should be open on Sundays (initially set aside for worshipping God...) because, after all, our government says that it should be just another day...
What do you all think????
I knew this was where they were heading but absolutely stunned nevertheless.
Funny how the holiday season seems to be open to everybody but Christians....