They could replace it with this.
Posted on 09/03/2006 6:17:29 PM PDT by Ben Mugged
The God Bless America poster that used to hang in the Lompoc post office lobby is now in the back room out of public view.
That's the way Lompoc resident Matt Hughes likes it.
Hughes, a vocal atheist and advocate for the separation of church and state, was offended by the sign and complained to the postmaster, who ordered it taken down last month.
The red, white and blue poster has a large American flag above the words “God Bless America.”
Post office employees were as offended as Hughes, not by the poster but by the postmaster's decision.
“We're just upset and we're offended that we can't show support for our country,” said Cathy Hefferman, lobby director at the post office. “This is a time that you need to do that.”
Hefferman said Hughes had every right to ask that the sign be taken down. But she said postal employees had a right to be able to keep the poster where they work.
Hughes disagreed.
“They posted a religious expression, in this case, a prayer, and it's not the business of our government to be promoting religion,” Hughes said. “That's the business of our churches.”
The poster had been hanging on a wall above the customer service area since 2001. It was placed there, where clerks accept packages from customers, shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Hughes said a supervisor's initial response to his request was resistant.
“I first spoke to a supervisor who told me, ‘It's not coming down,'” Hughes said. “He refused and said ‘That's not coming down. You can complain to Washington if you want, but it's not coming down.'”
Several days later, Hughes discovered that it had been taken down.
(Excerpt) Read more at santamariatimes.com ...
There is also a legal case to be made for his "Delaying the US Mail", which, incidentally, is a felony...
the infowarrior
next step is
ALLAH bless America!
What ever happened to the majority opinion???
Take all the male-bashing that goes on in this country and make it female bashing; take all the white male bashing you see on TV and in real life and make it black male bashing (or even white female); take the Christian bashing and make it Buddhist bahsing.
Then watch. You will see there is a flood of female/black and Buddhist bashing going on. Now, return it to the original definition--male/white and Christian. And calm will return.
Ahh.... But there are "swords", and there are "SWORDS"... Cleaving a miscreant basically in half with a broadsword would equate to that subtlety you referred to...
the infowarrior
Remember, these are government employees with a union contract to protect them. The guy is playing with fire.
There is a majority opinion but it don't seem to matter. Look what is happening in Mexico right now. The liberals lost an election but they are planning to over take that government much like Al Gore attempted in 2000. If it can happen there, wait until the libs lose in 2008.
It also reminds me of John Cleese, who said Monty Python made fun of Christians because they don't lop your head off if you make jokes at their expense. His honesty was refreshing, and he was making a nice solid jab as Islam.
There is also that odd catchall that the libs themselves created... "Interfering with a Federal Official in the performance of His/Her Duties"... A two- year imprisonment possibility on that one, which likewise, makes it a felony... (Hoisting them on their own petard would be so sweet...)
the infowarrior
All depends on how fashionable it is to be anti.
I find it all pretty ridiculous.
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if that happens within the next 10 years or so.
Cool. Thank you.
This guy got is all Wrong, it's not the business of our government to "prohibit" religion or the free expression thereof. (btw, what specific religion was being "promoted"...?)
He's single handedly "established" Atheism as that PO's official religion.
An ignorant unconstitutional Putz.
They could replace it with this.
Here is another article written by the same reporter 2 years ago..
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2004/08/22/news/news05.txt
Oh Yeah..then send me all your money because that too uses the word God. By the way Hughes, your what's wrong with America, please leave.
Wouldnt it be nice if he found dog poop on all his mail?? Not that I would suggest that you understand. Thats illegal.
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