Posted on 03/11/2007 10:05:22 AM PDT by SmithL
Don't you think that, by the simple fact of not speaking up until 5 years later and **only** getting your knickers in a wad because Bull O'Reilly was trying to drum up his ratings, you'll come across as a bit less than serious?
On a related note, if the "best" O'Reilly can come up with in this lame attempt to copy the "war on" theme is a small city renaming an egg hunt FIVE YEARS AGO, wouldn't this qualify as a tempest in a teapot?
In a word, no. I didn't know about it until now and don't give a crap about O'Reilly. The note I wrote was polite and respectful. I offered the understanding that the city may have been trying to avoid a lawsuit but that they should then just say so if that is the case. Unfortunately, the result is religious discrimination: advancing paganism at the expense of Christianity, seeing as the Ishtar egg and rabbit fertility symbols are both emblematic of pagan spring festivals.
As to knicker snickers, I have no religious interest in this fight sirrah, other than the obvious bias on the part of the bureaucrats taking over my childhood home town. I also know that the bureaucrat will simply dump the email while the politician may actually read a few.
wouldn't this qualify as a tempest in a teapot?
Maybe, but then the Chronicle story is new so they'll have the opportunity to revisit the whole thing perforce anyway. I'm sick of the way leftists are running that area and don't mind a bit the opportunity to politely poke them with a sharp stick. Frankly, I'd prefer no state sponsored festival at all.
Well, annoying one's elected leaders is a time honored tradition.
I don't see how the city officials could have legitimately feared a lawsuit in any case, so it was a dumb move on their part.
The egg celebrations and the Easter name both predate Christian usage, from all that I've read. It would be like claiming a Yule log was a "Christian" imposition. Ridiculous beyond words.
the Walnut Creek mayor Sue Rainey, is a staunch Republican, and a great gal so keep the comments nice.
I wasn't kidding about Ishtar eggs and bunny rabbits as fertility pagan symbols. The point I was making is that to PO Christians over Easter (named for the pagan goddess Ishtar) may be silly, but it is religious discrimination favoring paganism over Christianity, what little of it there is on Easter anyway.
It was a respectful letter.
rovanpera@walnut-creek.org
I wasn't aware I sent my kids out to hunt eggs just because it is spring.
Will they also have a winter egg hunt?
Sometimes it is best if you cannot do something right, or in good spirit, just quit doing it at all.
I live in Walnut Creek.....I'm just going down to the Mayor's office on Monday and be a "concerned citizen".... W.C. is a family community with not any liberal activist crap....I wonder why they even did this....this is NOT S.F.
"It's okay, we're not homonphobes."
:-)
Very interesting link.
You forgot the new "f" word.
dittos!
The Easter egg is symbol of rebirth. The rebirth of plant growth and animal life that comes after a cold winter. Undoubtedly this has pagan roots. But this was well absorbed by European Christian tradition to symbolize Christ's resurrection.
Easter eggs and the hunts are a fine way to educate little children in Christianity
Walnut Creek obviously has no respect for this long tradition when it renames an Easter egg hunt
"It is absolutely amazing,'' says Mayor Sue Rainey. "The thing is, it happened five years ago. This is ridiculous.''
"Ridiculous" is a word that comes up a lot when your administration is discussed, Ms. Rainey. As a resident of your town, I'm ashamed to have you represent us in the public media.
The PC Police see fit to rename any even remotely Christian, but lets see them force the Muslims to celebrate THEIR holidays under generic, non "offensive" names.
Meanwhile, parts of town are being overrrun with Section 8 thugs and immigrants, and Rainey is nowhere to be found...
I was nice when I told her I liked 3 day weekends,
and ask when was she changing Easter, the 4th of July and Christmas to Monday Holidays.
"...the Walnut Creek mayor Sue Rainey, is a staunch Republican, and a great gal so keep te comments nice."
Nice has nothing to do with it. As for being Republican, perhaps in name only. This isn't the action of a "staunch" Republican. Tell her to start acting like a Republican instead of a RHINO or re-register as a Democrat. And while you're at it, tell her not to purchase any "Easter" eggs, bunnies, etc since she doesn't believe in it.
No I won't go away. You don't know what I have done or continue to do for conservatives or America. I don't have to attend a Ball or central committee meeting to be a conservative or a true Republican. If that is your litmus, then you throw many out with the bathwater.
It is your arrogance that demotes your talk to something of no consequence. I HAVE earned the right to criticize her and anyone else, just as you cast aspersions on me.
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