It's a Christmas tree, isn't it?
For celebrating Christmas? You know... the birth of Christ?
Posted on 09/30/2009 9:32:49 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
PHOENIX, Arizona, September 30, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) called on Arizona state and federal officials on Monday to stop enforcing a requirement prohibiting the state's schoolchildren from expressing religious viewpoints through Christmas themes while decorating ornaments for the 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree.
Arizona was chosen this year to present 4,000 handcrafted ornaments made by elementary, middle-school, and high-school students to decorate Washington, D.C.'s annual Christmas tree.
Guidelines for the ornaments include specifications for their size, weight, composition, and the directive that "Ornaments cannot reflect a religious or political theme… Instead share your interpretation of our theme 'Arizona's Gift, from the Grand Canyon State.'"
In a letter to federal and state officials, including Arizona Governor Janice Brewer, ADF attorneys demanded that they abandon the discrimination against religious viewpoints.
"Banning Christmas from the Capitol Christmas tree is just absurd. Christian students shouldn't be discriminated against for expressing their religious beliefs," said ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Jonathan Scruggs.
"The First Amendment does not allow government officials to exclude schoolchildren's ornaments for the capitol's Christmas tree merely because they communicate a religious viewpoint."
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It's a Christmas tree, isn't it?
For celebrating Christmas? You know... the birth of Christ?
Guidelines for the ornaments include specifications for their size, weight, composition, and the directive that “Ornaments cannot reflect a religious or political theme… Instead share your interpretation of our theme ‘Arizona’s Gift, from the Grand Canyon State.’”
Each of these ornaments will also honor Arizona, using as a theme the state’s history, geography, or motto, “Ditat Deus,” which means “God Enriches.”
God does work in mysterious ways, will the Obamas ever ‘GET IT”...WE ARE A COUNTRY FOUNDED ON CHRISTIANITY” and there is NOTHING they can do about it.
here’s some more thoughts on this earlier today
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351920/posts
yet we had a ramadan celebration at the white house
at some point, people will just disregard this bull$hit and display what they wish.
they will pray when and how they wish in whatever manner they want. and the fedgov can shove it up their a$$ if they don’t like it.
please, bring me to court for singing Christmas carols around the neighborhood Christmas tree or for praying at a football game or neighborhood school.
I’m on it!
And I’m with you.
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