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Nativity Scenes out at Guantanamo Dining Halls
ABC News ^ | December 18, 2013 (AP) | BEN FOX Associated Press

Posted on 12/19/2013 4:47:48 AM PST by Pan_Yan

The commander of the Guantanamo Bay naval base decided Wednesday to move Nativity scenes from two dining halls following complaints that the decorations improperly promoted Christianity.

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Wirfel said base officials had received no complaints about the displays. Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said the organization received an email from 18 service members who were afraid that any direct appeal to commanders would be ignored and result in retribution.

"They are terrified. Right now, there is a witch hunt going on to find out who did this," said Weinstein, a former Air Force lawyer who said the troops wanted to remain anonymous.

Eleven of those who complained are Protestant or Roman Catholic and the rest are Muslim, Jewish, agnostic or atheist, he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christmas; guantanamo; nativity
Good grief.
1 posted on 12/19/2013 4:47:48 AM PST by Pan_Yan
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To: Pan_Yan

If holly leaves and candy canes terrify 18 of our service people, I despair for the security of the republic.


3 posted on 12/19/2013 4:51:20 AM PST by muir_redwoods (When I first read it, " Atlas Shrugged" was fiction)
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To: Pan_Yan

Everybody in the US is trying to get the Christ out of Christmas.

Totally bogus.


4 posted on 12/19/2013 4:53:42 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: 2111USMC

because on the anonymous complaint form, there is a box to check for “religion”?

sarc


5 posted on 12/19/2013 4:54:05 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: muir_redwoods

Nothing quite strikes fear into our military bureaucracy than someone claiming to have anonymous emails from people who were offended by something.


6 posted on 12/19/2013 4:55:00 AM PST by Pan_Yan (Who told you that you were naked? Genesis 3:11)
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To: Pan_Yan
Nope, there ain't no war against Christmas! Uh uh. None! No way!

Atheist bass turds!

7 posted on 12/19/2013 5:01:44 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Merry Christmas to all my fellow Americans. "Whatever" to everybody else!)
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To: Pan_Yan

For the life of me, I’m trying to figure out why any self-respecting Christian would serve in Caesar’s legions in this modern, pagan nation.


8 posted on 12/19/2013 5:06:57 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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To: Pan_Yan

Improvise, adapt and overcome.

But if it makes the fags cry, retreat.


9 posted on 12/19/2013 5:19:45 AM PST by Anton.Rutter
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To: Pan_Yan

...and how many prayer mats did they need to step around to get to the complaint box?


10 posted on 12/19/2013 5:25:09 AM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: Pan_Yan

Sounds like Obama’s military will be made up of Muslims, homosexuals and women. That should finish the USA.


11 posted on 12/19/2013 5:32:59 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: Pan_Yan

“The Military Religious Freedom Foundation” is a misnomer. Their entire purpose for existing is to attack religious freedom.


12 posted on 12/19/2013 5:33:17 AM PST by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: Pan_Yan

Unlike Mohammad and Joey Smith, God don’t need no PR ...


13 posted on 12/19/2013 5:41:28 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: Pan_Yan
Mikey Weinstein.

An adult that still goes by "Mikey" has other issues too.

14 posted on 12/19/2013 7:15:56 AM PST by pfflier
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To: Pan_Yan

WHAT IS WITH OUR MILITARY UNDER OBAMA?


15 posted on 12/19/2013 9:03:17 AM PST by JSDude1 (Defeat Hagan, elect a Constutional Conservative: Dr. Greg Brannon!)
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To: Pan_Yan

Our military leaders are a farce and our nation, rapidly sinking into total decline and atheism, is hardly worth defending.

Thanks leftist loons and thanks to the Pretend Commander In Chief: Hussein Obama.


16 posted on 12/19/2013 3:09:44 PM PST by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: IbJensen

The thing that frightens me about this is that
Muslims are guarding Muslims down there!!!


17 posted on 12/19/2013 3:13:15 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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