Park omits 'Thank you, Jesus' from brick

CNN.com ^ | 9/26/2003 | Associated Press

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SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- A couple who purchased an inscribed brick for a state park playground are suing because the words "Thank you Jesus" were not included as they had wished.

Residents had organized an effort to build a playground this spring at Saint Edward State Park, located on the northeastern shore of Lake Washington.

[pgkdan]

They also took one out that said "God loves children". I think every Christian in Seattle who bought a brick ought to demand a refund and all other Christians should refrain from supporting these pagans in any possible way.

[vetvetdoug]

NPS employees for the most part are communist atheist democrats. I used to work with them routinely until they started spewing their leftist policies toward me.

[rod1]

Wait a minute.
this collection was to benefit what? :

SAINT edwards park.
Do the organizers realize the park has an inherently "religious" name.

Shouldn't the park name have to be changed if the brick had to be purged of anything religious?????

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP

[Blood of Tyrants]

The Freedom from Religion Foundation is probably already contemplating it. As far as I can tell, their ultimate goal if to completley eliminate ANY reference to ANY religion in ANY venue, public or private.

[excalibur1701]

Funny how they don't have any problems accepting the $100 per brick. The inscription "IN GOD WE TRUST" is on all US currency. Maybe they better think twice on accepting donations *sarcasm off*

[Carlucci]

What if they were thanking their Hispanic friend, Jesus! (Hey-Soos)?

[HamiltonJay]

No they shouldn't demand a refund they should DEMAND that there message be placed as purchased at the Playground.. .don't capitulate to these God hating heathen.

[sunryse]

I don't get it, will SOMEBODY please explain to the people of America what "seperation of church of state" actually means? Besides, there is nothing in the Constitution about "seperation of church and state", someone coined that phrase a long time ago and it's getting played so much that people actually believe that there is a law out there saying that you can't interact religion with any form of government.

And I liked you comment about Jesus (hey-soos), LOL.

Michelle

[jocon307]

"What if they were thanking their Hispanic friend, Jesus! (Hey-Soos)?"

Si, es possiblemente!

[Chad Fairbanks]

It's easy - "Separation of Church and State" is a code phrase that means "Eliminate all christian religious references from public venues, deny all christians the right to hold any public office, and then, when we have them on the ropes, kill them all in a genocidal crackdown".

Hope this helps.

[Eala]

Do the organizers realize the park has an inherently "religious" name.

Of course they do. I used to live a stone's throw from St, Edward's. It's a very large park, possibly 1 square mile or more?, from near the top of Finn Hill down to Lake Washington. It was once a Catholic seminary.

The last time I was there, the several-story seminary building (residence, school, etc.) was still standing, though seemingly in little if any use. Not far from it (on separately-owned land) was a Catholic church where a friend was married in the 80s. The signs I see out in front of the entrance road to both now hint that the church may have departed as well, but as I haven't been there in over 13 years I can't say for sure.