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Park omits 'Thank you, Jesus' from brick
CNN.com ^
| 9/26/2003
| Associated Press
Posted on 09/26/2003 9:29:21 AM PDT by xrp
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:03:09 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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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.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: aclj; antichristianbias; jesus; lawsuit; thankyou
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posted on
09/26/2003 9:29:22 AM PDT
by
xrp
To: xrp
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.
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posted on
09/26/2003 9:34:03 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
To: pgkdan
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.
To: pgkdan
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?????
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posted on
09/26/2003 9:53:39 AM PDT
by
rod1
(On the front line)
To: xrp
INTREP
To: rod1
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.
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posted on
09/26/2003 10:18:04 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: All
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*
To: excalibur1701
What if they were thanking their Hispanic friend, Jesus! (Hey-Soos)?
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posted on
09/26/2003 10:51:54 AM PDT
by
Carlucci
(Boycott online petitions.)
To: pgkdan
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.
To: Carlucci
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
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posted on
09/26/2003 11:38:41 AM PDT
by
sunryse
To: Carlucci
"What if they were thanking their Hispanic friend, Jesus! (Hey-Soos)?"
Si, es possiblemente!
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posted on
09/26/2003 12:32:39 PM PDT
by
jocon307
(You're not fooling anyone, you know!)
To: sunryse
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.
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posted on
09/26/2003 4:15:38 PM PDT
by
Chad Fairbanks
(I like my women like I like my coffee - Hot, and in a big cup.)
To: rod1
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.
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posted on
09/27/2003 5:17:05 PM PDT
by
Eala
(quag-mire (kwag’mÌre, kwäg’mÌre) noun. Democrat presidential aspirations)
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