[NYer]

ORIGINAL SEAL (with cross still visible)

New seal, minus goddess and the cross.

[NYer]

Catholic Ping - please freepmail me if you want on/off this list

[escapefromboston]

controversial Christian symbol???

The CROSS is controversial?

[Mr. K]

oopsie - should someone tell them about the Masonic 'square and compass' symobls?

[chimera]

Is that a mission, or cathedral, at the 3 o'clock position? If so, I'm offended, and I demand that they remove it and re-design their seal yet again.

How about just a blank seal, so avoid the possibility of offending anyone? It can't even have words, since those would have to be in a language and non-speakers of that language might feel offended.

(for the sardonically-impaired FReepers: /sarcasm)

[blanknoone]

What is that in the top right that was changed into a hippy dippy rainbow? Oil Wells?

[frog_jerk_2004]

HA HA

[Mo1]

ACLU spokeswoman Elizabeth Brennan said the incident was unfortunate.

Some may say the ACLU was unfortunate

[TXFireman]

ping

[Conspiracy Guy]

Is the human form in the center walking on water. Isn't the fish a sign of Christ? Looks like they still have some more defacing to do.

[Centurion2000]

The county plans to spend $700,000 to replace the seal on thousands of county buildings, vehicles and park signs, as well as on employee uniforms as they wear out.

It would be cheaper to fight this POS move in court, but then LA city gov has no spine.

[NCC-1701]

Just a few observations. Why did the pc pricks change the person in the center? I know it's the sun behind he, but couldn't that be construed as a halo, yet another religious symbol. What about the fish in the lower left? Doesn't Christians use a fish as a religious symbol? And what is the building on the new symbol? A CHURCH? Or a place of worship? Can't have that now can we (sarcasm off). As an outsider looking in, I say go back to the old seal. It looks better. To hell with the aclu and any other group of pc pricks that are destroying this nation. Those are my thoughts.

Merry CHRISTmas and happy new year to all.

[BlessedBeGod]

LOL, this thread has turned out to be hilarious.

[longtermmemmory]

The cross is now controversial?

Is the star of davic a controversial symbol now too?

How about the islam moon cresent?

[Aquinasfan]

It's probably not a miracle, but it's not a coincidence either. There are no coincidences, especially in this regard. There is a message here for those with eyes to see.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

ACLU spokeswoman Elizabeth Brennan said the incident was unfortunate.

Yes, to Satan isn't it always unfortunate when a symbol of Christ is visible...

[Syncro]

"It looks just like hell," Janssen said.

How utterly ironic. Maybe that is why the cow is on the seal?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Things that make you go "Hmmmmmmn."

[Robert A Cook PE]

That's interesting.

They LEFT the Mason's symbol in the "new" (socialistic) seal, specifically and deliberately removed the cross from the seal, and LEFT in place the star and arc that now seems to generically represent the "star" of Stalinist Soviet Union.

Of course, the "new" building isn't "really" a mission - it's sort of generically nothing - other than a monument to government.

It becomes more like an Islamic symbol!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Notice the original "goddess" (Mary in an attitude of repose and peace, with a classic Grecian/European toga?) was replaced with an Indian/Aztec Mexican SUN GODDESS (wavey sun rays, Indian features and Mexican/Indian robe, Mexican CORN meal and Mexican-style dish instead of American wheat sheaves) with a sophomoric "smiley face" of fifth grade caricature ?

Of course, the original "rainbow" (without the cross and constellation) now becomes a gay symbol and Islamic/Soviet stars!

[BJungNan]