Obama’s VA Facility Bans ‘Merry Christmas’

Big Government ^ | 11/20/15 | Ken Klutowski

[markomalley]

President Barack Obama’s Department of Veterans Affairs has banned employees at its facility in Salem, Virginia, from saying “Merry Christmas” to veterans.

It started as a broader ban that included Christmas trees. Federal law recognizes Christmas as an official federal holiday (5 U.S.C. § 6103) and provides federal employees with a paid day off to celebrate the Christian belief in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ.

Every year, a White House Christmas Tree and a Capitol Christmas Tree grace those two respective buildings in Washington D.C., and a National Christmas Tree is also officially lighted outdoors for the public to enjoy during that time of year.

Yet the “Executive Leadership Team” at the Salem VA Medical Center banned Christmas trees, as well as other Christian speech and celebrations. As reported by local media, an email sent by senior staff to the center’s employees reads in part:

…Public areas may only be decorated in a manner that is celebratory of the winter season. Displays must not promote any religion. Please note that trees (regardless of the types of ornaments used) have been deemed to promote the Christian religion and will not be permitted in any public areas this year.

[V K Lee]

This must be tied into those ‘big plans’ to which ValJar was referring when it was declared her puppet was no lame duck! Big things were in the works. No, she was not speaking of MO.

[Slyfox]

Meanwhile, somewhere in Russia, Putin is rebuilding Christian churches.

Didyaeverthinkthatwouldhappen,ever?

[Pajamajan]

WTH?!

[napscoordinator]

I hate Obama’s outlook on things as much as the next guy, but he gets the blame for something going on in Salem Virginia? I never heard of the podunk town.....Obama probably never has either.

[mastertex]

All Republicans should jump on this “like white on rice” and call out this turd for what he really is......a cowardly mislum loving half breed. I sure hope the Vets get the message too.

[opbuzz]

I guess the VA wants to make all of the kwanzaa vets feel included.

[Twinkie]

IRONIC isn’t it? - Freedom of speech? - Not in HUSSEIN
OBAMA’S America. - He cares not how many VETERANS have died
for it - America AND Freedom of Speech.

[Twinkie]

The VA is a FEDERAL thing. Dam* straight Obama gets the
blame whether His Emminence has “heard of the Podunk town”
or not.

[Aevery_Freeman]

I assume that

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

is a secular statement,

[abclily]

You are exactly correct! Obama is sooooo jealous of our veterans.

[abclily]

And we don’t need another show of petulance from Skinny-Sick Stompy Foot!

[huldah1776]

There is a great fear of reprisal throughout the VA because the DOinJ is behind the bureaucrats. Anyone close to the facility should go in singing Joy To The World and carrying a mini-Nativity. While the employees will have to fight their being fired, most won’t. Plus the Vets have every right to have their own tree with a nativity under it!

[Blue Collar Christian]

Banning Christmas trees is purely appealing to anti Christian and anti American activists only.

There are other trees for other uses, and perhaps a time will come when American traditions banning zealots will have some regrets.

This nonsense must come to an end soon or millions will die as the greatest country that ever was reaches past tense.

[goodnesswins]

When Fed government employees NO LONGER take Christmas day off...but work...then they can make rules about Christmas. ..until then we need to tell the rule makers to STHU

[itssme]

Question, what would happen if family members of the vets came to visit them, bringing a very small image of a Christmas tree, and a religious Christmas card and gifts? And wishing everyone there a Merry Christmas? If I were family, I’d tell them to shut the hell up...that this IS America and that this is the Christmas season and we Americans celebrate this holy day. It’s called pushback, and more people had better learn to step up and push back! Stop complying with the Left’s demands. We cannot become sheep, with our heads down, while obeying Obozo’s decree that we cannot celebrate Christmas. Remember how our brave
soldiers in WWII stepped up, did their job, and saved this country from the grip of Nazi Germany invasion? C’mon, men and women of the USA, it’s now our turn to stand up and refuse to comply with this enemy on OUR soil!