**FIND STORY** Orange Co. Red Cross denys kids singing "America the Beautiful"

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[PRO 1]

I just heard this on MSNBC at 2:00PM Mountan time. I've been on hold with the Orange County Red Cross for 1/2 hour and they just disconnected me. **FIND STORY**

[Avoiding_Sulla]

Copy
Print multiple stickers.
Apply liberally at appropriate locations (near whereever requests to "give more" are made)
Disapproval needs to be demonstrated or nothing will change.
Unnamed sources tell us that if you look up "insular" in the dictionary you will find "leadership of the American Red Cross"

[MissAmericanPie]

Bless your heart, I hope your health has returned to you. A week in the hospital means you were really ill in this day and age of the revolving door socialist medical scene.

If you don't mind I would like to pray about your cataract surgery, being that you are a Freeper, I know just how important it is to you to be able to enjoy and participate in the Forum.

[Draco]

Bump for reference when I call my local chapter. NO MORE VEHICLE DONATIONS TO RC.

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

Thanks Cindy! :)

[let freedom sing]

RC heard from me. They'd like to hear from you, too.

[Cindy]

WorldNetDaily.com: "RED CROSS NIXES 'GOD' FROM 9-11 PROGRAM Song Based on Declaration of Independence Also Barred" by Ron Strom

ORANGE COUNTY RED CROSS web site

[goldstategop]

The Orange County Red Cross is overrun by liberals. Film at 11.

[TheLooseThread]

Here is what is on the Orange County red cross site. Gee, I didn't get a warm fuzzy from it. Their religious intolerance toward my religion has deeply offended me.

ORANGE COUNTY, March 8, 2002 — The Sunday volunteer recognition program at the American Red Cross Orange County Chapter in Santa Ana, California, honors America both through the presentation of colors and in the music program.

The American Red Cross Chapter in Orange County and the Orange County High School of the Arts regret that we were not able to reach agreement on the music program with conductor Cherilyn Bacon. The dispute was over the music program and has nothing to do with patriotism. "God Bless America" is a wonderful song.

The event begins with the posting of the American Flag and the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."  The dispute centers only on our sensitivity to religious diversity, and a preference for a music program that would be inclusive and not offend different populations participating in this particular event.

[TheLooseThread]

Ha! I just noticed something in the Red Cross letter I posted above...

They are being "inclusive" by excluding our religion. Typical, eh?

[Cindy]

"The event begins with the posting of the American Flag and the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."  The dispute centers only on our sensitivity to religious diversity, and a preference for a music program that would be inclusive and not offend different populations participating in this particular event."

Someone forgot to tell the Red Cross what America's founding fathers already knew, "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." -This non-offending verse comes from THE BIBLE: II Corinthians 3:17

[ppaul]

Pledge of Allegiance?
God Bless America?
VERBOTEN!

Don't forget the whole name of the organization:
RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT

Donations help fund organizations like the Palestinian Red Crescent Society,
which cranks out propaganda like this:

Israeli Army Shoots at Innocent Pregnant Women & Children

Isn't it comforting to know that the selfless contributions
of well-meaning Americans are going to support these "Red Crescent Societies"?

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[goldstategop]

Liberals are offended by the mere mention of God. Good to know they never really changed after 9-11.

[Budge]

"Thanks to "tainted blood" scandals in France and Canada, the Red Cross will likely never again be regarded as a sacred cow," says Hutchinson who intends to write a second volume on the Red Cross and international health.

John Hutchinson deserves a medal from the BLOODHOUNDS!

[pttttt]

America the Beautiful was originally a poem without a tune, written about the turn of the 20th century by Katherine Lee Bates, who now is claimed a hero by lesbian groups (who knows... she didn't wear the t-shirt and isn't around to speak for herself but you'll see it if you search against her same). Lots of history.

But people were inclined to set it to music. There were numerous (at least 80) published tunes for America the Beautiful (which I guess you can still find sheet music for - collect 'em all) prior to 1913, when the present tune, a tune called "Materna" composed in 1888 by Sam Ward for an old Episcopal hymn "Oh Mother Dear, Jerusalem" became the accepted tune for ATB. Sam Ward died in 1903 and never knew the impact of his tune.

[rface]

This email address will not work. Try cherilyn.bacon@cox.net.

Thanks for the e-mail update.

Ashland, Missouri

[rface]

bump your Red cross press release update.

Thanks.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I found that fascinating as well. Shows there are some people out there who aren't totally brain-dead!

(My apologies to not have included you in my earlier pings. I was short for time and a bit distracted here while trying to remember the names of the bloodhounds. Wanna include the Blood Scandal link panel here on this thread? Help educate some about the Red Cross?!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

ORANGE COUNTY, March 8, 2002 — The Sunday volunteer recognition program at the American Red Cross Orange County Chapter in Santa Ana, California, honors America both through the presentation of colors and in the music program.

Oh yeah. They're gonna honor America all right. So much so that they won't allow the school choir to sing "God Bless America" just like our own US Congress did on the steps of the Capitol Building right after 9/11?!!!!!! I really detest musical censorship of this kind!!!!!!!!!

[3catsanadog]

United Way lost me when they cut out the Boy Scouts a couple years ago.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Call the Orange County High School for the Arts to leave a message of support for Cherilyn Bacon, the school choral director.

http://www.ocsarts.net/

Main Phone Number 714-560-0900
Arts Adminstration Office Ext. 5530