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Festivus pole added to nativity scene
upi ^ | Dec. 9, 2012

Posted on 12/09/2012 11:53:06 AM PST by JoeProBono

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.,- This year, a Nativity scene in Deerfield Beach, Fla., features a "Festivus pole" made of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer cans, as well as a Menorah.

The pole, a reference to the Dec. 23 atheist "holiday" that became a pop culture hit after being featured in a "Seinfeld" episode, was installed Thursday by activist blogger Chaz Stevens, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.

Stevens said he had been trying to get the city to remove the Nativity scene for five years, and this year he decided to ask for space to express his own beliefs.

"It's just 23 beer cans stacked 8 feet high and conveniently located 6 feet from Baby Jesus," said Stevens.

"Think of how many people have died over the years to give us our freedoms," Stevens said. "So I've got to push back a little."


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1 posted on 12/09/2012 11:53:11 AM PST by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

1) Dancing Around the Festivus Pole
2) The Airing Of The Grievances
3) The Feats of Strength.

Festivus. The holiday for the rest of us.


2 posted on 12/09/2012 11:57:52 AM PST by ichabod1 (Spriiingtime for islam, and tyranny. Winter for US and frieeends. . .)
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To: JoeProBono

>>”Think of how many people have died over the years to give us our freedoms,” Stevens said.

And so very, very few of them were liberal candy-asses who think they are striking a blow for freedom by making pole out of beer cans.


3 posted on 12/09/2012 12:11:18 PM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: ichabod1

the rest of whom?


4 posted on 12/09/2012 12:12:06 PM PST by brivette
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To: brivette

“the rest of whom?”

You have to actually have a sense of humor to know.


5 posted on 12/09/2012 12:22:20 PM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: JoeProBono
The pole, a reference to the Dec. 23 atheist "holiday" that became a pop culture hit after being featured in a "Seinfeld" episode

It isn't really an atheist holiday. It is mostly a joke people make when they are sick of all the Christmas specials, crazy lines at stores, and Christmas music every where.

6 posted on 12/09/2012 12:22:23 PM PST by mnehring
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“...It is mostly a joke people make when they are sick of all the Christmas specials...”

It’s more about mocking Kwanzaa, the made up holiday.

I personally look forward to the Sun reaching its southernmost declination.


7 posted on 12/09/2012 12:26:47 PM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: JoeProBono

“Stevens said he had been trying to get the city to remove the Nativity scene for five years, and this year he decided to ask for space to express his own beliefs.”

Way to be a little attention whore. You degrade an innocent Nativity scene and take the fun out of a classic TV episode by warping your militant atheistic nonsense all over it.


8 posted on 12/09/2012 12:28:44 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: JoeProBono

I just spent four hours tagging along with the GF shopping. I’m so disgusted with “Christmas” I could puke.

The best part of all of it was discovering a feral cat colony behind one of the stores.


9 posted on 12/09/2012 12:30:03 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Born to Conserve

can I borrow yours?


10 posted on 12/09/2012 12:30:17 PM PST by brivette
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To: JoeProBono
Heretics! It's not a true Festivus pole.

Snip -

The holiday's celebration, as it was shown on Seinfeld, included an unadorned aluminum “Festivus pole”...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus

This one is just a stack of beer cans, not in the true spirit of Festivus. Even it's getting to commercialized.

11 posted on 12/09/2012 12:33:22 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: JoeProBono
Pabst cans? LOL....Really? Has this guy no taste?


12 posted on 12/09/2012 12:36:24 PM PST by Daffynition (Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. ~ HLM)
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To: JoeProBono
...was installed Thursday by activist blogger Chaz Stevens...

Chaz? Chaz? Hmmmmmm. Where have I heard that before?

13 posted on 12/09/2012 12:39:08 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (I feel sad for my once great country. We deserve everything that is about to happen to us.)
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To: ichabod1
The *list of grievances* begins.


14 posted on 12/09/2012 12:42:00 PM PST by Daffynition (Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. ~ HLM)
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To: JoeProBono

These are his “own beliefs”.

It’s like saying that your girlfriend was someone you saw every week on television.

It’s that kind of a relationship.

He’s a bigot and needs to be branded as such.


15 posted on 12/09/2012 12:57:50 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: VanDeKoik
You degrade an innocent Nativity scene and take the fun out of a classic TV episode by warping your militant atheistic nonsense all over it.

He's a festivus bully.

16 posted on 12/09/2012 12:59:09 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: VanDeKoik

He's a festivus bully.

17 posted on 12/09/2012 1:00:38 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: JoeProBono

The number one goal is to destroy America.

They knew that Americans are strong and independent-minded and that in order to destroy our nation, they must first destroy our culture.

Thus the “anti-establishment” movement.

This included an all out attack on the predominant religion in America: Christianity.


18 posted on 12/09/2012 1:19:52 PM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: ichabod1

Would you please move your pole another 20 feet away from the Manger.

Thank you.


19 posted on 12/09/2012 1:19:52 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: VanDeKoik

Yep.

Another latent yet blatant attack on Christianity.


20 posted on 12/09/2012 1:21:18 PM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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