Posted on 12/01/2004 10:37:03 PM PST by ajolympian2004
You betcha, Gramma!
Knowing how arrogant and elitist and condescending Liberals can be, they'd probably kick his crutches out from under his arms.
Very Good!!!
Tis the season to spread the cheer
Spread the word around the churches! Get as many Christians in the Denver area as possible out there singing Christian carols and waving Merry Christmas signs. What will the mayor do then - arrest people for celebrating Christmas? They can just tell him that his opposition to diversity is offensive to them.
Would they ban a kwanza float? Would any Christian object to a Hannukah float? This attitude goes far beyond PC--it's a flagrant attack on traditional American values.
YES IS TIS!!! :) And a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO!!!
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Denver major Loopinwhacker...Is Denver a red or blue city...????
It truly boggles the mind to contemplate it: a world where Christmas is banned. But here we go, kiddies! Let's make sure to lock up Old Saint Nick while we're at it...
As per "The Denver Channel":
DENVER -- It's one of Denver's most colorful holiday traditions -- the lighting of the Denver City and County Building and the parade of lights downtown. But now two decisions about those events are making church groups see red.
Church Group Banned From Holiday Parade
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper recently announced that next year the phrase "Merry Christmas" will be removed from the city building and replaced with "Happy Holidays."
And now a church group who wants to march in the Parade of Lights and sing Christmas carols will not be allowed to participate in the parade. Organizers say the parade is about the holidays, not Christmas, but leaders of the Faith Bible Chapel say that's ridiculous.
"We can't pretend that Christ didn't exist and Christmas wasn't about his birthday, so we felt we could sing it and apparently that is not in social vogue anymore," said Pastor Gary Beasley, with the Faith Bible Chapel.
"This event is not one that has ever intended to have a religious message or a political message," said Susan Rogers, with the Downtown Denver Partnership.
She said no overtly religious symbols is allowed in the parade and that means participants can't carry "Merry Christmas" signs and can't sing traditional Christmas hymns.
But in the 30 years that it's been held, there has been an occasional Christmas element to the parade, such as marching bands playing Christmas songs, and several years ago a large balloon in the parade read "Merry Christmas." In 1987, even Mayor Federico Pena greeted the city with "Merry Christmas!" during the parade.
But last spring when the Faith Bible Chapel asked to be a part of the parade, offering to sponsor or build their own float and sing carols, organizers said no because it would be offensive.
Should a church group be allowed to march in Denver's Parade of Lights? Yes. As long as other religious groups can march. No. The parade should not have any religious overtones.
"We try to be sensitive to the fact that we are a very diverse community and a very diverse world," said Rogers. She said this is a holiday parade, not specifically a Christmas parade, and it's occuring during a season when many other cultures are celebrating other holidays as well.
Well, now we can have those d*mned Christians going around singing their ****ing Christmas carols now, can we? However, if we are in Denver, we CAN ask "The Two Spirit Society" of Denver to march in the now Christmas-less "Parade of Lights". Who better to replace a Church Group than a group of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered Native Americans? Nobody finds them offensive - the word "offensive" is now officially reserved only for those repulsive Christian b*stards, what with their stinking "Merry Christmas" and caroling and all...
According to the Two Spirit" Website:
The Latest News! Last update: 16:26 PM Nov 27, 2004
We have been asked to participate in the annual Parade of Lights. Let's make a strong showing! Contact Joey Criddle and let him know if you can make it. Times will be Dec. 3rd at 6pm and the 4th at 4pm. Please try to be early!
Now, this should all be in the interest of fairness, but one is inclined to wonder if the Two Spirit Society will be singing any Native American songs, chants, or doing any sacred dances. As a person of Cherokee descent, I know that almost all songs and dances are sacred, and are dedicated to particular spiritual events. Will the Two Spirit Society be doing anything sacred during this march? Will the Great Spirit, or our Mother Earth, or the Four Sacred Directions be mentioned? Will their be any sacred symbols in their hands, or on their costumes? Will their be anyone waving sage incense? If so, they should be banned, for that is an expression of religion. This should all be done in the interest of fairness, of course...
Or perhaps the City of Denver should just allow the Church Group to march in the "Parade of Lights", the same as that other spiritual group, "The Two Spirit Society".
If not, then it may be time to see the "Parade of Lights" for what it really is: without Christmas, it is simply another commercial designed to get people to spend their money in Downtown Denver. If those Parade Sponsors no longer want to have Christmas on their list, then so be it. We don't have to celebrate Christmas by buying anything from anyone who doesn't like Christmas.
Christmas is a Christian holiday, and those who don't want to celebrate it don't have to celebrate it. But if that's the case, then let's make sure those who hate Christmas don't profit from it.
Still, it might be polite to send a card to those same Christmas-banning sponsors with a letter explaining our decision. We should be polite, and make sure to send them our holiday wishes:
"Merry Christmas!"
...And MERRY CHRISTMAS to all you blue weenies in Denver...
By Denver's decision to ban the jolly red elf, I'd say Denver is pretty damn blue.
http://www.downtowndenver.com/about/staff.htm
Well. Lookie here! EMAIL addresses! Go feeger!
Merry CHRISTmas everyone! Sleep well!
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WHOO HOOOOOO!!!!!! Michelle to the rescue!
Just had some fun with the e-mails you provided!
I had no idea that CHRISTmas was a holiday celebrating an anthropomorphic penguin!
Thanks!
And Blessings!
>>everyone show up with a 'Merry Christmas' sign and sing all the traditional Christmas carols during the parade.
I live in a city of 38,000 near Boston and a few years ago the Christmas parade (actually "Santa Parade") turned into the Holiday Parade (though Santa is in it). It's too late to do anything about it this year, but I suggested to a co-worker who also lives in my city that "next year, bring your kids and hold up huge signs saying "Merry Christmas".
The local cable access channel re-runs the parade
endlessly--wouldn't it be nice to have the camera
pan across the crowd, and there are the signs?
Fighting back pt 2: as you pay for your Christmas
purchases at the dept. (or grocery store), when
the cashier says "Happy Holidays" to you, respond
with "and a MERRY CHRISTMAS to you!" in a slightly
raised tone of voice. Maybe the folks behind you in
line will say, "You know, it's about time someone
put Christ back in Christmas!" Or maybe not.
EVEN MORE FUN!
(Plenty of coal nearby, and lots of empty boxes where I work! - Get ready, Hickey-Loopey!)
Not just CO, but also OR (why we left)NV, ID, (why acquaintances moved out of Boise) MT, and NM, even parts of UT. Jackson, WY was lost long ago.
There is a term for it all over the Greater West: Californication.
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