Posted on 12/17/2004 8:29:33 AM PST by Jay777
This is a partial transcript from "The O'Reilly Factor," Dec. 15, 2004, that has been edited for clarity.
BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the "Christmas Under Siege" segment tonight. As you know, the religious symbols of the federal holiday are under fire by secular forces all across the country. And in the Miami suburb of Bay Harbor Island, town officials there banned the nativity scene on public property while okaying a menorah for Hanukah.
So Sondra Snowdon, a resident, sued. And today, she won. Joining us now from Miami is Ms. Snowdon. And from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ed White, an attorney at the Thomas More Law Center, which assisted in the lawsuit....
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Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) - http://www.alliancedefensefund.org
Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) - http://www.thomasmore.org
American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) - http://www.aclj.org
The Rutherford Institute - http://www.rutherford.org/
Stop the ACLU Coalition - http://www.stoptheaclu.org
Here are a few examples of how two of those organizations are fighting back:
ADF Contacts Over 3,600 School Districts Over Attempts To Censor Christmas
ADF: 700 lawyers ready to fight ACLU lawsuits
ADF: Pentagons' Warning About Boyscouts Is Absurd
Thomas More Law Center: Town of Palm Beach Pays $50,000 In Attorney Fees Apologizes To Women In Nativity Lawsuit
Additional information:
The ACLU must be destroyed: Joseph Farah supports Boy Scouts, urges Americans to fight back
Citizens mobilized to stop ACLU (seeks to consign group to 'ash heap of history')
ACLU fulfilling communist agenda
Revealing FACTS on the ACLU from its own writings
See how YOUR Senator or Representative ranks with the ACLU
This yahoo group just started on December 3, 2004 and is looking for new members
Let me know if you would like to join my ACLU ping list
An excellent judicial decision; kudos for posting it.
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A resident. That's everyday people like you and me. Kudos to her and the Thomas Moore Law Center.
SNOWDON:
"But if you ask, yes, there's still discrimination. I have walked down the street and been spit on. I have threatening phone calls that have come into me. The chief of police and — our police in Bay Harbor have even refused to take my police reports on the threats that have come against me."
Wow. Nothing like the love liberals have for their fellow man.
Three cheers for the Thomas More Law Center! Merry Christmas!
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St. Thomas More. Another one of those Catholic know nothings that the anti-papists around here deplore.
Being a fan of Neal Boortz, when I read the title I figured this was an article about Sean Hannity.
If the police chief is refusing to take her reports, there may be a civil rights iolation. She should sue again.
Great news for our side and another slap in the face for the Gay Agenda Pushing Anti Christian ACLU.
The $25 (or more) is tax-deductable as well!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Go here if you want to help the Thomas More Law Center.
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You've been added to my list.
Was there a Christmas tree in the display?
If so, I find it annoying how people omit that but then draw an explicit contrast to the Menorah. It's a way to mislead people that they're respecting Jews but ignoring Christmas altogether.
The best way to fight the secular agenda is to have your own agenda. One that has nothing to do with fighting for government involvement in faith.
Christians should withdraw from secular "celebrations" and gather together to worship and praise God.
The more important constitutional question is: were there any plastic reindeer nearby. All you need are secular symbols of the holiday intermingled with religious symbols and it passes the "plastic reindeer" test on the Establishment Clause.
I think more people should watch "Miracle on 34th St." A New York Court decides that Santa exists when all of the mail is delivered to the courtroom. More good cheer, please.
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