Posted on 09/26/2005 2:45:06 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
BURLINGAME, Calif. - The city of Burlingame has paid $1,600 to obscure a design at the newly opened Pershing Park playground that a resident felt resembled the Star of David.
The park was closed on Thursday of last week while a contractor filled in a pattern in the playground's surface that consisted of six yellow stars laid out in the shape of the Star of David. Residents had complained it was disrespectful for children to step on the design.
The pattern was changed to an arch shape that more closely resembles a sun.
The original contractor made a mistake in fashioning the design to look like a star, said Randy Schwartz, director of parks and recreation. The design was supposed to resemble the pattern in the playground's climbing net.
"Our intent was not to disrespect any religion or any religious organizations," Schwartz said.
The FReeMasons are behind this, I betcha. ;-)
Nothing good, IMO. A several thousand year old symbol has no business at all hanging around in children's playgrounds. I hope the local police keep an eye on it.
Hey, I've got an idea. Maybe all those Burger King dessert lids in Britain they had to junk because they supposedly had a symbol resembling the one for Allah can be used at the playground to obscure the Star of David.
Shhhh..don't suggest that too loudly.
Could've used the site for the next Madonna video. The Kabala's Tree of Life exhibits the Star of David Pattern as well.
The pattern was changed to an arch shape that more closely resembles a sun.
Arch? Or Crescent?
(ducks)
Uff-dah...
Pingable?
I'm surprised they didn't replace it with a RAINBOW....
Gay is good - Religious is bad!
BARF!
It's enough to tear your heart out!
Well, Temple Sholom in Burlingame was the site of our wedding. Lots of Jews, as well as Christians. I suspect the article is correct, that someone thought it disrespectful to have a religious symbol in the floor. Of course it was not in a Temple, but a park, so I could have lived with it, but then someone else would complain that the other religious symbols were not in the park. If it never was meant to be a symbol of the religion, then good for the city.
As far as having religious symbols on public land, go for it, but don't be disrespectful.
My thought as well. Sounds disrespectful to Islam now. Someone needs to declare a Jihad.
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