Posted on 12/17/2010 10:27:15 AM PST by mikelets456
Federal Examiners Say Religious Decoration Inappropriate Federal Reserve examiners come every four years to make sure banks are complying with a long list of regulations. The examiners came to Perkins last week. And the team from Kansas City deemed a Bible verse of the day, crosses on the teller’s counter and buttons that say "Merry Christmas, God With Us." were inappropriate. The Bible verse of the day on the bank's Internet site also had to be taken down.
“I don’t think there should be a problem with them displaying whatever religious symbols they want to display,” said Amy Weierman, a Perkins resident.
Specifically, the feds believed, the symbols violated the discouragement clause of Regulation B of the bank regulations. According to the clause, "...the use of words, symbols, models and other forms of communication ... express, imply or suggest a discriminatory preference or policy of exclusion."
The feds interpret that to mean, for example, a Jew or Muslin or atheist may be offended and believe they may be discriminated against at this bank. It is an appearance of discrimination.
But customers Eyewitness News 5 talked to said they aren’t buying it.
“This is just ridiculous,” said bank customer Jim Nyles. “This whole thing is just ridiculous. We all have regulatory bodies that govern us. But this is too much.”
“I think that’s absurd,” said Chelsi Holser, a bank customer. “I don’t agree with it at all. They are taking Christ out of Christmas and life.”
The bank is quietly fighting for a clearer interpretation of the clause. Officials have contacted their two U.S. legislators, Rep. Frank Lucas and Sen. Jim Inhoffe, and the Oklahoma Bankers Association to help.
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“I think that’s the way to handle that. If they say NO...do it anyway. Tell ‘em mine their own business.”
Show them the door.
More Federal parasites with too much time on their hands. Fire their arses! We’ll get along fine with half the Federal workforce
Let’s not stop with the FED. There’s much work to be done.
The Fed — look on th eback of any dollar bill — th eplates they use still ink Annuit coeptis(Part of th egreat Seal) God has smiled on our endeavors. And across on the other side
the bird with all its symbolism and in the middle the National Motto IN GOD WE TRUST. and these ignoramous Feds say this bank needs to remove Christian symbols A cross was erected at Cape Henry when folk came to settle. The first legal document was a Christian covenant the Mayflower Compact.
the Northwest Ordinance noted Religion and Morality being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. I could go on—but if I was the bank I’d tell them “get thee behind me Satan. this here country belongs to God.
“The Fed — look on th eback of any dollar bill — th eplates they use still ink Annuit coeptis(Part of th egreat Seal) God has smiled on our endeavors. And across on the other side
the bird with all its symbolism and in the middle the National Motto IN GOD WE TRUST. and these ignoramous Feds say this bank needs to remove Christian symbols A cross was erected at Cape Henry when folk came to settle. The first legal document was a Christian covenant the Mayflower Compact.
the Northwest Ordinance noted Religion and Morality being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. I could go on—but if I was the bank I’d tell them “get thee behind me Satan. this here country belongs to God.”
Very nice post thank you.
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