[TheLooseThread]

Here is what is on the Orange County red cross site. Gee, I didn't get a warm fuzzy from it. Their religious intolerance toward my religion has deeply offended me.

ORANGE COUNTY, March 8, 2002 — The Sunday volunteer recognition program at the American Red Cross Orange County Chapter in Santa Ana, California, honors America both through the presentation of colors and in the music program.

The American Red Cross Chapter in Orange County and the Orange County High School of the Arts regret that we were not able to reach agreement on the music program with conductor Cherilyn Bacon. The dispute was over the music program and has nothing to do with patriotism. "God Bless America" is a wonderful song.

The event begins with the posting of the American Flag and the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."  The dispute centers only on our sensitivity to religious diversity, and a preference for a music program that would be inclusive and not offend different populations participating in this particular event.

[TheLooseThread]

Ha! I just noticed something in the Red Cross letter I posted above...

They are being "inclusive" by excluding our religion. Typical, eh?

[Cindy]

"The event begins with the posting of the American Flag and the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."  The dispute centers only on our sensitivity to religious diversity, and a preference for a music program that would be inclusive and not offend different populations participating in this particular event."

Someone forgot to tell the Red Cross what America's founding fathers already knew, "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." -This non-offending verse comes from THE BIBLE: II Corinthians 3:17

[rface]

bump your Red cross press release update.

Thanks.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

ORANGE COUNTY, March 8, 2002 — The Sunday volunteer recognition program at the American Red Cross Orange County Chapter in Santa Ana, California, honors America both through the presentation of colors and in the music program.

Oh yeah. They're gonna honor America all right. So much so that they won't allow the school choir to sing "God Bless America" just like our own US Congress did on the steps of the Capitol Building right after 9/11?!!!!!! I really detest musical censorship of this kind!!!!!!!!!