Christmas decorations banned in common areas at FGCU

[chri'stina 190]

Joel 2:22 "Be not afraid, O wild animals, for the open pastures are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches."

Go Christmas decorations!

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Joel 2:22 "Be not afraid, O wild animals, for the open pastures are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches."

Go Christmas decorations!

That's deep.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Joel 2:22 "Be not afraid, O wild animals, for the open pastures are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches."

Go Christmas decorations!

"The generality of Christmas-keepers observe that festival after such a manner as is highly dishonourable to the name of Christ. How few are there comparatively that spend those holidays (as they are called) after an holy manner. But they are consumed in Compotations, in Interludes, in playing at Cards, in Revellings, in excess of Wine, in mad Mirth ..."

- Reverend Increase Mather, 1687

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Scissor beats paper and in the same way God beats Reverend.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Scissor beats paper and in the same way God beats Reverend.

Ah, but paper beats rock...and on this rock I will build My Church.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Scissor beats paper and in the same way God beats Reverend.

Ah, but paper beats rock...and on this rock I will build My Church.

And Achmed the dead terrorist will blow it up since he can't have his minaret.

[chri'stina 190]

Scissor beats paper and in the same way God beats Reverend.

Ah, but paper beats rock...and on this rock I will build My Church.

And around the church will be planted trees.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Scissor beats paper and in the same way God beats Reverend.

Ah, but paper beats rock...and on this rock I will build My Church.

And around the church will be planted trees.

...better not be Christmas trees or the Puritans will rise from their graves and dance on the church's rooftop.

Edited December 4, 2009 by Galt's gallstones

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Scissor beats paper and in the same way God beats Reverend.

Best one line by AJ EVER!

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Scissor beats paper and in the same way God beats Reverend.

Ah, but paper beats rock...and on this rock I will build My Church.

And around the church will be planted trees.

...better not be Christmas trees or the Puritans will rise from their graves and dance on the churches rooftop.

Do undecorated pines (with a mix of some melaleucas and Braz Pepper) count as Christmas trees?

[_Simpson_ 250]

Scissor beats paper and in the same way God beats Reverend.

Ah, but paper beats rock...and on this rock I will build My Church.

And Achmed the dead terrorist will blow it up since he can't have his minaret.

"Silence...I kill you!!!"

I'm not religious but all this does is piss off the bible nuts. It achieves no real purpose. There is a Christmas tree up on town property near where I live and you know what, it freakin' looks nice. Tear that stuff down and all you achieve is an ugly landscape and a bunch of pissed off wingnuts. ####### is the point?

get a chain saw and go after it. the aclu will defend you.

ACLU Defends Christian Students’ Anti-Islam Tshirts

Those people who think that the ACLU is a liberal organization that just uses the Constitution to promote its particular agenda might reconsider that opinion upon hearing about the recent activities of the ACLU of Florida. The organization is filing a lawsuit to support Christian students in the Alachua County School District who wore t-shirts with designs praising Christianity on the front of the shirts and the phrase “Islam Is Of The Devil” on the back.

When the students wore the shirts to school, there was no disruption of the ordinary school day. Yet, school officials banned students from wearing the shirts, even when new versions of the shirts were created that shortened the anti-Islam phrase to I.I.O.T.D.

The school district explained that shirts were banned because they were “offensive”. Yet, pro-religion messages on t-shirts have been allowed by the district. So, it seems that the schools allow only messages that praise religious beliefs, while banning messages that criticize religious beliefs – an unfairly skewed form of censorship.

http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archiv...-islam-tshirts/

there was that one time...

[scandal 951]

“Halloween is not a religious holiday,” he said. “I put Halloween in the same basket as St. Patrick’s Day and Valentine’s Day.”

Um ........ as in ST. Patrick, and ST. Valentine - both Christian SAINTS!!

What an idjut, with an idjut rationalization.

Speaking as a non-Christian who recognizes that the dominant culture of the USA has roots in Christianity, I have absolutely no problem with Christmas themes (Santa Clauses, Christmas trees etc.) on public property. Nor do I have any problem with distinctly Christian symbols (e.g. Crucifixes or depictions of the Virgin Mary) on public land.

The Mojave cross has been sitting for decades in a National Preserve doing absolutely no one any harm whatsoever. I think pursuing the case through the courts to remove the cross was wrong, I think the court decisions requiring its removal are unfortunate, and I think covering up the cross is ridiculous.

ACLU Defends Christian Students’ Anti-Islam Tshirts

Those people who think that the ACLU is a liberal organization that just uses the Constitution to promote its particular agenda might reconsider that opinion upon hearing about the recent activities of the ACLU of Florida. The organization is filing a lawsuit to support Christian students in the Alachua County School District who wore t-shirts with designs praising Christianity on the front of the shirts and the phrase “Islam Is Of The Devil” on the back.

The ACLU also championed the rights of the American Nazi party to march through Skokie IL in 1977.

The ACLU generally advocates robust and broad First Amendment protections for any American trying to exercise them - regardless of whether they are Christians, atheists, Nazis or Communists. They're quite politically blind in that very endearing way.

[slim 1,533]

So... success?

"If I can't celebrate my lack of holiday cheer than neither can you... er, um, I mean ah... you can't celebrate your holiday cheer. Yeah. It's un-American of you to have religious beliefs in public because I can't celebrate my lack of religious beliefs equally to your super-chock-full-of-cheer-coming-out-of-your-ear religious beliefs. That's just not fair. And unfair, is un-American. So, no holidays for anyone. Ever!"

"What do you mean I have to work on Christmas? That's un-American!"

I firmly believe if folks have a problem with posting holiday decor and celebrating holidays... they should work right on through them.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

So... success?

"If I can't celebrate my lack of holiday cheer than neither can you... er, um, I mean ah... you can't celebrate your holiday cheer. Yeah. It's un-American of you to have religious beliefs in public because I can't celebrate my lack of religious beliefs equally to your super-chock-full-of-cheer-coming-out-of-your-ear religious beliefs. That's just not fair. And unfair, is un-American. So, no holidays for anyone. Ever!"

"What do you mean I have to work on Christmas? That's un-American!"

I firmly believe if folks have a problem with posting holiday decor and celebrating holidays... they should work right on through them.

Hell no. After weeks of hearing people going on and on and on and on about their X-mas... I deserve a break

[slim 1,533]

Hell no. After weeks of hearing people going on and on and on and on about their X-mas... I deserve a break

You get a 10-minute break, then it's right back to work.