Posted in Bah Humbug, Christmas in Public, Christmas News, Church & State, Political Correctness on Dec 19th, 2011
A group of Christmas carolers was thrown out of a U.S. Post Office in Silver Spring, MD, after the post office manager told them they were not allowed to sing Christmas carols on government property. A spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service confirmed the incident occurred Saturday at a branch office in the Aspen Hill [...]
Posted in Christmas in Public, Church & State, Religious Discrimination on Dec 19th, 2011
The battle over a nativity scene in Athens, Texas, reached new heights this weekend when up to 5,000 supporters flooded the town square. Their purpose? To stand firmly opposed to the attacks a prominent atheist group has waged on the religious display. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, a group that frequently targets the presence [...]
Posted in Christmas in Public, Christmas News, Church & State on Dec 19th, 2011
Anyone questioning Ellwood City’s holiday orientation received a definitive answer as the first float in Saturday’s Christmas parade passed the municipal building on Lawrence Avenue. Children from the First Christian Church, dressed as cattle, sheep and angels, waved to the crowd assembled on the sidewalks. “The night-before-Christmas creatures are looking for Jesus,” the public address [...]
Posted in Christmas in Public, Christmas News, Church & State, Religious Discrimination on Dec 18th, 2011
The Christmas sprit is alive in downtown Athens, Texas. Reindeer pull Santa, carolers stand on the corner, and a Christmas tree stands tall. But on one corner, a nativity scene — and it’s stirring controversy. The Freedom from Religion Foundation wants it out. “A group from Wisconsin notified us and said we were in violation [...]
Posted in Bah Humbug, Christmas in Schools, Christmas News on Dec 18th, 2011
A traditional Christmas carol is at the center of a controversy at an elementary school in Michigan. The music teacher decided to change the lyrics to “Deck The Halls” because one particular word had the students giggling. The music teacher at Cherry Knoll Elementary School removed the the word gay: changing the verse to “Don [...]
