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Seniors Outraged Over
Christmas Tree Ban
Fox News, by Todd Starnes
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Posted By:KarenJ1, 12/6/2012 11:02:20 AM
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| Residents of a senior adult apartment complex in California staged a protest after the management of their building announced a ban on Christmas trees and menorahs in communal areas. (Snip) “We’re all angry,” resident Fern Scheel told the Los Angeles Daily News.“We want that tree. Where’s our freedom? This is ridiculous.” JB Partners Group sent a memorandum to The Willows in Newhall, Calif. ordering them to remove the Christmas tree from the community room because they deemed it a religious symbol, the newspaper reported.
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Comments:
As well they should be! The election of 0bama sure has brought out the worst in every sick leftist in this country.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
mustng66, 12/6/2012 11:07:50 AM (No. 9051585)
I am always amazed at the sheer clueless thinking of progressive fascists. Did they ever stop and think that this will fly at anytime, let alone Christmas time? They will be forced to back down and look like the fools they are.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
mitzi, 12/6/2012 11:08:13 AM (No. 9051587)
Our apartment development in Manhattan had both a Christmas tree lighting celebration last week along with carolers and refreshments, and a menorah lighting a couple of days later ... out in the park area between the buildings.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
lindamay, 12/6/2012 11:14:38 AM (No. 9051612)
When we can be, we must be proactive. Here´s the email address for the owners: contact@jbproperty.net
Let´s bombard their email box and let them know what we think of this outrageous decision!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
ynaught, 12/6/2012 11:16:20 AM (No. 9051618)
I pray that all these attempts at repression of religious expression (although for many a Christmas tree has absolutely no religious connotation!) will result in a more vigorous resurgence of such.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Redneck In NY, 12/6/2012 11:20:19 AM (No. 9051632)
Ok, so they are "Angry". What are they gonna do about it? Nothing, thats what. They will sulk in their apartments and shut-up, eat their gruel and that will be the end of it.
What should they do? They should put up a tree anyways. If it is taken down, put up another, and another. This is an apartment management decision, nothing more. Easily fought, and easily won. So tired of folks bowing to leftists when a small showing of spine would win the day...
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
RosietheObserver, 12/6/2012 11:21:16 AM (No. 9051634)
First they came for our Christmas trees...
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
hotrod, 12/6/2012 11:37:33 AM (No. 9051701)
The political left wants government to be the new religion. All bow to the politicians!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
redink, 12/6/2012 12:05:05 PM (No. 9051807)
I used to live in Newhall. It is home to a large population of evangelicals, churches, and Pastor John MacArthur´s school, The Master´s College. The Christian community there was very strong and involved when I left almost a decade ago.
That this is in the news now is very disturbing.
...but then, everything in the news these days is very disturbing. The liberals are going hog-wild in their new amerika.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
norcalvet, 12/6/2012 12:09:11 PM (No. 9051821)
Here is what I sent them:
The constitution guarantees "Freedom OF religion" NOT "freedom from religion". You people are denying these seniors their constitutional right, and they should initiate a class action law suit against you. I hope they do, and I hope they win. They could then own your complex, instead of rent from people such as yourselves
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
jalo1951, 12/6/2012 12:19:01 PM (No. 9051853)
Have two community rooms. One with Christmas and one without. Let the old folks choose where they want to spend their time.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Jubilationtcornpone, 12/6/2012 12:24:37 PM (No. 9051866)
Didn´t they just deliver an 80-foot tree to the White House? I´m outraged! I´m offended! There oughta be a law. . .
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Rafter, 12/6/2012 12:27:45 PM (No. 9051883)
Back... in the USSR...
Imagine all the people...
forced into godless communism...
D´oh!
Unless you´re Muslim, of course.
Gotta be politically correct.
Probably next year, they´ll tell all these seniors...
"Hey, if ya just take a hike...
you can sleep with 72 virgins...
wanna go now... ?"
Bad for business?
Nah, there´s lots more seniors.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
belwhatter, 12/6/2012 12:32:45 PM (No. 9051902)
A Christmas tree is not really a religious symbol, that term being mmore properly reserved for representations of Jesus Christ´s time on earth. The Christmas tree is a tradition arising from Germany in the 1800s when it was a joyful thing to do to bring light and life to brighten the dreary days of winter. It is a vehicle for outward expressions of family love; and when there is no longer the blood related family and the community of friends has become ´family´, who should dare to deny such a pleasure.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Quaestio, 12/6/2012 12:37:49 PM (No. 9051912)
There needs to be a Supreme Court-level challenge against all this crapola to establish once and for all that expression of religion is not against the Constitution. The leftists are destroying religion one school, church, and community at a time. They don´t have the funds or organization to stand up against the massive funding of the ACLU and others.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Yephora, 12/6/2012 12:50:25 PM (No. 9051948)
The regime just issued this response:
"To all you complaining old biddies: Your ObamaControl doctor will see you now."
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 12/6/2012 5:19:49 PM (No. 9052367)
#5. I feel just the same way. You have a neighbor who gets picked on by someone for his flag height, size, etc.? So every house within 6 blocks (or more) starts permanently flying their OWN flags. Make these troublemakers regret they ever opened their mouths. Same with this Christmas bashing. So, volunteers bring free Christmas trees for every single private room in the place. Seniors, gather and sing Christmas hymns every day. Start praying in the "communal" areas. Invite Rabbis and Pastors in for special things in separate apartments. Call the media.. Ladies, do some tearful interviews for the national media. Call O´Rielly. These are just a few ideas. Call Jay Sekulow´s office for advice. FIGHT BACK.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 12/6/2012 11:06:54 PM (No. 9052858)
Is this part of the death panels ? They should sue because their health is deteriating from stress. So much for the golden years.
Where is the ACLU ?
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