Comments on: It’s Going To Look A Lot Like Christmas In Century

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:40:07 +0000

CONSIDERING:
“Buddhists must be permitted to place a statue of Buddha in front of City Hall”

Sounds good. Get a Laughing Buddah.

David for graven images

By: rivergirl

rivergirl — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:41:58 +0000

This is so sad. I don’t live in this city or state rather. Something as wonderful as Christmas can turn into a discussion of law suits. The nativity scene is the whole meaning of Christmas. Not the fact of what gift you’ll give or what someone will give you. If YOU don’t want to look, then turn your head. Let the ones who do enjoy it. I’m sure their tax dollars pays for some cause you support.Some people aren’t happy until they make a legal matter out of everything. LET THERE BE PEACE, right?

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:31:55 +0000

Thinker look to the bright side, the way things are going with the economy and the decline of federal government, things are going to become very simplified in sorting these matters out and putting matters to rest.

Prepare for the day of the Lord, for it is great and terrible amen.

By: So Saddened By This...

So Saddened By This... — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:03:52 +0000

Jessica, C.J. and Thinker…Whether you want it or not you are in my prayers tonight! This country was founded on a belief in God and the opportunity to serve THAT very God is why this country was built. It was the very opportunity our forefathers fought for and it sure wasn’t Budda or any other idol. Yes you are allowed to serve your idols here but I’d say that most of our soldiers are fighting for a land who serves Jesus Christ. You have that right to complain simply because of them. Yes, it is a sad day to understand that most all of our forefathers battles have been in vain as it stands now. May this just God of ours have mercy on our souls and lift up all you ignorant misinformed bodies of humanity. Why even celebrate Christmas if your not celebrating the Christ it was named for?

By: Thinker

Thinker — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:14:14 +0000

@ Never Satisfied – Well I’ll be “danged” if I’m going to set around and let one particular religious group use tax-supported land to promote their faith. If they can do that, then Buddhists must be permitted to place a statue of Buddha in front of City Hall in April, followers of Wicca or even Satan must have their displays on appropriate days also. See my point?
We ALL experience the Winter solstice so there is little protest against evergreen trees, gift giving, Santa Clause and all that. It’s a matter of discretion and respect for others. Meanwhile nobody is preventing any church from having a manger display or even getting together for a BIG cooperative display complete with angels with real feathers and real sheep and donkeys…hallelujah! Have at it, but not on tax-supported property that some local soldiers died to keep free and secular.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:36:16 +0000

Hopefully, the city council will budget for the inevitable lawsuit.
(and they may want to set aside money for the appeal that will
follow after they lose too)

By: Thinker

Thinker — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:15:08 +0000

@ 429SCJ, You have lost nothing. Main Street still has Christmas decorations but most Main Streets limit those to stars, wreaths, candy canes and other non-religious symbols. The Lord’s prayer in public schools was a mistake and it has been rectified to allow room for other individual belief systems. This is not, and should never be, a theocracy, it’s a republic where individuals have equal rights. Your last sentence says it all…”Don’t expect us to change to suit your values, would you change to suit ours.” That works both ways. Secular government is designed to be functional not a medium to advocate a belief system.

By: Never Satisfied

Never Satisfied — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:12:09 +0000

There’s just no way to make some folks happy… If the discussion would have been about a free dinner for Christmas, folks would still complain.. I’ve never seen so much negativity… Century seems to be a “dang if we do, dang if we don’t” town…

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:07:09 +0000

Christians and Christ do not polarize people. The Lord welcomes all.

We are working to take back what those took from us. America is one Nation under God. When I was a kid, we had Christmas decorations on Mainstreet, we had the Lord’s prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance. We do not go to Mecca or Jeruselem telling people that we are offended, no we do as when in Rome. Don’t expect us to change to suit your values, would you change to suit ours.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:29:26 +0000

Amen, brother!

With public dollars, Christmas is a secular event.

With your own money, please feel free to build the biggest manger scene you want on your own property, with your own labor. I’ll support you with that all day long.