Re: Santa YES, Jesus NO

[rick baird <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx>]

Peter, 

What, you have a problem with gay and lesbian Indian Shamans?    You
fascist, bigoted hate monger!   ;)

I feel a song coming on...

"Let's take the Christ out of Christmas...
"We wouldn't want to offend anyone more tolerant than us....

Rick

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 09:36:31 -0500, Peter Vidal <peter_vidal@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,140545,00.html
> 
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> Santa, Yes, Jesus, No
> Sunday, December 05, 2004
> By Scott Norvell
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> "A December parade in Denver will feature everyone from Chinese lion
> dancers (search) to gay and lesbian shamans, according to the Rocky
> Mountain News, but not Christians who want to sing yuletide hymns or carry
> a Merry Christmas message.
> 
> Denver pastor George Morrison said his request to enter a float in the
> annual Parade of Lights (search), which apparently only coincidentally
> happens in late December, was rejected because parade officials won't
> allow any "direct religious themes."
> 
> "It's a little confusing to me," said Morrison. "Here we have this
> holiday, Christmas, approaching, and Parade of Lights is suddenly changed
> into something where you can't even sing a Christmas song?"
> 
> The one-hour parade features elaborate floats with holiday symbols such as
> Santa Claus and gingerbread houses, plus an "international procession" of
> cultural groups.
> 
> The international portion this year features the Two Spirit Society, which
> honors gay and lesbian American Indians as holy people; a German folk
> dance group; and performers of the Lion Dance, a Chinese New Year
> tradition "meant to chase away evil spirits and welcome good luck and good
> fortune for the year."
> 
> Those groups are considered examples of ethnic diversity, not religious
> groups, a parade official said."
> 
> Peter Vidal
> PALL Corporation
> SR Programmer Analyst
> 5775 Rio Vista Drive, Clearwater, FL 33760-3137
> 
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