RE: Santa YES, Jesus NO

[michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Have a Happy Feast of the Sol Invictus. 

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Santa YES, Jesus NO
> From: "rick baird" <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, December 07, 2004 10:02 am
> To: "Non-Technical Discussion about the AS400 / iSeries"
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> 
> 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
> > 
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > 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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