colorado sheriff condemns 'war on christmas,' invites residents to help decorate christmas tree

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Wed Nov-14-07 10:52 PM
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colorado sheriff condemns 'war on christmas,' invites residents to help decorate christmas tree

Edited on Wed Nov-14-07 10:53 PM by kagehime

Ft. Collins Boulderized: the Task Force that Denied Christmas

By Sheriff Jim Alderden

Ft. Collins is becoming more like the imbecilic borough of Boulder than many would like to admit; where social agendas substitute for common sense.

Last week, Fox News� Bill O�Reilly righteously ridiculed the recommendations of Ft. Collins� Holiday Display Task Force on The O� Reilly Factor. For the uninformed, the Task Force recommended that only �white lights and secular symbols not traditionally associated with any particular holiday� be permitted. It further recommended �removing red ribbons from wreaths and removing stars and ornaments from trees.� Acceptable symbols of winter include �snowflakes, snowmen, snowballs, ice skates, skis, penguins, polar bears, white lights, etc.� (Penguins? This is dangerous territory. What about those of us who were traumatized by Danny DeVito�s performance as Oswald Cobblepot in Batman Returns? Skis? What about the poor who can�t afford to go skiing? How elitist and insensitive!) The Task Force managed to avoid any reference to Santa Claus, AKA St. Nick, but one would assume the jolly old gentleman would be banned due to the association of saints with religion.

While the secular progressives have tried to take Christ out of Christmas, supported and bolstered by the ACLU which is waging its own Jihad against Christianity, the majority of Americans, including those living in Larimer County and Ft. Collins, recognize and value our Christian heritage. Valuing our heritage while being tolerant of other religions!

Let us not forget that the separation of Church and State is a fairly modern creation of the Supreme Court, not the views of our Founding Fathers and certainly not expressly found in our Constitution. Our Founding Fathers fought in part for the right of citizens to freely express their religious beliefs. Express � not suppress. It seems that government at all levels is more interested in suppressing Christian beliefs. The recommendations of the Holiday Display Task Force are clearly designed to suppress the thanksgiving and joyfulness of Christians for the birth of Jesus Christ.

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Most of the members of the Larimer County Sheriff�s Office are Christians and celebrate Christmas. We pray for the continued safety of our brothers and sisters in blue, and recognize that the laws we are sworn to uphold have their very foundation in the laws laid down by God through Moses. Our criminal codes are based on Judaic Christian doctrine. To deny that by restricting symbols of Christian faith on public property is beyond the pale.

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http://larimer.org/sheriff/bulls_Eye/BullEye.htm

follow the link to read more of the good sheriff spouting off on how the task force has 'denied the faith and heritage of the majority.' he also invites residents to donate decorations for a christmas tree (he expressly makes the point it's not a 'holiday tree') he's putting up in front of the sheriff's office.

what the hell is this? i am deeply disturbed that a top elected law enforcement official holds such beliefs. :scared:

eta: there's been a running dispute in fort collins for the past few years about including a menorah in the city's holiday display and this is why the holiday task force was formed.