That's a nice way of saying, "We have our nativity scene in place now, so the rest of you can go away." It's not a quote, but it might as well be.
This may be old news, back at about mid-December, but I can guarantee you it's not over. Is it just a simple case of religious bigotry? Is it the even more common problem of the good folk of Green Bay voting truly incompetent people into positions of power? Or does it go even deeper than that?
Does the mayor's dedication to the proponents of Green Bay's government-sponsored nativity scene smack of something a little more, ... sinister? Probably not; right? Of course, why would a man in high, public office risk position and reputation by perpetrating a clearly unconstitutional show of crossing the line separating church and state? Could it be, ... for services rendered? Spiritual, of course.
As one would just about have to be cloistered not to have heard all the charges made against the Green Bay diocese -- charges of rampant sexual abuse perpetrated by its holier-than-thou priests. Oh; excuse me; I should say "allegations" of rampant sexual abuse -- at least until the guilty verdict is read.
A truly righteous man would declare a moratorium against sexually abusing children, not holding the alleged perpetrators up in praise by not only displaying their nativity scene above all others, but by denying the spiritually righteous their comparatively minimal displays. I challenge you to find one article about a Buddhist monk being charged with molestation. I challenge you to produce one expose about the Wiccan priest or priestess who either sexually offended or molested a student.
Finally, the real insult ladled onto injury is that this is not even a Christian holiday! I'll give you this, that the day Christians might choose to call Christmas is indeed a celebration of their Christ's birth, but biblical scholars agree, without argument, that his birthday would not be December 25'th! Rather he be born well into the new year, or in November, or in May. That this cooption of the pagan, religious celebration of the birth of the sun god is done at the expense of cheating the pagan-faithful out of their own, true holiday.
Now we know that the Christian's fear of losing power drove them to deny their own savior his real birthday -- there can be no argument there. But what's the mayor's excuse?
Green Bay Press-Gazette - Green Bay mayor declares moratorium on holiday displays
