tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13493923.post114322697652981064..comments2023-11-02T11:03:48.044-04:00Comments on HandMeDowns: St. Paul, MN does Christians a favor - accidentallyJeff A. Spryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12520991166166572854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13493923.post-1143690938914650642006-03-29T22:55:00.000-05:002006-03-29T22:55:00.000-05:00I'm sure that the removal is related to the remova...I'm sure that the removal is related to the removal of Santa Claus at Christmas. It's an attempt to remove any and all things even remotely related to the 2 important Christian holidays of Christmas & Easter. Personally, I don't incorporate Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny in my celebration of Christmas & Easter so taking them down offends me about as much as taking down a shamrock at St. Patrick's Day. I do find it ironic that this practice of removing even the secular aspects of Christian holidays occurred in another country, the Soviet Union after the Russian Revolution, where Father Christmas was changed to Father Frost in an attempt to eliminate all traces of Christian tradition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13493923.post-1143238209918966952006-03-24T17:10:00.000-05:002006-03-24T17:10:00.000-05:00Good point about the St. Paul's name. WorlNetDaily...Good point about the St. Paul's name. WorlNetDaily has a pretty good <A HREF="http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49406" REL="nofollow">article</A> on this. It's interesting that atheists are so offended and it reminds me of the observation once made that asks, "If atheists don't believe in God, why do they spend so much time fighting Him?"Jim Pembertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446388434272680014noreply@blogger.com