With the joy and cheer of the Christmas season, unfortunately always comes a few looney liberals who worry that Christmas is offensive to those who aren’t Christian.
And as Christmas is quickly approaching this year, the spirit of the season is under attack in one Indiana town – but the residents aren’t having it.
The American Civil Liberties Union, a group that works to “defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States,” is devaluing the true meaning of Christmas, according to Fox 59.
The group sued the town on behalf of resident Joseph Tompkins, who claimed he was owed damages for being, “forced to come into direct and unwelcome contact with the cross display.”
The suit argues that the town’s display of the cross is a violation of separation of church and state. Should the suit end in success for Tompkins, the cross will be forced to be removed.
But there’s one big problem for him: Dedicated Christmas elves residing in the city.
Hundreds of people in the small town of Knightstown began erecting crosses anywhere they legally could. They’ve gone up in front yards, store windows, and cars.
One particular resident went above and beyond to preserve the holiday spirit. Patricia Hutson made over 200 wooden crosses and handed them out for free prior to a vigil held in support of the cross.
“I hope they make people realize that we should speak up for what we believe in and stand up for it and not be pushed around,” Hutson said.
The hope of the community is that the strong support for the cross display will persuade Tomkins to drop the suit and allow the residents to enjoy the holiday season free of drama and political correctness.
–The Horn Editorial Team
Bravo and Amen. All the glory belongs to God. For the season is about Jesus not santa (satan).
ACLU: Almighty Christ Loves Us!
It’s the day Jesus Christ birthday is celebrated and I will always celibate his birthday and there is nothing satan or the atheists can do to stop me, it’s time to push back.
God Bless You and our COUNTRY. The Muslim women covered is a law for abuse and it offends me. Pray for Muslim women.
Most of these Muslim women DON’T want to live and dress differently because they DON’T understand and know any different, like that it is WRONG to abuse them, they DON’T see it that way, so I don’t feel sorry for them, they are UN-educated and plain dumb, just like their men….And by the way, they want to dominate the world and that is why they are here, trying and working hard against of what we stand for and believe in, so we have to put them in their place and make it clear to them that we will NOT and NEVER let them take over this country, like German Chancellor Merkel allows them to take over Germany and so far parts of western Europe…It is DISGUSTING to watch, Merkel is a big time TRAITOR along with her cronies….
How did Muslim women become part of this conversation? Let’s get back to the town in Ind. God bless all of the fine folks that are standing up to Mr. Tompkins and the civil liberties group who ever he is.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Hi Angelika, Pick up this book in the Public Library, Titled: “Behind the Veil” It’s written
by Osama Bin Laden former sister-in-law. You cannot imagine how the women are treated There are
more than several wives to one man. They have unlimited cash at money at their disposal. All they do is shop. That’s all. The women are not
allowed to drive. If they get in a cab, they must be fully covered in their Burka’s and if the
cab driver even looks at her through the rear view mirror, he’s in big trouble.
I’m very happy to have been born a United States Citizen. Our freedom is everything. Some
people take it a bit far because their just ignorant. They don’t know any better. They were not
taught morals, respect for women, men and their parents and now this next generation coming up is totally lost. Our college campuses have become politically correct. With a past job I had, I approached a woman (who I thought was from South America) and started to converse with her in Spanish. Her reply was” I’m offended,I’m American Indian”. If this was said to me elsewhere, I would have pow-wowed her into next week. Comments like that? There’s nothing wrong with the Spanish. There was something wrong with her. She was a racist.
It is my belief that Muslims cannot ever assimilate into our Christian culture since they follow the Quran! Period, end of discussion!
So I agree with you Angelika .
Did you know that Keith Ellison , senator was allowed to take his oath of office swearing on the Quran? Listen, if you are a member of the senate of the US, a Christian country, then you swear on the Bible, or you are not allowed to assume office
AND the difference is AMERICANS are not so easily pushed around, before they STRIKE BACK. I believe that is why barry was so adamant about removing our GUNS ? would make it so much easier for the arabs to take AMERICA like they have Paris , Sweden,Norway, and Europe ? without the help of a foreigner in office will be another dilemma for them to overcome. I say UNITE AMERICA together we can MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN ! then we can and will be able to HELP OTHERS ? remember GIVING starts at HOME. we got our chance AMERICA lets show them how strong the UNITED states of AMERICA really is ! let’s git er done AMERICA !
Agree!
Disgusted-
Funny thing.
Christ forbids swearing, AT ALL, so even He wouldn’t approve of swearing on a bible, much less a Koran or Qu’ran, or however you wanna pronounce it.
Didja ever notice that when attempting to deal with virtually anyone “in the world,” the FIRST thing they want you to do is swear? The FIRST thing they want you to do is disobey Christ?
Oh, the courts will sometimes “allow” you to “affirm” – but then they presume that you KNOW that in terms of legalese, “affirm” and “swear” are IDENTICAL, right? So to remain on the side of Christ – that is, to be obedient to Him – you have to reject these offers to contract with them.
If you think i’m tellin’ a stretcher, just go to any good bible search engine and put the phrase “but i say unto you, swear not at all” in the window.
Deport all of them.
GOD BLESS Rich, Nellie, and Angelika; GOD BLESS AMERICA AND AMERICANS. Stay out of our way !! We now have a real leader at the helm. GET LOST !! sell your rotten propaganda somewhere else. We don’t fall for it !!
Just put them on the trashheap…of….history…..!!!
@ NELLIE/ANGELIKA/MARYBETH. why not ASK the aclu 2 file against the offensive apparel that is a symbol of female enslavement. name cair & all mosques as the slave traders. then u may find out if the aclu defends the beliefs of “ALL” citizens. I would attempt it but being a male these groups would probably counter-sue & claim i was some kind of pervert trying 2 see a females face.
Franklin Graham says that numerous Muslims have had their eyes opened to the truth by the preaching of the Gospel. Many of these new converts to Christ are persecuted and others become mortars. May the Lord have mercy on them and stir their hearts to seek Him and stir us to seek to follow Him faithfully in all things.
BRAVO Rich!! I guess the losers that try to keep us from believing in the Christ Jesus are offended because of our beliefs. But what about We The People that are offended with THEIR beliefs? Are they the only ones that matter? This is OUR country & damn sure better THEM offended than US!! BACK OFF OF TRYING TO FORCE US TO BELIEVE YOUR LOSING WAYS!! If you don’t like what We The People do, get the HELL out of OUR COUNTRY!! STOP trying to force us to be like YOU!!!
HANKO AMERICAN, i so agree with your comment, the non-believers in Christ, the children of satan, are very offended when you mention word God, because they are demons/children of satan who refuse to hear truth. The satanists have taken away prayers in our school at our football games,, now they are trying to take away Christians celebrating the birth of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.i READ AN ARTICLE EARLIER and noticed that trump had chosen several Christians to be in his cabinet, during all of this turmoil; trump turned over his life to God.. what a miracle Americans for God did answer all of our prayers and exposed Hillary and the pedophile ring AMERICANS DO NOT LET THE SATANIST TAKE AWAY your joy for the season and birth of Christ, stand up for what you believe in God bless all
Let them go back to their desert. I/we dont want them here.
You are so Right. One person complains and the rest suffer. What happened to MY free speech and my right to freedom of religion.
Your rights are not important to the big shot’s, if they can not increase their artherody. That is what the powers that be want. To push you around until you get the idea that you have no rights and they are totally masters of the people. Now you understand why they hate the 2. Amendment. You have a gun, you can say ‘ that is enough assholes. Push me any further, you are going to be shot. ‘ In short, a gun in your hand says that you do have rights that they have to respect.
Amen to this, now that Trump will be our next president things and our rights will return and we the people must help him bring our right back to our country. He needs all our support to do this. He’s picking the right cabinet people to do this as well. They still will always need we the people support too.
Amen!
What’s wrong with Christmas Customs?
It has always been said that Christmas is a traditional Christian party to celebrate the birth of Jesus. But many people are wondering what they have to do some Christmas Customs with Jesus Christ.
For starters, it’s the myth of Santa Claus, or Santa Claus. The image of this character today joyful, red dress, white beard and rosy cheeks became famous in an ad for 1931 for a soda. In The 1950 s, in Brazil tried to replace Santa Claus with a local indigenous character: Vovô Indigenous Indian (Grandpa). Got himself? According to professor Carlos Fantinati, Santa doesn’t just beat the grandpa Indian, but also “defeated the child Jesus, going on to be the official representative of the party of the 25th of December”. but the myth of Santa Claus is not the Only strange element of Christmas. To know what others are there, let’s go back to the era of the early Christians.
Santa Claus with a big bag full of gifts on his shoulder
The Encyclopædia Britannica mentions: “during the first two centuries of Christianity, Christians refused to celebrate the birth of the martyrs, including that of Jesus”. why? Because they considered the celebration of the birthday a pagan custom, something that should be avoided completely. In addition, the Bible does not mention the exact date of the birth of Jesus.
Despite the position of Christians on birthdays, in the fourth century, the Catholic Church instituted the celebration of Christmas. The Church wanted to increase their influence and took advantage of the popularity of the roman pagan religions and their festivities of the winter solstice. Every year, from 17 December to 1 January, “the majority of the Romans ate in excess, gambled, they were partying and participating in other celebrations to pay homage to their gods”, says the writer P. Restad in his book Christmas in America (Christmas in America). And the 25th of December they used to celebrate the birth of the unconquered sun. When instituting the Christmas on the same day they got many Romans pass to celebrate the birth of the sun to celebrate the of Jesus Christ. In his book, Santa Claus, biography (the biography of Santa Claus), Gerry bowler says: ” the Romans were still enjoying the habits of those holidays of winter “. in reality, they celebrated ” new parties, but with old ways “.
Therefore, the real problem with this festivity is its pagan origin. Stephen Nissenbaum in his book the battle for Christmas (the battle in the spirit of Christmas) said that “The Christmas was nothing more than a pagan holiday with costume Christian”. therefore it offends God and his son, Jesus Christ. This is a small matter? The Bible says, ” do not participate in anything that makes those who are not followers of Christ. The good thing has nothing to do with the bad. You can’t be together the light and the darkness ” (2 Corinthians 6:14, translation in current language). Just like the crooked trunk of a tree, Christmas is so twisted that “you can’t straighten out” (Ecclesiastes 1:15).
Yes its time for all Americans to bring bsck our America and the people s. Wants God the cross yhr American Flag Flying every were in America let no one tell an other person take God the cross and the American Flag Down
Amen ! ;/)
YES!!!!! IT’S TIME WE THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE OUR LORD SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR THE CROSS. WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO CELEBRATE BIRTH OF CHRIST. WE MUST STICK TOGETHER AND DEFEND OUR RELIGIOUS RIGHT!!!
As we used to say in the sixties: “RIGHT ON!”
Bull
Bill, please explain Bull for me. I’m just curious what you have to say.
Yea—Billy please tell us what your post of “Bull” means…
about time we took this country back from the loonie,crazies out there, want to be socialist and hateful, Venezuela is only a flight away, or maybe cuba would be better.
Santa is not Satan. Santa is a fable that we teach our children.
Santa, in my opinion, is a character that came by means where we encourage our children to be good and mind their parents.
Look at today, for example:
Christ is taken away.
Santa is seen only as retail sales.
Thanksgiving is now a part of Black Friday.
Easter Bunny is seen as retail sales.
Each of these are destroying family values.
Family time and Faith should be our goal for the holidays.
Hi Lacy: Yes, we’ve taken our Holiday characters a bit too far. Satan is roaming the earth
and choosing his victims. Mr. Tompkins is not a victim but a demonic force. All we need is Love and
Prayer to our Almighty Father in the name of Jesus his son and his Holy Spirit. And poor Mr. Tompkins
needs a lot of attention because it’s all about him.
BRAVO, Lacy . . .
yes satan deceives the whole world.& if deceived you don,t know it..wish merry xmas if you want but you are deceived christ was not born on xmas.but earliar 6 months after john the baptist.he was not crucified on good fri . nor rose on
easter sunday..fri to sun. not 3 days& 3nites. sunday is not god,s sabbath but constantine,s mother was a sun worshipper.who changed it..
What ? What ? Could you repeat that ? Huh ? Explain what you just posted.????????????
It doesn’t matter what day Jesus was born on. It doesn’t matter who Instituted Sunday as the sabbath. What matters is that you celebrate God giving you eternal life thru faith. If anyone is only giving thanks to God on Sunday then they are missing the real sabbath which is one long continous day from the moment you accepted God’s mercy. That’s what is celebrated in our hearts of every child of God.
No. Sunday worship was changed by the Vatican, not Constantine’s mother. How ignorant are you? No one knows for sure when Christ was born. It is celebrated the way it is as a representation of his birth. You need to look at the Jewish calendar. Our calendar is wrong in so many ways. The Jewish year goes from September to September. Jesus was a Jew. All these dates are representations since we do not know the actual dates. And another thing… It is NOT Xmas- It is Christmas and there is nothing wrong with the representations we have. At least Jesus is acknowledged and he is our Savior. So Wallace, I don’t know where you get your information but you have no idea what you are talking about.
AMEN!
HAVE YOURSELF A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I knew I was proud to be a Hoosier for a reason! If you stomp on somebody elses right to make your own supreme isn’t this hypocrisy at best? If you come to our country from another isn’t the rule you aclamate to our country ? If you want to live by a different countries beliefs why did you leave there to begin with? All should stand up for the good oke USA! Dont stomp on my beliefs if you expect me to respect yours!
I agree 100%. If you don’t want to live by our law’s, and customs, go back where you came from.
So true DRD 5508, you hit the nail right on the head with your remark. These people that don’t believe in Christmas should leave our Country for good. The good Lord is the one we need to look up to at any point in our lives.
Amen, Apparently joseph didn’t get enough attention from mommy when he was young and Grrreat for the town of Knightstown….. Merry Christmas too all!!! It is about time Christians start standing up to this heathen bs!!!
Amen, Apparently joseph didn’t get enough attention from mommy when he was young and Grrreat for the town of Knightstown….. Merry Christmas too all!!! It is about time Christians start standing up to this liberal bs!!!
God Bless the woman who made the crosses & passed them out free of charge to prove there is a real God & the liberals should get out of town if the CROSS offends them. God Bless all Christians & Merry Christmas to all.
Love It. Great way to turn an acronym to good advantage. I also like BCE (Before the Christian Era) and CE (Christian Era.)
Merry Christmas!
Santa is not Satan but “viewpoints” are the problem and ignorance for if you read the part of the Constitution that talks about “religion” there is NO SUCH THING as “Separation of Church and state” but due to the ignorance of people about the Constitution they crumble when people state that phase. Here is the Constitution they are referring to. A statement that Jefferson says is not LAW. He came up with Separation of Church and state but it is NOT A LAW!!!
This is what the Bill of Rights states: Notice who they are talking to: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; CONGRESS SHALL or PROHIBITION THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF Now this is what the Bill of Rights states and this is part of the Constitution which they added as the rights of the people after they finished the Constitution which was how the Government was setup to do.
Our founders put that in the Bill of Rights because England, which was our “Mother Country”, required attendance in the Church of England. They did not want the new government here to return to that practice, but to allow Americans the freedom to worship as they wanted, without any punishment. The phrase “wall of separation between the church and the state” was originally coined by Thomas Jefferson in a letter to the Danbury Baptists on January 1, 1802. His purpose in this letter was to assuage the fears of the Danbury, Connecticut Baptists, and so he told them that this wall had been erected to protect them. The metaphor was used exclusively to keep the state out of the church’s business, not to keep the church out of the state’s business. That phrase has come to censor all forms of Christian theism in the public arena is a complete misunderstanding of the “establishment” clause.
I researched the Separation of Church and State about 10 years ago, and you are right there isn’t anything in the Constitution about it but Jefferson wanted to include it in the Bill of Rights and/or Constitution and was turned down by the other founding fathers. So that’s why liberals get so bent out of shape over the “Separation of Church and State. But, Federal, State and Counties employees are paid for the Christmas Day when it falls on a weekday. The Senate, Congress and the Supreme Court don’t work either. Another is swearing to tell the truth on a Bible. What will the ACLU do to have their client swear on? Mad magazine?
When I see or hear someone complain about religious holidays. I generally ask them Do you want to go to work on Christmas Day or Easter? Because I’ll open the business up just for you. You’re so offended that you get a paid day off then I expect you’ll be reimbursing the company for those same days your so offended by. Do you use cash to buy things, sure but you’re not offended by the physical paper or coins that says “In God We Trust” then how am I going to pay you? Please, I’m dying here waiting for your response. After a while you start to see their eyes glass over trying to come up with a legal argument. And, nothing. I give them a dictionary and tell them to look up the word hypocrite. No one is asking you to join us in the celebration of Christ birth, it’s a free country. I’m not demanding you attend the Christmas party since it’s optional and you don’t have to participate in the secret Santa. What people have a problem with is your telling us we can’t. I’m still waiting on the reimbursement check for the days he was paid for a Holiday that offended him so much.
If you cannot argue with a statement and make sense, it don’t make sense to argue.
So I won’t.
Muslims and Islams DO NOT FIT into a Judea-Christian continent. Watch this: https://youtu.be/hE1ZBtE1x8E
or this one; https://youtu.be/HgKn_OaDOHI
For which we Christians, and Catholics, are eternally thankful.
Thank you church lady. Actually the season existed before the birth of Christ. Celebrating the birth of Christ at that time is what made the former celebrations of Saturnalia, yuletide, etc. much more meaningful.
Actually Nicholas, on whom Santa is based, was an exceptionally holy man and a devoted follower of Christ. I don’t see St Nicholas/ Santa Claus as anathema to the true spirit of Christmas. Rather, as a child friend of mine observed, “Jesus and Santa must be very good friends.” Indeed.
I have not heard of one person, not even one objecting to the Crescent Moon and Star that appears on all Mosques. Christians, Jews, Hindus and Buddhists, live and let live, but some like this fool Joseph Tompkins wants to spoil the love and joy of the majority for his own atheist ends. If you don’t like it then look the other way. But what I do want to see is if Joseph Tompkins has the guts to object to the Crescent Moon over a mosque and see how long it takes before he is either killed or his house burned down. Offending Islam is punishable by death!! Wake up Mr Joseph Tompkins as soon your freedoms will be gone forever along with the lives of your family, if you have one. You need to join Trump and the Republicans to see that our first amendment liberties are retained. By the way, atheism is also a belief system. Either you believe in God or you do not believe in God. Joseph Tompkins you have shown that you are a devout believer in No God. Leave us alone and we will leave you alone.
Good for them! If he is so offended by the site of the cross MOVE.
We all need the strength to put down a few who affect our freedom of religion not from it.
Amen to that!!
The solution to all argument of Christmas is so elementary. . . The root word of Christmas is Christ. Its all about Jesus and it has always been the celebration of His birth. If someone is offended, they need not participate, that’s all.
Yes Christmas is a national holiday celebrated for decades. If people don’t like the symbols of the celebration then go back where you came from and also if americans then shame on you. You enjoy the wealth of this country so go worship in your own corner.
Great comment but Santa is not Satan. The storied St. Nick, the basis for “Santa” or Santa Clause is based on a God loving charitable man, not Satan, irrespective of the convenience of letters in both.
It’s about time! If that individual should leave town and move to Washington DC…lots of atheists running around up here….
Jesus is the reason for the season. Merry Christmas to all.
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I wonder, does anyone know the real reason we should honor the Cross?
Were it not for Christ dying on the cross, the world would not be today.. “For God so loves the world, (that’s you and me) that He gave His Only Begotten Son that whosoever (that’s we who believe and have excepted Him as our Lord and Savior) should not perish but will have everlasting life”.. Had He not died on that Cross, we would all perish… So if you that want to do away with that which God chose to allow His Son to be crucified on, then you are the ones who will perish…………… We believer are doing Gods will by supporting the Cross……………. Without the Cross, no Salvation would be to us sinners.
I thanks God for the Cross of my salvation where my Savior bled and died in my place that I might have life after death of this human body ever-after…. Praise God and thank you Jesus…….
Yeah and amen is right! Jesus Christ is all about Love, Forgiveness, Mercy and Truth. Why do many people today have a problem with that? Incredible!
THERE IS NO SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IN OUR CONSTITUTION THIS IS A FALSE NARRATIVE. OUR FOUNDERS DID NOT WANT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FAVOR ONE FAITH OVER ANOTHER. THE INTENT WAS CLEARLY TO BE INCLUSIVE OF ALL RELIGIONS, NOT EXCLUSIVE OF ALL BUT INCLUSIVE. THIS IS INDISPUTABLE AS IT IS WRITTEN IN OUR CONSTITUTION.
THE LEFT IN AMERICA HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESS TO DEPRIVE US OF OUR HUMAN RIGHTS TO PRAY, TO PREACH OR TO LOVE OR BELIEVE IN THE ALMIGHTY GOD….MR. TOMPKINS WANTS TO DEPRIVE ALL LOVING CHRISTIANS IN THE TOWN OF THEIR ENJOYMENT RIGHT TO PRACTICE THEIR FAITH…THIS IS THE PROBLEM….IF HE DOES NOT WANT TO SEE THE CROSS….DO NOT LOOK AT IT….MR. TOMPKINS YOU HAVE A CHOICE….LOOK OR DO NOT LOOK AND IF YOU ARE OFFENDED….IT IS YOUR PROBLEM…THERE IS NO REASON TO GET OFFENDED WHEN OTHERS ARE PEACEFULLY EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT. .NO ONE IF FORCING YOU TO PRAY OR REVERE OR LOOK AT THE CROSS….YOU CAN LOOK OR NOT….BUT YOU CAN NOT EXPECT OTHERS TO DO AS YOU WANT….YOU ARE NOT OUR MASTER….WE ARE NOT YOUR SLAVES….YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD OR THE CROSS ….AND NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO GO AGAINST YOUR WILL…YOU OWE OTHERS THE SAME RESPECT…NOT TO IMPOSE YOUR WILL ON OTHERS….YOU AND THE ACLU ARE ACTIVELY VIOLATING OUR RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION….FREEDOM OF RELIGION IS WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR CONSTITUTION …..FREEDOM FROM RELIGION IS WHAT THE LOONEY ON THE LEFTS WANT TO IMPOSE ON ALL….THIS AMOUNT TO A VIOLATION OF OUR RIGHTS…YOUR RIGHTS ARE NOT BEING VIOLATED….NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO LOOK AT THE CROSS OR TO PRACTICE CHRISTIANITY OR ANY OTHER RELIGION….YOU ARE TRYING TO DEPRIVE US OF OUR RIGHTS….TODAY OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE TEMPLES OF ATHEISM…OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL RELIGION IS ATHEISM … EXACTLY WHAT OUR FOUNDERS DID NOT WANT….THEY DID NOT WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO FAVOR ONE RELIGION OVER ANOTHER…..FUNNY THE LEFT CELEBRATE DIVERSITY EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO FAITH OR THOUGHT OR SPEECH…THE ONLY DIVERSITY THEY EMBRACE IS VERY SHALLOW OR SUPERFICIAL: COLOR OF SKIN OR SEX ORIENTATION….NOT VERY DEEP INTELLECTUALLY OR SPIRITUALLY….THINK ABOUT IT..
THERE IS NO SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IN OUR CONSTITUTION THIS IS A FALSE NARRATIVE OUR FOUNDERS DID NOT WANT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FAVOR ONE FAITH OVER ANOTHER. THE INTENT WAS CLEARLY TO BE INCLUSIVE OF ALL RELIGIONS, NOT EXCLUSIVE OF ALL BUT INCLUSIVE. THIS IS A FACT….NON DISPUTABLE.
THE LEFT IN AMERICA HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESS TO DEPRIVE US OF OUR HUMAN RIGHTS TO PRAY, TO PREACH OR TO LOVE AND BELIEVE IN THE ALMIGHTY GOD….MR. TOMPKINS WANTS TO DEPRIVE ALL LOVING CHRISTIANS IN THE TOWN OF THEIR ENJOYMENT RIGHT TO PRACTICE THEIR FAITH…THIS IS THE PROBLEM….IF HE DOES NOT WANT TO SEE THE CROSS….DO NOT LOOK AT IT….MR. TOMPKINS YOU HAVE A CHOICE….LOOK OR DO NOT LOOK AND IF YOU ARE OFFENDED….IT IS YOUR PROBLEM…THERE IS NO REASON TO GET OFFENDED WHEN OTHERS ARE PEACEFULLY EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT. NO ONE IF FORCING YOU TO PRAY OR REVERE OR LOOK AT THE CROSS….YOU CAN LOOK OR NOT….BUT YOU CAN NOT EXPECT OTHERS TO DO AS YOU WANT….YOU ARE NOT OUR MASTER….WE ARE NOT YOUR SLAVES….YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD OR THE CROSS ….AND NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO GO AGAINST YOUR WILL…YOU OWE OTHERS THE SAME RESPECT…NOT TO IMPOSE YOUR WILL ON OTHERS….YOU AND THE ACLU ARE ACTIVELY VIOLATING OUR RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION….FREEDOM OF RELIGION IS WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR CONSTITUTION …..FREEDOM FROM RELIGION IS WHAT THE LOONEY ON THE LEFTS WANT TO IMPOSE ON ALL….THIS AMOUNT TO A VIOLATION OF OUR RIGHTS…YOUR RIGHTS ARE NOT BEING VIOLATED….NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO LOOK AT THE CROSS OR TO PRACTICE CHRISTIANITY OR ANY OTHER RELIGION….YOU ARE TRYING TO DEPRIVE US OF OUR RIGHTS….TODAY OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE TEMPLES OF ATHEISM…OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL RELIGION IS ATHEISM … EXACTLY WHAT OUR FOUNDERS DID NOT WANT….THEY DID NOT WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO FAVOR ONE RELIGION OVER ANOTHER…..FUNNY THE LEFT CELEBRATE DIVERSITY EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO FAITH OR THOUGHT OR SPEECH…THE ONLY DIVERSITY THEY EMBRACE IS VERY SHALLOW OR SUPERFICIAL: COLOR OF SKIN OR SEX ORIENTATION….NOT VERY DEEP INTELLECTUALLY OR SPIRITUALLY….THINK ABOUT IT..
We read about some cities closing schools on Muslim holidays. Then calling Good Friday, “Spring Holiday” or staying open on that holy day. A few years back Massachusetts re-scheduled the September Primary Election because it fell on a Jewish holiday. Even though that religion is about 4% of the Bay State’s population. I don’t mind that. However, if that can be, then why can’t a community proclaim Merry Christmas ? The politically correct show respect for some religions, but try to trivialize Christianity. Not fair.
Especially when this country was founded on Judeo Christian principles! They need to go to their own country if they want to follow their own traditions! Not Change Ours
Time to put and end to the bullying of the punks at the Anti Christian Legal UnAmerican facist organization. Years ago if there was a bully on the schoolyard one good roundhouse punch would solve the issue and end his bullying ways. We deplorables need to start punching back. This p***y in Indiana needs his nose rearranged.
They are anti Christian racists.
The ACLU has twisted the First Amendment. It was placed there to prevent the institution of a “State Religion” with its attendant persecution of dissenters. It was not intended yo prevent the free expression of fait, which seems to be the express purpose of the ACLU..
Right on, Alexander! Who in the world twisted it around to mean otherwise??
During the time of the founding fathers there were no muslims in this country, wich makes the islam excluded of the law and autometicaly illigal on this land.
Hopefully he wakes up to a cross in his yard every day. And when he is standing at the pearly gates wanting in he might have a change of heart.
The bible says all have fallen short of the glory of god. Thats why he died on the cross for us. For god so loved the world that he sent his only begotten son that who so ever should belivee in him should not parish but have everlasting life.The cross is a sacrad symble of the gift that god gave us . Hi everyone ! Im a hoosier . I live in Fort Wayne, Ind. We are the 2nd largest city in Indiana and we have a lot of churches here. We are called the city of churches .We are largely a germen founded town and proud of our heritage and we believe in the cross and what it stands for. It makes no difference if our savior was born 6 days or 6 months after the traditional time we celebrate his birthday. We celebrate because he came to us to be like us. The cross is our way of saying, WE BELIEVE !!
Very True!!!
Good for the people of this town! America needs more displays of backbone by good and decent people.
Trump will help Christians prevail and he will make America great again!
Everything changed for the better with the election of Trump!
rt. on mis ol” Jeanette brother!!!
We need to have a back bone and teach our Children the same. The liberals have attached our holidays, can’t accept our Election, need cry rooms, recounts, what happens to us. We Are a great nation and we will start winning again. Not lay around and whimper. God Bless us and people with back bone that are writing in this blog. We will prevail.
We clam VICTORY IN JESUS! I HOPE GOD CHANGES HIS EVAL HART AND REPENTS OF HIS SINS IN JESUS NAME!
Aa ya, that too!!!
Claim vs.clam, evil vs eval, heart vs.hart, stupid vs rev.
Way to go! Time for ALL Americans to start taking our country back from these idiot Morons!
Yeah to the citizens who erected crosses. If you don’t believe in the cross, seeing one should not affect you one way or the other.
BRAVO!
that’s the problem. atheists are afraid they’re wrong. so that lash out at others that know God is.
Sounds like Joseph Tompkins is feeling the heat of John 16:8! You can’t ‘beat’ God Mr. Tompkins. Give your life to Jesus and those offensive crosses will become to you a symbol of the greatest love ever experienced. Merry CHRISTmas.
I get so tired of the heathens using a made up phrase “separation of church and state” as if it were in the constitution to prevent Christmas and Christians from celebrating. The country was founded on Christian values, no other religion was ever considered in the constitution.
So I’m glad to see these people standing up against the hateful aclu group and the pathetic offended heathen who wets his pants at the site of the Cross..Must be a vampire..
+++100
Where is the “Live and Let Live” in this world today? If you don’t believe, then close your eyes as you pass a cross.Those that do believe need to make it known that we will no longer sit quietly and let the ACLU push their liberal ideas down our throats.
I take hope from the actions of the people in Indiana. Let the rest of the world take notice!
Exactly, it use to be, just change the channel. Now it’s all they want to do is ( change your channel) !!! Now is the time to stand up and be strong for Christ and his value’s.
Where is the “Live and Let Live” in this world today? If you don’t believe, then close your eyes as you pass a cross.Those that do believe need to make it known that we will no longer sit quietly and let the ACLU push their liberal ideas down our throats.
I take hope from the actions of the people in Indiana. Let the rest of the world take notice! NO I HAVE NOT SAID THAT BEFORE
Hallelujah! God will not be mocked!
Well Done. This is the Breast Plate of Righteousness, the Helmut of Salvation, the Shield of Faith, the Shoes of Peace and the Sword of the Spirit in action against the fiery darts of the wicked one.///Time is short, know where you stand. ty Toledo Sgt
Good for you my friend. It is about time we all stood up for our beliefs and our values. Thus us what will make America great again
Joseph Tompkins, I know what you need and I think the folks in the community are going to let you have it, some dark night.
This country was founded by Christians, whether Tomkins likes it or not. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and several other Founding Fathers wrote extensively about their faith in God, Jesus Christ, and their respect and admiration for the Bible, etc. Read Thomas Jefferson’s beautiful writings about Jesus Christ, for example.
All of western civilization was originally founded upon the Bible. And there is NO LAW pertaining to a “separation of church and state.” That concept was based on a letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptist Association in 1801. In the letter he argued that the church should be protected from the state, NOT that the state should be protected from the church. Huge difference.
When my grandfather was growing up, they openly read from the Bible in class and prayed to God in American public schools. People used to have to put their hand on a Bible and swear to tell the truth “so help you God” in a court of law. We used to have stone replicas of the 10 Commandments in front of American court houses, etc, etc, etc. Yes, indeed, we were predominately a Protestant/Christian people. Not the secular hedonistic people we are today.
This country was not founded upon his godless left-wing ideology. So, Tomkins can get lost.
or take a hike to never-never land! Sounds to me like it’s intensive play dough therapy time for Joseph…
GREAT WRITING CHRISTIE!!!!!! RAH! RAH! AND MERRY CHRIST-MAS EVERYBODY…. GOD IS GOOD AND HE SITS UPON HIS THRONE WATCHING WITH HIS ALL SEEING EYE, HE NERVER SLEEPS NOR DOES HE SLUMBER.. I BELIEVE HE HAS HEARD OUR PRAYERS AND IS GIVING US ONE MORE CHANCE TO UNDO ALL THAT THESE UNGODLY LEADERS OF THE PAST MANY YEARS HAS PUT UPON THIS NATION BY ALLOWING UNGODLY PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAYS THE RIGHTS THAT GOD HIMSELF HAS GIVEN US….. LET US HOPE THAT WITH TRUMP AS OUR PRESIDENT WE WILL BECOME A BRAVE PEOPLE THAT REFUSE TO BACK DOWN WHEN WE KNOW GOD IS ON OUR SIDE,.. IT WAS PEOPLE THAT WERE RINNING FROM SUCH THAT HAS COME UPON THIS ONCE GREAT AMERICA THAT FOUNDED THIS COUNTRY.. WE HAVE BEEN INVADED BY THESE SATANIC EVIL ONES AND WE MUST STAND UP FOR GOD OR WE’LL LOOSE AMERICA TO THEM THAT HATE HER…. SO LET US JOIN DAILY IN PRAYER AND GOD WILL HEAR AND HE WILL HELP US OVERCOME……………..
It is heartening to see the revolt of people who have reached the limit of their tolerance of the ridiculous political correctness.
From international events such as Brexit, the Italian vote of no on their referendum, the election of Donald Trump and these local displays, the signs are everywhere that enough is enough. This is bad news for cry babies and it will take them a while to realize that their life as spoiled children is eroding away as the silent majority begins to make themselves heard from again.
Separation of church and state is not part of the law. It was an idea ‘floated’ a long time ago. Too many people buy into this false notion without checking the facts. Here is a link to Jefferson’s letter. http://www.usconstitution.net/jeffwall.html. The First Amendment should be enforced. Leave it to the ‘fake news networks’ to report what they wish without checking the facts.
If a person doesn’t believe in God or Jesus, why does it bother them so much? To them it should be a laugh to watch us believers honoring something that didn’t exist. They get so bent out of shape they must have very guilty feeling inside. Just like someone not wanting to hear about another religion for fear it may sway them or their family. I say if your belief is that flimsy, you don’t have that faith. I am a Christian even though some say Catholics aren’t Christian which is totally asinine since the very definition of Christian is follower of Christ. But I don’t shove it in your face, not respect your beliefs and I keep my relationship with God to myself. I respect your faith and I ask that you respect mine, fair enough?
For all those who claim they are Christians it is important that we study the Word of God because that book has THE truth. No matter what church you belong to, as a member you must study every page of scripture because it is God speaking to you through His word. After you have done that prayerfully, seek out the church that preaches the truth, according to what you have been learning. Ask God to help you to do all of this. He will guide you. Then, live within His will, and thank Him for the faith by which you embrace Jesus as Lord of your life. You will be saved! Nobody can snatch you out of His hand!
Martha, it is not hard to see it is satan working in and through these people! That is the way he has always tried to do his rotten tricks. It makes no sense whatever for anybody to be “offended” by the cross. Nobody is forcing them to believe in the cross or our Savior who died there to save us from eternal punishment in hell. If the conscience of an onlooker bothers him, then it is time for him to to take stock of his life and recognize his need of the Savior. THEN he will sense he glory of the cross and will love it.
There is no greater love but that man lay down his life for his friends!
Remember our military and keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
Also remember that Jesus Christ laid down his life for all of us! We need to believe this in order to have eternal life.
Read John 3:16.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!
If you don’t like OUR traditions and you feel so, so offended by our celebration of Jesus Christ/Christmas then leave because you DON’t have an open mind and DON’T want FREEDOM of Religion, too bad, but that IS what America is all about, and also a little reminder for all of those FREEDOM haters, this country was FOUNDED by Christians and run by Christians since it’s birth….Those who gave their lives to make that happen need to be held in the highest regard and we as Christians have the obligation to honor that, always and forever…We CANNOT and will NOT let others come here and destroy our way of life, again you, whoever you are and where ever you came from, go back to your country/countries of origin and accept the abuses and oppression that you are used to, that you are being told that it is right to hold you DOWN and BACK, we DON’T have to accept such treatment because we are Americans and will always fight for what is RIGHT for us……
Love your response, so right on. Jim
Exactly!!!
Good for those folks. The Constitution guarantees them the right as well to celebrate Christmas and Christ, so those people who are offended had better find another place to live. This town will not be denied their rights by just one person who is so insecure and immature he can’t accept the spirit of Christmas. The town has my vote!!
Way to GO Community, We have had it with the PC police and there aclu when will the aclu stand up for the CHRISTIANS rights,
not in there agenda. GOD BLESS AMERICA, GOD BLESS THIS COMMUNITY AND MERRY CHRISTMAS
I’M FROM INDIA AND DEVOUT CHRISTIAN. IN INDIA HINDUS CELEBRATE THEIR CELEBRATE FESTIVITIES AND IT DOES NOT OFFEND ME BEING CHRISTIAN. USA IS A CHRISTIAN COUNTRY AND STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT ACLU SHOULD BE BANNED FROM THIS COUNTRY, ITS A LEFTEST COMMUNISTIC ORGINIZATION .
Sam, I think you have a great idea… At the very least law suits should have to go through a law test before going to court. I guess there are other places for persons who do not like the American way of life.
Thanks to Ms Hutson for her loving, kind spirit. Our forefathers who was not allowed to own a Bible in UK. If scripture or a Bible was found in their homes they were torture or burnt at the stake. Read your history. They came to USA to have a place to worship God Almighty. Even the 1st land they saw was called Provincetown in honor of the province of God Almighty. United States was founded on Freedom of Worship and Liberty to have free speech.
If someone wants to worship as an atheist, Marxist philosophy go live in China or North Korea
I hear Iran is nice this time of year! We’ll see how well their contradictory ideology works there!!!
How long has Christmas been celebrated in America? I can’t stand when some wacko comes along and says it should be changed because he/she doesn’t approve. Instead of of getting rid of Christmas and crosses, how about we get rid.of the assh@!e that objects. By them a one way ticket to he!!.
Christmas is not his birthday. it is a pagan holiday that the pope copied. So, I don’t believe in it either. But t is not offensive to me if others do believe it and honor it. We should all respect others.
It all depends on what’s in your heart!
Once again I ask why the ACLU is doing nothing about the Muslims in NYC blocking streets and sidewalks due to overflow from mosques during prayer time. Has the ACLU never heard the adage about the goose and the gander?
The Constitution only protects from the Federal government from establishing a state religion. It does not prevent a state, county, town, or community from establishing a denominational practice.
its about time somebody stood up to these devil worshiping swine. if this guy didn’t like xmas or crosses, he could leave or wear real dark glasses. I don’t think that one man should be able to stop xmas. or crosses or manger displays or anything that they would like to decorate their homes with. THE LIBERALS GOT TO QUIT SNIVELING! there are other people in this world just as important as they are, its a holiday that kids do so enjoy, and the mean ol libs want to take that away from the kids, an they say no just the cross. without the cross there would be no xmas! as far as the mean spirited lib, may he rot in hell!
The ACLU and the Alabama based SPLC have lost their way and are simply, unAmerican fascists today. It is time for them to shut up and vanish. Soros loves both, the evil SOB.
When I say Merry Christmas to someone I don’t know I run the risk that they might be offended. If that is indeed the case and they inform me that they are put off by my choice of seasons greetings, I tell them that the subtext of Merry Christmas is Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Men.
If their hearts are so filled with hatred for Christianity or their minds are so twisted with political correctness that even after that explanation they still rebuke my salutation of Merry Christmas, I look them straight in the eye, smile and say Merry Christmas again before walking away.
@ MrTruth
I will deadpan reply to someone, anyone, who is offended by simply being humbly wished a Merry Christmas: “Then, if you please, do not have a Merry Christmas. You are free to do that as well.”
Or, if someone happens to be being addressing me first and says to me, “Season’s greetings.”, I will cheerily reply with: “And a Merry Christmas to you too.” And if I get challenged because of that reply I will respond with: “Are not the traditional greetings expressed during the season of Christmas those of Merry Christmas?” If such someone is offended by being wished a Merry Christmas, you already know what my reply will be… “Then, if you please, do not have a Merry Christmas. You are free to do that as well.”
Yes if these crosses offend these people too bad they offend us why not ban them from your town because you have to look at them. The ist amendment give us our right to free expression, meaning the cross is the Christians free expression. If you don’t like don’t look go in a,different direction. We ae getting sick and tired of your b.s.
I’ve never understood why one person’s rights become more valuable and worthy of defending over another person’s rights. Why are atheists/muslims given special protections and Christians are not? If the ACLU wants to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States then they better do their job for everybody; otherwise, isn’t it discrimination against Christians?
There are a lot of cross people in Knightstown!
So, ALL of the residents of this town are supposed to take down their religious stuff, that has been going up for 200+ years, cause of 1 jackass??? I DON’T THINK SO. That 1 idiot should be drawn and quartered. (killed and cut up for market) How 1 jerk can ruin the day. Remember the saying, 1 bad apple can ruin the whole bunch?? Well, get rid of the 1 bad apple.
You are absolutely correct. Let this idiot, along with that communist group, the aclu, go directly to h*ll. Do not pass go, and, for sure, do not collect $200.00!
So, ALL of the residents of this town are supposed to take down their religious stuff, that has been going up for 200+ years, cause of 1 jerk??? I DON’T THINK SO. That 1 idiot should be drawn and quartered. (killed and cut up for market) How 1 jerk can ruin the day. Remember the saying, 1 bad apple can ruin the whole bunch?? Well, get rid of the 1 bad apple.
To DRD5508; So you think Santa is Satan, your an idiot acting as Satan in your statement. During this time of year my wife and I visit well over 500 children and elderly. We remind them all what Christmas is all about as we pass out presents to children that are in a very low income family who otherwise would not get a gift under the tree. We are invited to the schools AND City Hall with the churches in the Parish (Louisiana Bible Belt) giving us the names and addresses of the very needy to surprise visit one on one with them. We pass out toys, clothes and at times food to these people. We do this out of our pockets and without fanfare, with only a select few knowing who we are, even the Chief of Police has no idea who we are. We do this for the act of giving and putting smiles on little faces each year. For you to call us Satan can only come from the devil himself and your worse than the idiot that has trouble seeing the cross in his town. I am so mad that my face is redder that the suit I wear, I am a disabled Vietnam Vet that would gladly love to show you how some of my USMC 1st Force Recon training can feel on your body to jolt some of your brain cells awake. I haven’t been this angry at anyone for some time and now I have to try bury this anger before I place the next little possibly dirty child on my knee and look them in the eye and let them know that their worth is just as much as anyone else and that they are very important to Santa aka St. Nicholas.
rt. on mister ol” St. Nick brother!!!
Let’s get this movement started all over our great nation! Those who don’t believe can just ignore our crosses, our mangers and our Christian faith. We will pray for them as we do for all people on earth.
It is truly a shame that someone has this much time on their hands to be able to file a law suit over something as frivolous as this, hmmmmmm ( I just wonder is the person who filed this receiving any kind of assistance) I mean this will cost a pretty penny if it goes to court, but that aside how does this person react when he / she see’s a cross at a church?
SATAN AND HIS ILK ARE ON THEIR LAST FIGHT. . ETERNITY IN HELL IS A LOOOOONG TIME
In the first place, there is NO clause in the First Amendment declaring “separation of church and state”! Those words exist nowhere in the Constitution OR Bill of Rights. The lie has been perpetuated for so long if you were to ask 100 people if that wording exists in the Founding Documents 98 would say they do. Those words have been plagiarized and taken out of context from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote in January 1801 to a congregation in Connecticut concerned that state’s legislature was considering declaring the Baptist Church as the official church of Connecticut. Jefferson wrote the legislature could not do that because a “wall of separation exists between the church and government”. A study of the Federalist Papers and other writing of the framers of the Constitution and Bill or Rights make it clear they did not want an official church in America as existed in England at that time, the Church of England! At that time the Church of England was the only church allowed, and one of the prime reasons the pilgrims left for the New World. The only place religion is mentioned in the Founding Documents is in the First Amendment in what was originally known as the Freedom OF Religion Clause until secular supreme court judges decided it should be the freedom FROM religion clause. That clause reads “The Congress shall pass no laws pertaining to the establishment of a religion, NOR THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF!” Any time any arm of the government, INCLUDING the Supreme Court decrees when, where, and how religion is practiced that last sentence of the Freedom of Religion Clause is violated.
I myself am not a Christian but this idiot had to go and open a can of worms that should have been left well enough alone. No one forced him to do anything and Christmas is Christmas, Christian, Jewish, Pagan, Agnostic or otherwise. This guy is a real grinch and should be shunned by the town as a nutter! All he had to do was smile, wish people a Happy Holiday and move on but he had to make an ass out of himself and ruin everyone else’s parade. As I wrote, I am not a Christian but I do celebrate the Holiday Season and having a Merry Christmas is part of that for everyone who has a real pulse.
The First Amendment clearly states that we have free exercise of religious liberty. It is prohibited.Glad the city is fighting back.
Oops. I should not have included the word, prohibited in the contest that I did. Any kind of interferance with religious liberty is prohibited.
This is another example of how the special interest groups political, religious, color, gender, & just plain ole butts think that somehow their rights as 5-10% of the population override the rights of the 90%. The election of Trump, republicans winning more offices in cities, counties, states & federal hopefully will send a message to the so called politically correct, the liberals, atheists, socialists, communists, Muslims, etc. we the silent majority are absolutely sick to death of your crap & we intend to take back America & the land of the free, you are going to be able to dictate very, very much less than you have for the last 8 years. If you are intelligent enough to understand this then fine, if not you will be shown the way repeatedly til you do understand, this movement has actually just begun.
Well said! Donald Trump stated while in Wi. on 13Dec.2016 that we will again say “Merry Christmas”. I say, if someone doesn’t like that then pack your crap and don’t let the door hit you in the butt as you leave our country.
Contrary to the PC crowds belief America is STILL A CHRISTIAN NATION if a cross or our flag offends him I’m sure there are rental property’s in Syria or Iran where he can take a knee have his head cut off and go to hell
Let’s see if I have this right. Beautiful Women should be forced to walk around naked because it offends me when they wear clothes. Is that right? Sounds about the same to me. What is that old story about the tail wagging the dog?
While I haven’t lived in Indiana since 1937 I was born there and have good Mid-Western values that I learned as I grew up. I have become totally aggravated and irate with the “whiney-boxes” that think they have the right to attempt to enforce their sick views on the rest of us by using a Socialist agency to accomplish their goal. My take on this is that the ACLU needs to be disenfranchised and forced to close. They do not provide a positive outcome in 90% of the actions they become involved in, inmost cases without being invited to comment.
Good on ya’ Hoosiers.
Thank goodness there are people willing to stand up to these bullies. As Christians we are always the ones who have to give in to the rights of others and it’s great to see people showing their faith, which by the way was part of the building of this great nation. God bless America and all who believe in God!
WOW!!!!!!!
WHAT NEXT? TAKE SANTA OUT OF SANTA CLAUS IND… TAKE THE SAINTS OUT OF SAINT WENCEL,JOHN, OMER,
ST. PAUL,JOSEPH OR EVEN BERNICE ???? GOSH PLEASE ‘ACLU’ DON’T EVEN TRY TO TAKE THE KNOBS OUT OF
FLOYDS KNOBS IND… GOOD LORD, AMERICA, HOW HAVE WE LET THIS ORGANIZATION BECOME SO CONFUSED?
….AND DANGEROUS????
And Hillary has to be in the mix somewhere!
Peaceful & heartwarming response! Merry Christmas America!
Awesome…that’s what I’m talking about…Let’s Go!
I thank you LORD for all the people who are speaking out today,this is the time to let the world know America LOVES JESUS CHRIST and always will.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all!
Why the ACLU is doing nothing about the Muslims?Why Muslims given special protections and Christians are not? This is discrimination against Christians! SOB:Soros,Obama, Hillary loves them! They can blocking streets in New York due to overflow from mosques during prayer time. When theirs Ass are up, shoot into it!They are offended had better find another place to live, go back to Syria, Iraq…and pray there to ALLAH!!!Get out from our Christian country!! They do not have to respect our faith in their country, so get out! If we travel to their country we have to respect their faith and not opposite!In this case how they dare to accept from us we have to change?Nobody forcing Muslims to believe in our religion, so shut up!We have to fight for what is right for us!!! We have to see more people standing up against the hateful idiots.
Here’s the Bottomline:Christmas is to be enjoyed! and if any of these PC scrooges,the same ones who used the ACLU on Indiana to remove the cross from the Christmas tree thinks that it’ll stop Americans from enjoying the Holiday season,then they are seriously mistaken! like the Atheists and the LGBTs,these liberal vermin just seem so hell bent on imposing their Holiday jeers onto the majority out there,and i hope they all get the message: THEY are entitled to be miserable all they like,but THEY do not have the right to impose their misery onto the rest of us! don’t like Christmas,then don’t celebrate it! stay in your home,be a liberal scrooge,or
just keep your thoughts and views to yourselves,while the rest of us enjoy the Holidays without your kind trying to impose your stupid ideas on the rest of us!
Joseph Tompkins….pluck out the eye that offends you. You evidently know where the “religious display” is located…and nobody is forcing you to look. The minority of one does not have the Constitutional “right” to force your perverted views on the vast majority of your fellow citizens and impinge on THEIR Constitutional rights… GFY….and have a very Merry Christmas.
Proud to hear of your stand ,for Christianity ,and Jesus Christ ,for Jesus Christ lives ,and he lives in all Christians ,Christians Unite . This United States of American is the land of Christians, able ,and strong ,people of many colors ,who love God ,and worship his beloved Son Jesus .Stand your ground Indiana, the A.C.L.U, know ‘s not what they do .I am an American Christian ,this our land ,when in Rome do as the Roman’s do ,for this is God’s land ,and God’s people .Stand your ground American Christian’s .God Bless the United States of America
im not into christ, or any religion, but HOW DARE ANYONE CHALLENGE CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the leftie liberals are a creeping malignant cancer who are not liberal at all, but fascists! they nauseate me. yet im all for abortion, gay rights, marry who you like, do as you more or less like, within reason so long as it doesnt hurt anyone or any thing. Christmas belongs to the west, and it must stay prominant, its part of our culture, itn wonderful, its meaningful to those who love christ, and its meaningful to those who love holidays, and the same to those who love presents, and decorations and lights and all that stuff.
Leave xmas alone, you morons. If you dont like Xmas go emigrate to somewhere where xmas is not popular. Oh yeh, I forgot, no-where is as good as the good old west eh. You selfish, using, sponging parasites.
I TOTALLY AGREE ON THIS PROBLEM , IF THESE ATHIASTS DON’T WANT US TO SHOW OUR BELIEFES THAN THEY CAN GET THE HELL OUT OF OUR COUNTRY AND THAN GO TO A WAR TORN COUNTRY WHERE YOU CAN “NOT” TELL YOUR TRUE FELLINGS AND NOT ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT ! FOR INSTANCE THIS PERSON WOULD HAVE HIS HEAD CUT OFF FOR SAYING: THERE IS NO GOD…………WHICH ALL OF US KNOW BETTER THAN THAT ONE
ESPECIALLY IN “IRAQ OR IRAN”
Joe should have to run a gauntlet of his neighbors armed with crosses as they “beat some tolerance” for others into him. At least then he’d have something to whine about.
America was born and baptized a Christian country. The legal document, the US Constitution, and the Pledge of Allegiance said so. The Founding Fathers 99% Christians, created our document a Judeo-Christian doctrine. Thus, God blessed this country to be the most successful and powerful country in the world.
Those illegal aliens who came to this country is supposed to honor and respect our faith, our tradition, and all we offer. If they refuse, they have no right to come. They come to free load, destroy us, burn our flags and raise their own, demand what they want, and then kill us infidels and terrorize us. The current President from 2009 to the 2016 has replaced our Constitution with Political Correctness.
We have the widest racial divide because the demands of those who don’t have any patriotism to us require us to obey and follow them. That they are offended of our Christian faith. They are offended by our culture, and therefore the administration of President Obama requires the American people who built, this country, fought, died and sacrificed, remove our Christian faith and tradition so as not to offend the illegal aliens and the Islam terrorists.
The administration of president Obama removed, Christianity from our schools, public squares, government offices. The Ten Commandments were taken, and our kids are indoctrinated, forced to recite Islam prayers in some public schools.
Thus, they offend 77% of the US population who are Christians. Due to the influx of so many Muslims and Atheist to this country Christians are being assaulted and now out of 325 million people living in the US only 71% Christians remain. Unless we stand for our faith, the invasion of terrorists and enemies will continue to plunger, and take away our lands.
President elect Trump will restore all those that were forcibly taken from us, our Christian faith, and our constitution. Please have a Blessed and Happy Christmas America, 2017 is coming soon.
Christmas IS a religious holiday, just like Easter. What I’m wondering is how many of those people who object to the religious aspects of Christmas and Easter actually celebrate Christmas and Easter with their children. Even before Christ was born these were STILL ‘religious’ holidays because the pagans were paying homage to their ‘gods’; the sUn god instead of the SON OF GOD and to whichever stone or wooden god was in charge of fertility and new life instead of everlasting life. Now it seems as though the most prestigious gods of non Judeo/Christians are money and the Dark Angel.
Indiana and all other residents, ask the ACLJ.org to help counter sue those communist bastards for freedom or religion IS protected while the “separation” means (and they know it) neither the State nor Federal government may determine a sponsored or mandated religion!
While you’re at it, start calling the cranky geezer Scrouge or the Grinch or Satan’s advocate OR wish him a Merry Christmas, killing him with kindness.
Freedom of religion…
One man has rights to hurt millions of people? We also have rights that has been trampled on for years. Goes both ways. What is that cross going to run after you? It’s just wood. Some don’t like the meaning behind it ok? This to some gives meaning of hope and love for this mixed up world.This is a good thing. After this awakening of this year’s government crimes and lies and the division of America . The lies of the media ! The cross looks even better. Merry Christmas everyone.
President Elect Trump will do away with all the PC crap the “Liberal” have wrecked upon us – his latest speech was in front of several Christmas trees with a Merry Christmas sign on the podium. It’s about time someone stands up to the bullies against Christianity and everything good.
Regardless of one’s personal, political or faith based views, the last I checked this was still America. We are a nation of democracy which by definition means ‘majority rule’. Personally I am 100% fed up and disgusted with not just orgs. like the ACLU but the politicians and judges who side with these, in my humble opinion, completely self-absorbed and totally misguided people. As some others have stated, this nation was founded by, fought for and protected for many decades by Christians. The population still remains by far a predominantly Christian regardless of race or ethnic heritage. Anyone who doesn’t like seeing the cross has two choices, ignore it or get over it, period. By the way, much of the same holds true for all those whiny jackasses who have been crying, protesting, or needing grief counseling over the recent election. Seriously?!
Maybe the dude that hates the cross should be nailed to it. Then he would have a real reason to hate it.
The residents could just hold protests and riot by destroying his property. If the BLM can get by with it, why not decent citizens to protect their right to Christmas celebrations?
There is no separation of church and state, so nothing was violated. That is not a law. It was meant for the church to be “protected” from the state taking over it. Google “Danbury Baptist Church” for more info…
Hopefully either he will be perpetually offended by a cross everywhere he looks and move out of the community or come to see the light “of the star” and become a believer. Besides the separation of church was set up so as not to have a state church as sharia law has. It was never meant to remove God from our lives or our government.
Its about time that we all are made aware of the Koranic concept that of Mohammed delivering to the people of his time a belief in God being nothing different than what had already been revealed to Abraham to Moses to the Judaic prophets and to Jesus (Yeshua / Issa )
The Koran perfectly acknowledges the Unitarian concept of Christianity which incidentally is held today by many Christians.
As such Moslems i.e.” those that seek peace” are essentially already Christians in addition to them already being Jews !!
Those amongst them that defy the above concept are essentially not Moslems !
The rest of what some do is merely the outcome of their so called regional “culture”. For such to be termed “the Moslem faith” is nothing but perfidy
It may further surprise some of us to learn that the religion of Islam conceptually prohibits the formation of a “Priestly class” – and that too under any circumstance whatsoever. Suicide is forbidden in Islam. To allow such terrorists and killers to try and make out that they are Moslems is nothing but fraudulence of a despicable nature ! !
If you cannot argue with a statement and make sense, it don’t make sense to argue.
So I won’t.
Leave Christ In Christmas. Not Happy Holidays or Xmas but Christmas.
Three cheers for this little town & its’ residents!!!!!!
God Bless you & MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The ACLU is on questionable legal ground since there is no “separation of church and state” in the Constitution! What the Constitution says is the state cannot establish a state religion. Allowing a cross or a beer sign, etc. on public property doe not establish a brewery or a church any more than flying an American flag in a church establishes this place as govt property.
In fact the idea there is some kind of wall separating church and state empowers the govt to determine what is separation. The idea of not establishing a state religion does not give the govt the power to discriminate against religious groups any more than it had the power to establish separate but equal schools for blacks in the days of Jim Crow. The idea of separation is just another form of Jim Crow as was Prohibition. Plus the Constitution is actually legal regulation of the govt itself, not regulation of citizens. The govt can’t take away free speech, freedom to assemble, say in a church or in a factory to mfr whatever or sell whatever. Since 1776 this document, the Constitution, has been a burr under the saddle of some lawyers, pols, judges that do not wish to be told NO!
I suspect that God is laughing a the antics of these misguided emperor wannabes because our govt i actually made in the image of God? Three branches instead of Three Persons. And a teaching of Jesus is embodied in the Constitution with the non-establishment clause. Jesus said, Render unto to God what is God’s and under Caesar what is Caesar’s. The govt has many temporal powers. It, elected officials legally can, tax, make laws, take away your freedom for some things, even draft you. Clearly elected officials role in society is as public servants, not as rulers. The ACLU is just a well financed gang of carpetbaggers sent out of O and Vendetta Lynch to continue the work of “legally” driving Christianity started decades ago. The govt along with massive commercial interests are part of the parable story about the Grinch. They are heart of what makes them the Grinch’s that are stealing Christmas as a church or religious event and turning it into a buying frenzy!
Tell him he is welcome to leave town….the rights of one individual do not and should supercede the rights of everyone else living in that town. I am so very sick and tired of these individuals who think they come before everyone else. Get a life…suck it up and don’t look at the cross if it offends you. I will be very upset I the judge rules in his favor!!
I’m not even religious, but I believe in the CHRISTMAS SPIRIT and enjoy participating and displaying the whole Christmas merriment, both privately and outwardly. Those who object, don’t have to participate or look……they are free “not to” and be on their merry way. For the rest of us, it is a joyous time of year for celebration. I salute this town for standing up and the rest of the country should follow in their footsteps…….MERRY CHRISTMAS
If we refuse to stand up and fight against this disease called liberalism we do not deserve this country. This country was founded on Christian beliefs and it is evident in the writing of the founding fathers, separation of church and state was to keep government from mandating a state sponsored religion. If you are triggered by God too bad. If you don’t like it you are free to leave, and if you insist on being a big liberal we can escort you to the nearest country of your choice. Trump won’t make America great, God already did that and we the people have allowed liberals to throw him out of every aspect of our lives instead of putting a boot to their collective liberal back side.
I STRONGLY AGREE WE HAVE RIGHTS TO, LETS LET THE MAJORITY RULE NOT THE MINORITY
HAVE A MERRY AND BLESSED CHRISTMAS
I guess we the people for get why we the people came here in the first place. Every one that came did so because they were united in freedom. The freedom to wish ship god the way you wanted tpo.
The freedom` to go ant where you wanted to with out being told no
The freedom to think for your self or your family with out being killed for it.
There are a lot more things that could be named. Now we are becoming a nation of I am sorry for making you up set . Remember this. We all need to stand up and tell the one or two person who do this to us, stop there now. you have the right to wash ship the way you wish or not. Put you do not have the right to tell us how to do it or when to do it.
United we stand dived we fall. That is what makes us great.
Flagrant Liberalism is a sign of the pendulum swinging to far to the left but Christians need not fear for our country going totally left because Bible prophecy says that the USA will swing so far right that a national law will be made to enforce adherence to a false day of worship founded by a corrupted church/state church between the third and fifth centuries A.D. At that time you will not be able to buy or sell unless you acknowledge this mark of that corrupt harlot church which in fact it claims as it’s Mark of infallibility that basically the whole Christian world accepts today as the gospel and by so doing makes the fourth commandment void. This fallen church referred to also as the beast in Revelation in chapter 13 is given it’s power by the dragon (Satan). Satan wanted Jesus to fall down and worship him and then Jesus could avoid the cross. Did you get what Satan wants, YOUR WORSHIP. When you accept this false day of worship you are in essence worshipping Satan whether ignorantly or willfully. Now do you recall what the beast/church calls it’s Mark. If following the fourth commandment doesn’t matter then why would the other nine matter. Read Revelation 12 verse17. Whose commandments is the true woman/church keeping, certainly not the ones that Satan gave to the corrupted woman/harlot/beast/church that practically the whole world has been deceived into keeping. Going further in Revelation 14 there is a dire warning against receiving this fallen false church’s Mark in your forehead/mind or hand/going along with it by resting your hands on the Marked day. Going on to verse 12 in chapter 14 it is reiterated “…here are they that keep the commandments of God and have the faith of Jesus”. Now in light of all this information that has been withheld from you by either deception or ignorance and considering that we are here getting ready to live forever with God the Father and Jesus our Savior consider Isaiah chapter 66 verse 23 “And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall ALL flesh come to worship before Me, saith the Lord. I don’t know what day you plan on showing up for worship in heaven and on the earth made new again, but I do know what day God says is His day of worship and it is not Sunday, the first day of the week. Chose today, right now, to follow Jesus and not Satan and his false way of worship, you are not promised tomorrow. Yes there is a Christian fellowship that keeps the fourth commandment according to the Bible and accepts the blood of Jesus as the only way to heaven. We call ourselves Seventh Day Adventist, seventh day for honoring the fourth commandment as opposed to Satan’s 1st day and Adventist because we are looking for that great Advent day when Jesus returns for His children of whom will not have accepted Satan’s Mark/Sunday worship and ignoring God’s commandment written by His finger personally.
“One nation under God” says it all. If you do not want to be a part of it there are lots of other places in the world to live. Use the freedom you are given here to go there.
As an atheist the the cross does not bother me. What bothers me is that while my civil liberties were violated by the state of Michigan the ACLU refused to give me legal assistance. Finally I discovered after a lot of litigation in propia person that the state is in violation of its constitution (Article 6 section 28) by depriving health professionals of their right to appeal (by right) adminstrative final orders, a matter being moved to the new 2017-2019 legislature.
THIS IS AMERICA. GOD BLESS AMERICA. MERRY CHRISTMAS. GOD BLESS AMERICA. MERRY CHRISTMAS. GOD BLESS AMERICA. MERRY CHRISTMAS. ENOUGH OF THIS BULL CRAP. FREEDOM OF RELIGION PERTAINS TO EVERYONE. YOU DON’T SEE CHRISTIANS DEFACING, DECAPITATING, DISRESPECTING OTHERS WITH DIFFERENT BELIEFS. MR. TRUMP WILL GIVE US OUR FREEDOMS BACK, AND GOD BLESS HIM AND PROTECT HIM AS WELL. LUNATICS ABOUND THESE DAYS!
Kudos to this town for coming together in unity.
The very easy way around all these lawsuits and all these so-called “offended” Atheists, is for townspeople to go together with local downtown businesses and put up displays that may be next door to government buildings, but on private property.
I know, I know, the freedom OF religion that we want to preserve- I get it, but this is an easy answer to all those cranks who want to bring lawsuits against the local governments (which is really the local people) as it would take all the wind out of them.
Local businesses might lose the support of a few of these cranks, but the townspeople could make it up by doing business with those who would put up displays.
Local townspeople should offer to help buy some of the lights. ornaments, and to help build and tear down the displays. Let the local governments continue to put up the more secular aspects of Christmas.
The fact of the double standard proves everyone’s point. “You christians need to put a lid on it and accept new migrants into YOUR neighborhood and let THEM practice THEIR religion openly while you keep christian faith under wraps!! Shut up and take it on the chin, because we, the liberal elite who live in protected neighborhoods, say so!!!” How much longer do they expect us to put up with it?? This country WAS founded and built by folks who looked like ME, had MY belief system. Historical fact not up for discussion. Muslims , you are out your mind if you think you are taking over. This election showed you who was boss.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS. YOU DIED FOR OUR SINS. YOUR CROSS IS VERY WELCOME IN OUR CELEBRATIONS. To anyone not agreeing close your blinds and block out happiness.
Several comments have been made about “Separation of Church and State” But there is nothing in the Constitution requiring Separation of Church and state. period! There is nothing repeat nothing in the Constitution requiring this. From my observations it is anti-religion and some of the liberals who profess this and try to make a big deal about this.
If there are friendly Muslims, and their not in agreement with with ISIS, and terrorist, why arn’t they out in the street condeming these murderous, barbaric actions? Muslims were partying and dancing in the streets on 9/11 when over 3000 of our American brother’s and sisters were slaughtered. So our stupid government does nothing about Detroit or Minnesota where high populations of these people who celebrate death live. Come on, these Muslims do not have any good for America or what we stand for!!!! How stupid can we be?
Thanks God there are some people finally standing up for what they believe in and NOT allowing these Luny tune liberals to take over everything. It is time to UNITE and break down the political correctness BS. Time to be the land of the free and the home of the brave again.