Sybarite: For the third year in a row, a local pastor plans to launch a salvo at City Hall because it's bereft of religious Christmas imagery, which he says discriminates against Christians.

So no religious imagery = anti-Christian discrimination.

Anti-Christian, anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim...yes. I'm pretty sure that's what "no religious imagery allowed this year" means.

Hey, it was either that or the monsters of aging..

Was just in Florida, saw Christmas decorations on palm trees. Sacrelige.

We should celebrate Christmas like the first Americans in Massachusetts did:

Whosoever shall be found observing any such day as Christmas, or the like, either by forbearing labor, feasting, or any other way upon such account as aforesaid, every such person so offending shall pay for each offense five shillings as a fine to the country.

Boca Raton has gentiles ?

Grinch removing Bacon Raton

Gingrich reduces Bacon rations?

Hell NO! Not in my America, Buddy!

/and pear pimples
//for hairy fishnuts

Regarding Boca: to steal a line from Goodfellas: "its like you died and went to Jew Heaven".

I don't think they'll be shedding tears for missing Santa displays.

Here's some non-MSM-bias for all of you who credit Clinton with balancing the budget.



You are welcome, Drew, for all the extra posts my random political comment will engender.

No comment.

kindms: Boca Raton has gentiles ?

Those lawns aren't mowing themselves.

I'd say that solves the problem nicely...

kindms: Boca Raton has gentiles ?

Somebody has do the menial labor jobs around here...

If only there were special buildings where religious stuff was tolerated. They could be meeting places for others who believed the same things. Maybe they could meet there once a week.

Too bad we don't have any buildings like that.

altinos: Was just in Florida, saw Christmas decorations on palm trees. Sacrelige.

Wellon Dowd: We should celebrate Christmas like the first Americans in Massachusetts did:

Whosoever shall be found observing any such day as Christmas, or the like, either by forbearing labor, feasting, or any other way upon such account as aforesaid, every such person so offending shall pay for each offense five shillings as a fine to the country.

maddogdelta: If only there were special buildings where religious stuff was tolerated. They could be meeting places for others who believed the same things. Maybe they could meet there once a week.

Too bad we don't have any buildings like that.

Well dummy, it would need to have bells.

Of for FU@K sake! As an athiest I have nothing against Christmas displays -either secular in nature (e.g. Santa) or religious (e.g. manger). Same applies to other holidays such as Hanukkah.

What I do object to is:

1) Forced participation in religious activities (e.g. mandatory prayer in public schools).
2) Constructive forced participation in religious activities (e.g. forcing public school kids who don't pray to stand in the hall during morning prayers)
3) The expectation that I should modify my behavior to accommodate your religious beliefs (e.g. banning Sunday shopping).

Wow, two rat-threads in one day.

Anyone think we'll get the rat trifecta today?

// "Mouth of the Rat" & all that.

As a gentile in Boca Raton, I am really getting a kick out of these replys.

/actually true
//don't give a shiat
///confession:giggled at comment below article
////felt dirty after

Boca. More nearly-dead Jews than a boxcar to Auschwitz.

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Boca. More nearly-dead Jews than a boxcar to Auschwitz.

Leeds: Wow, two rat-threads in one day.

Anyone think we'll get the rat trifecta today?

// "Mouth of the Rat" & all that.

Useless facts:
The intended original meaning of the city's name is "Port of thieves." It used to be Boca Ratones, before they dropped the last two letters off. There was a hidden inlet/cove in the SE corner (at what's now Lake Boca on Camino Real) where pirates were rumored to hideout back in the 1800's before the city existed.

Pants full of macaroni!!: A Gentile in Boca: No comment.

Damn. There truly is an active Fark handle for every occasion, isn't there?

Can't wait for your name to have an "occasion"

Shudders...

Krieghund: Tyrosine: Of for FU@K sake! As an athiest I have nothing against Christmas displays -either secular in nature (e.g. Santa) or religious (e.g. manger). Same applies to other holidays such as Hanukkah.

What I do object to is:

1) Forced participation in religious activities (e.g. mandatory prayer in public schools).
2) Constructive forced participation in religious activities (e.g. forcing public school kids who don't pray to stand in the hall during morning prayers)
3) The expectation that I should modify my behavior to accommodate your religious beliefs (e.g. banning Sunday shopping).

You're the second person today that I've seen call Santa Claus a secular figure.

At least you have the excuse that you are an athiest.

Krieghund: Tyrosine: Of for FU@K sake! As an athiest I have nothing against Christmas displays -either secular in nature (e.g. Santa) or religious (e.g. manger). Same applies to other holidays such as Hanukkah.

What I do object to is:

1) Forced participation in religious activities (e.g. mandatory prayer in public schools).
2) Constructive forced participation in religious activities (e.g. forcing public school kids who don't pray to stand in the hall during morning prayers)
3) The expectation that I should modify my behavior to accommodate your religious beliefs (e.g. banning Sunday shopping).

You're the second person today that I've seen call Santa Claus a secular figure.

At least you have the excuse that you are an athiest.

Well, seeing as how "Santa Claus" is based on Sinterklaas et al, I'd say he's got religious roots. The modern Santa Claus, however, has been so far removed from its roots that I think it's safe to call it secular.

Good for them. I wish more cities reacted this way to the annual December 'Who can be the most offended by inconsequential shiat' contest.

They should blow everyone's minds and put up a bunch of Saturnalia decorations.

Stupid. You put up lighted stars, snowflakes and candles on the lamp posts, and decorate everything with fake evergreen garland and wreaths. That covers Christmas, Yule, Hannukah and Diwali without any overt sectarian imagery.

Glad I'm not the only one who read that as "Gingrich steals holidays from Boca Raton".

Sounds more like the work of the Grinchensteins and the Grinchengolds. Of course they don't want Christmas decorations in Boca, everyone there is Jooish.