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Breaking news from the Denver Post:
FORT COLLINS — This city will not be remembered as the one that booted Christmas, city council members said tonight.
The council voted 6-1 to ignore ideas from a city task force that called for an “inclusive” holiday celebration that would replace traditional colored lights with only white lights on the outside of city buildings.
Instead, the council said old-time Christmas symbols - wreaths, decorated trees and colored lights - will remain next to city buildings.
A new multi-cultural display, however, will be erected at the city’s museum.
Mayor Doug Hutchinson said Fort Collins earned a Grinch-like reputation because of the task force’s suggestions to de-emphasize Christmas during the holidays.
“This will probably have a residual effect on the city,” Hutchinson said. “But this is still a great, inclusive city.”
What residual effect would that be Mr. Hutchinson? Do tell.
Over 40 residents spoke out against the Holiday Display Task Force’s recommendations - which included using only white lights, secular winter symbols and unadorned garlands of greenery on city buildings.
The all-volunteer task force, which included clergy, had called for an emphasis on multi-cultural displays and an overall celebration of the winter season rather than a particular holiday.
Many who took turns at the microphone during a two-hour public hearing criticized the task force’s recommendations as diminishing Christmas.
“Basically, the city subtly… removed Christmas and replaced it with a pagan holiday called the winter holiday,” said resident Jerry Nettles.
“I don’t celebrate winter.”
At least the sheriff has it right:
Sphere: Related ContentLarimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden also challenged the task force, saying he would erect a Christmas tree
outside of the sheriff’s administration building on Dec. 1 and invited residents to decorate with Christmas symbols.
From OneNewsNow.com, Allie Martin writes:
A Colorado city is considering a plan that one attorney calls the epitome of the war against Christmas.
Tonight, the Fort Collins City Council will meet and decide the fate of a task force report that urges the city to decorate with white lights, winter symbols not traditionally associated with any particular holiday, and unadorned garlands of greenery. City staffers are also encouraged to remove ornaments or stars from trees and red ribbons from wreaths.
Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, says the task force is seriously misguided. “I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that anyone would consider banning red and green because they are associated with Christmas, because they believe that anything associated with Christmas, being religious, has to be banned,” he says. “I think this absurdity really underscores the extent to which this war against Christmas has escalated.” Continue reading article …
Why are there so many Christmas Grinch’s out there? Well, of course one commenter at OneNewsNow understands that it is a safety issue and nothing against red and green Christmas colors:
It has nothing to do with being anti-Christmas. It’s a matter of safety. How are you supposed to see the traffic signals against a backdrop of red and green lights. THAT’S why most towns use white lights.
If you don’t like Christmas or Who it stands for, then don’t celebrate it. Is it that hard to let Christians have the best holiday there is? It does, after all, belong to us.
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PetSmart’s Response Concerning Christmas Promotions
PetSmart has heard and is addressing concerns about “Christmas” not being found in our online holiday promotional material. While we do not have a policy related to the use of holiday terms in our marketing and advertising materials and our omission of Christmas was not necessarily a conscious one, it is unfortunate and regrettable. You will be pleased to know we have already made some changes to incorporate Christmas on our website and will continue to do so where possible. (For example, if you visit www.petsmart.com you will see a banner inviting you to “Surprise your pet with the perfect gift for Christmas & the Holiday season.”) We strive to be authentic in what we say and do and believe that the use of Christmas or other religious or cultural terms in describing holiday related products and activities is in keeping with that brand characteristic. Thanks for voicing your concerns with us.
Bruce K. Richardson
Director, External Communications
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