What the Hell is Wrong with Sonoma County, California?

[Warph]

Ban on angels, stars and other decorations on county Christmas trees

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091221/NEWS/912219968/1349?Title=Ban-on-angels-stars-on-county-Christmas-trees

An angel and other religious symbols have been ordered removed from Christmas trees in government buildings in Sonoma County following a complaint.

Irv Sutley, a disabled 65-year-old Marine veteran of Santa Rosa who said the symbols were "extremely offensive" and part of the "cult" of Christianity was pleased with a subsequent e-mail sent by acting County Administrator Chris Thomas of Sonoma County, California to managers of all 26 county departments instructing them to remove religious symbols like angels and stars from holiday displays.

[srkruzich]

IF they can ban angels, and religious symbols, then they ahve to ban the tree as it is a pagan religious symbol.

[larryJ]

It has long been known that those living north of Santa Barbara in Northern California are a little suspect.  Mental illness is rampant in that half of the state.  I did not see anything in the article that suggested the gentleman was a marine, only a veteran.  

Larryj

[Varmit]

In the article it said that the "symbols" need be removed so that "we can celebrate the season but not appear to endorse Christanity"....what a bunch of liberal nonsense.  The reason we celebrate Christmas is the birth of CHRIST.  Leave it to Kalifornia.

[Jo McDonald]

Doesn't it just make you want to punch their lights out?  Seriously....we give more power to nut cases, and they just grab all the BS
and run with it.  Others just sit back, shake their heads and sigh.  Makes me MADDER than H - E - double sunshine.

  Jo

[Sarah]

What's bad is if I say that it's extremely offensive that they left them off as that shows that they're denying my chosen religion, you know they wouldn't put them back up.  We do everything we can to please the atheist and all the other religions, but God forbid we should do anything that pleases the Christians.

[Varmit]

Personally, I would like to see the look on their faces when they are standing before the Almighty, trying to convince Him that He doesn't exist.

[Teresa]

Varmit......................++++++++++++++++100...

[Warph]

I did not see anything in the article that suggested the gentleman was a marine, only a veteran.  

Larryj

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,580959,00.html

[Jo McDonald]

I think some one should have this man committed.  He is nuttier than a peach orchard boar.
How dare the officials take the request of ONE --one?? PERSON to do these removals , against the
wishes of all the rest?  Something is very wrong with this picture.  I'm surprised we aren't reading
where the county residents are rising up against this action.  They should be.....