Drive-by Nativitising in Florida

[tee_eff_em]

Now there’s a nice twist

Drive-by Nativitising in Florida
Thursday, December 14, 2006

The unmarked van pulled up outside the fire station in Deerfield, Florida, and two mystery men jumped out. A few minutes later, as baffled firefighters looked on, they sped off again – leaving behind only a small Nativity scene.

Authorities are in the dark as to who the drive-by Nativitisers were.

Full story

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[WanderAimlessly]

The way things are today, they will probably be charge with a “hate crime” also.

 

[tee_eff_em]

The way things are today, they will probably be charge with a “hate crime” also.

Sad to say, but could be.

I was disheartened by the final paragraph of the story.

Authorities say they don’t plan to remove the new Nativity scene. They would like to find the people who set it up, however – partly to thank them, and partly to tell them off for not getting permission.

I am sure *I *would forgo “partial thanks” in order to avoid a “partial telling off” too

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[b_justb]

Maybe it was the coppers! Some sort of ongoing firefighter / cop holiday rivalry?

At Easter the FD will put up a cross with purple stole in front of the police chiefs house or something.

 

[Adonis33]

I think this is a funny story.

 

[Alisa]

My feelings on this subject are twofold:

On the one hand, I am totally supportive of the separation of church and state. We can pray quietly anywhere, and we can pray aloud with others in church and elsewhere. We can set up nativities in the privacy of our own homes. Why should it be important whether or not anyone else feels as we do about Christmas or other religious holidays? And if we want our children to experience carol-singing and nativity scenes in school, there is always Catholic school as an option.

On the other hand, what silliness…I would not be offended by public religious expressions by Muslims or Jews or anyone else, and why they (or atheists) are threatened by Christian symbols is beyond me. Live and let live!

I also have fond memories of singing Christmas carols in public schools when I was a girl, and of course we always had a yearly Christmas pageant, which I loved.

I guess this is slightly off the subject of the thread, but the thread led my mind in this direction.

Alisa