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October 10, 2007
God Erased by Bureauweenies
Congress is trying to figure out what to do with messages on certificates accompanying flags that are sent to citizens after having flown on Capitol Hill. The Architect of the Capitol has oversight over the certificates, and the bureauweenies in this office have been censoring references to God. From The Hill:
Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) condemned the AoC's decision to eliminate the word "God" from a certificate mailed to one of his constituents, a 17-year-old who wished to honor his grandfather. The requested text was, "This flag was flown in honor of Marcel Larochelle, my grandfather, for his dedication and love of God, Country and family." The end of the message on the certificate returned with the flag instead read, "for his dedication and love of Country and family."
As Tom Tancredo observes:
This officially sanctioned hostility against religion flies in the face of the constitutionally guaranteed right to the free exercise of religion.
It looks like they'll settle on a compromise of standardized certificates, with the option of adding personalized messages that can contain the word "God," even though moonbats find it objectionable.
On a tip from Bill.
Posted by Van Helsing at October 10, 2007 9:41 AM
Comments
I'm surprised they didn't try to ban the part about "Country and family", too.
Posted by: ent at October 10, 2007 10:00 AM
Breaking news---
Muslims now offended by Jesus.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=MMHHJNUSPPRHNQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/10/10/njesus110.xml
Posted by: Ian from the EUSSR at October 10, 2007 4:44 PM
"Muslims now offended by Jesus."
So much for His being a "respected prophet" in Islam.
Posted by: KHarn at October 10, 2007 5:41 PM
