Councilwoman who quit over 'Christmas' tree rescinds resignation

[WestVirginiaRebel]

nj.com:

The Roselle Park councilwoman who resigned Thursday after the council voted to change the name of the borough's "Tree Lighting" to a "Christmas Tree Lighting" is now rescinding her resignation.

 

Minutes after the council voted 4-2 Thursday night to change the name, Councilwoman-at-Large Charlene Storey walked out of the meeting. She later submitted her letter of resignation to the municipal clerk's office.

 

"I cannot in good conscience continue to be part of a council that is exclusionary or to work with a Mayor who is such," Storey said, adding that the change "cuts non-Christians out of the loop and favors one religion."

 

Storey, who was raised Catholic but is now a "non-believer" and has never hidden that fact, said the issue was a matter of principle. Changing the ceremony, she said, "turned it from a non-religious event to a religious one."

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Well, that was quick...because there's nothing religious about "Christ-mas," is there?

[Valin]

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What did mistletoe do to Cornell?
Paul Mirengoff
December 6, 2015

Steve wrote here about the “best practice” guidelines for December holiday parties issued by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Now, Cornell University has extended this ridiculous mindset beyond the realm of community events like parties to private decisions by students and faculty members about what decorations to display.

 

(Snip)

 

Cornell proceeds to list decorations that are “NOT consistent” with the school’s “commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.” They are:

 

-Nativity scenes

-Menorahs

-Angels

-Mistletoe

-Stars (when placed on top of trees)

-Crosses

-Stars of David

 

Whom does mistletoe fail to include? People no one wants to kiss, I suppose.

 

(Snip)

 

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Lord, what fools these mortals be!

Bill Shakespeare...dead white male