City Of Golden, Colorado Considers Banning All Religous Symbols From City Property After Rabbi Asks To Display Menorah Near Christmas Tree

A Rabbi asked the City of Golden if he could put up a menorah near the Christmas tree and the reaction of the city is to consider banning all religous symbols. The City of Golden claims that they do not want to have any religous symbols such as the menorah on city property. City of Golen spokesman Jonathan Ashford said that "the goal here is to set guidelines. The city has had a history of having a display downtown that didn't include any kind of specific religious message or theme. We've tried to keep it neutral, very open, very inclusive." The irony of banning a Jewish holiday symbol in the name of being "inclusive" and "very open" does not seem to dawn on Ashford.

How do they explain away a Christmas tree which they have no intention of getting rid of? After all, that is the symbol of the Christian holiday of Christmas. Don't be ridiculous, says the city, it's a "Holiday Tree." And what holiday would that be again?

I have a suggestion for the city. They should simply allow the Rabbi to put up his "Holiday Candelabra" next to the "Holiday Tree." Problem solved.

The first amendment is about freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. The secular-left crusade to ban any and all religous symbols marches on. A holiday tree? Are you kidding me? The first amendment was not meant to ban religion from the public square, it was meant to protect the freedom of worship. It was not meant to banish Christmas or Hanukah. The City of Golden should not be falling for this ACLU nonsense.

John Adams said, "Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." In 1796 George Washington said, "Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle." I dare say that if these guys were running the City of Golden things would be different.



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