Religious Ornaments Banned On Capital Christmas Tree

October 1, 2009 · Filed Under U.S. News

Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) called on Arizona state and federal officials on Monday to stop enforcing a requirement prohibiting the state’s schoolchildren from expressing religious viewpoints through Christmas themes while decorating ornaments for the 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree.Arizona was chosen this year to present 4,000 handcrafted ornaments made by elementary, middle-school, and high-school students to decorate Washington, D.C.’s annual Christmas tree.Guidelines for the ornaments include specifications for their size, weight, composition, and the directive that "Ornaments cannot reflect a religious or political theme… Instead share your interpretation of our theme ‘Arizona’s Gift, from the Grand Canyon State.’"

Decades ago no one would have predicted that our society would allow political correctness to do this much damage. It’s absurd to have a “Christmas” tree without being able to acknowledge “Christ”. We are a Judeo-Christian country and have every right to acknowledge Christmas as the important Christian holiday that it is.

Anyone who finds expressions of Christian faith on Christmas to be offensive — should get the hell out of my country.