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Mugged on Thursday, October 18, 2007 3:06:25 PM
In my lovely corner the South we enjoy lives relatively free of the pressures of political correctness. Military recruiters aren't banned from our citys or schools, my Congressman is a solid conservative, my teenager spends this hour in Geography class learning about Geography rather than the evils of Bushitler, and City Hall wouldn't dare attempt to ban trans fats from restaurants.
But this morning
I awoke to the news that the
Chattanooga Downtown Partnership, sponsor of The Grand Illumination - Chattanooga, Tennessee's kick off to the downtown Christmas shopping season, has decided (after much reluctant hand wringing they assure us) not to feature the nativity scene that's been a part of the celebration from the outset.
The nativity, which has been manned each year by volunteers from a local Baptist church, was eliminated following several complaints. And in the interest of all holy diversity, the CDP has acquiesced. Sigh...
Now, I've watched from afar as these issues have played themselves out in other parts of the country, but this is the first time we've seen such P.C. foolishness rear it's ugly head here in our backyard. So it should be interesting to see if Downtown Partnership will prove itself as responsive to the avalanche of complaints they now stand to receive as they were to the those few individuals who were sufficiently offend to make it an issue.
Simply put, we're a long way from Seattle. I'm predicting that this decision will not long stand. I'll keep you posted.