Christians Protest Outside Ohio Courthouse After City Nixes Nativity Scene

[NeoGreen]

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/12/10/christians-protest-outside-ohio-courthouse-after-city-nixes-nativity-scene/

Christians Protest Outside Ohio Courthouse After City Nixes Nativity Scene
By Hemant Mehta, December 10, 2018

In what is surely the dumbest protest taking place in America, Christians picketed outside the courthouse in Ravenna, Ohio in order for the city to bring back a Nativity scene outside the government building.

Officials decided to remove the Nativity scene after realizing that last year’s display violated the law. Rather than keep the display and open the floodgates to atheists and Satanists and everyone else, Mayor Frank Seman chose the safer route of just not putting any displays up at all.

Because the city won’t be promoting their religion this year, Christians were marching on the streets.

Steve Wiandt of the Record-Courier was there for the protest and got this incredible quotation:

“We would like to have the Nativity scene come back on the courthouse lawn,” said David Ballert, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Ravenna. “I’m here with my people because we care very much about the Lord Jesus Christ … I believe Ravenna is a great town. I believe that a town deserves to have Jesus Christ in it.”

Ballert said 40-50 members of his church were holding signs and singing Saturday to demonstrate their love of Ravenna and Jesus. He said he and his flock also were demonstrating Dec. 1, and plan to return Dec. 22. He said he wants permission from “the powers that be” to return the Nativity scene to the Ravenna Courthouse Lawn.

How much do you want to bet these same people would be whining if a Satanist display went up next to their Baby Jesus…?

Hmmm... hey kids, compare and contrast with:
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/1218300515

Is it to soon to re-post the following?

‘When You’re Accustomed to Privilege, Equality Feels Like Oppression’

“Equality can feel like oppression. But it’s not. What you’re feeling is just the discomfort of losing a little bit of your privilege.”

[RKP5637]

1. There's way more than one religion in the world and equal means equal. Not that christianity is the

only religion.

[MineralMan]

2. Put one on your lawn, you moron!

Put one on the lawn at your church. We all own the courthouse, and I'm not a Christian. Keep your nativity scene off my space, thanks! Put as many as you want on your own property. I won't object at all.

Screw that crap!

[Cuthbert Allgood]

3. WAR ON CHRISTMAS!!!!1!

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Have they no churches? Put up a dozen nativity scenes there.