Billo is gonna blow a gasket - War on Xmas now infilitrating Sea-Tac airport

[LynneSin]

http://asp.usatoday.com/travel/GCITravel/InsidePage.aspx?sUrl=/travel/news/2006-12-10-seattle-airport-trees_x.xml&cId=delawareonline

Seattle's airport removes Christmas trees to avoid lawsuit from rabbi
Posted 12/10/2006 6:18 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print



SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — All nine Christmas trees have been removed from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport instead of adding a giant Jewish menorah to the holiday display as a rabbi had requested.

Maintenance workers boxed up the trees during the graveyard shift early Saturday, when airport bosses believed few people would notice.

"We decided to take the trees down because we didn't want to be exclusive," said airport spokeswoman Terri-Ann Betancourt. "We're trying to be thoughtful and respectful, and will review policies after the first of the year."

Rabbi Elazar Bogomilsky, who made his request weeks ago, said he was appalled by the decision. He had hired a lawyer and threatened to sue if the Port of Seattle didn't add the menorah next to the trees, which had been festooned with red ribbons and bows.

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Personally I think they should have left the trees up and included the mennorah, which was all that the Rabbi had requested. Bill O'Reilly will be making a stink out of this one. One of these days I hope his head explodes!!

[philosophie_en_rose]

1. actually, the trees are going back up.

not sure about the mennorah.

[meegbear]

2. Rejoin the food chain LynneSin, they're back up ...

Christmas trees are going back up at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Pat Davis, president of the Port of Seattle commission, which directs airport operations, said late Monday that maintenance staff would restore the 14 plastic holiday trees, festooned with red ribbons and bows, that were removed over the weekend because of a rabbi's complaint that holiday decor did not include a menorah.

Airport managers believed that if they allowed the addition of an 8-foot-tall menorah to the display, as Seattle Rabbi Elazar Bogomilsky had requested, they would also have to display symbols of other religions and cultures, which was not something airport workers had time for during the busiest travel season of the year, Airport Director Mark Reis said earlier Monday.

Port officials received word Monday afternoon that Bogomilsky's organization would not file a lawsuit at this time to seek the placement of a menorah, Davis said in a statement.

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/12/airport.christmas.trees.ap/index.html

[PVnRT]

4. A temporary setback

The Defenders of Christmas may have won the battle...but not the war!



MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[av8rdave]

7. I was there yesterday morning...they weren't up yet

[LynneSin]

9. Hey, that story just showed up this morning in my local Wilmington Paper

We're a tad bit slow here

:cry:

[johnnie]

3. If they put the menorah up...

..then people would be screaming to put other religious symbols up.

[Katina]

5. they showed some woman on the news this morning

saying that they should put up all other symbols. She said, "tis the season" so why not? Can't say I disagree with that attitude.

[johnnie]

6. Yeah, I guess I can't disagree with that

But, there is always going to be someone who will whine.

[Katina]

8. those are the very ones who make everyone crazy

how about a little whine with your christmas tree?:silly: