30 ft tall Menorah (Hanukkah) in McKeldin Park, Baltimore ???

[Baltimatt]

Just walked past there and noticed the angels ar eonly on the light posts...not on the ground itself. I wonder if that' somebody's way of getting around something...?

MM--

I know in past years the Gardens have been full of lighted displays. If you get a chance look closely .

[Marshan Man]

Yeah they have reindeer, candy canes, and other stuff on the ground, but the angels were the only ones suspended in air on the light posts.

Maybe because angels can fly??? Hmmm..

[DaggerJohn]

http://www.baltimorechanukahfestival.com/

It boggles the mind that a parallel event would occur. Say, the Archdiocese sponsoring a living Nativity scene in partnership with the City of Baltimore, on city-owned land.

[Omaha Beach]

http://www.baltimorechanukahfestival.com/

Isnt that an Orthodox Jewish organization? Before you and the Marshmellow Man misconstrue what I am objecting to it is not that the Menorah is being displayed on public land. Fine with me during Hanukah. My objection is that if any Christian organization tried to put up a Nativity scene on public property there would be the ACLU representing some atheist or sad to say some Jewish person or organization filing suit to stop it. Happens all the time this time of year.

[Sprightly]

Yeah they have reindeer, candy canes, and other stuff on the ground, but the angels were the only ones suspended in air on the light posts.

Maybe because angels can fly??? Hmmm..

Reindeer can fly.

[ybnormal]

Religious prejudice, period. How long would a 30' tall crucifix at the inner harbor be around or even permitted for that matter? Hell, even the term "Merry Christmas" is considered politically incorrect.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

[ybnormal]

But it can stay up and become a Kwanzaa candle holder...

Kwanzaa? Is that joke still around?

[Marshan Man]

Kwanzaa? Is that joke still around?

That's the same thing I say when I see one of your posts...

[bmore_ken]

You people crack me up

[Marshan Man]

Reindeer can fly.

LOL. True...

[Sprightly]

I've always been confused as to why people get all worked up about displays of holiday decorations -- Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Kwanzaa -- whatever. To borrow a phrase, "If thine eyes offended thee, pluck them out."

My beliefs are not "better" than yours; yours are not better than mine. We believe what we believe. Try a little respect for a change.

[Just Pondering]

I've always been confused as to why people get all worked up about displays of holiday decorations -- Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Kwanzaa -- whatever. To borrow a phrase, "If thine eyes offended thee, pluck them out."

My beliefs are not "better" than yours; yours are not better than mine. We believe what we believe. Try a little respect for a change.

Who's to blame for all this turmoil? Are we just too diverse to accommodate any deep traditions?