Feds Force U.S. Bank To Remove Christmas Decorations



We read:
"A small-town bank in Oklahoma said the Federal Reserve won’t let it keep religious signs and symbols on display.

Federal Reserve examiners come every four years to make sure banks are complying with a long list of regulations. The examiners came to Perkins last week. And the team from Kansas City deemed a Bible verse of the day, crosses on the teller’s counter and buttons that say “Merry Christmas, God With Us.” were inappropriate. The Bible verse of the day on the bank’s Internet site also had to be taken down.

Specifically, the feds believed, the symbols violated the discouragement clause of Regulation B of the bank regulations. According to the clause, “…the use of words, symbols, models and other forms of communication … express, imply or suggest a discriminatory preference or policy of exclusion.”

The feds interpret that to mean, for example, a Jew or Muslin or atheist may be offended and believe they may be discriminated against at this bank. It is an appearance of discrimination.

The bank is quietly fighting for a clearer interpretation of the clause. Officials have contacted their two U.S. legislators, Rep. Frank Lucas and Sen. Jim Inhofe, and the Oklahoma Bankers Association to help.

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There is nothing about Christmas that "excludes" anybody. Anyone can celebrate it. It is in fact quite popular in Communist China and Shinto/Buddhist Japan. And below is a comment about Christmas in India:
"A sizeable population of the Christian Community reside in Mumbai of the Indian state of Maharashtra and are mainly Roman Catholics. It is a delight to watch their homes during Christmas. Every Christian home creates a nativity scene, often display a manger in the front window. Giant star-shaped paper lanterns are hung between the houses so that the stars float above you as you walk down the road. There is a provision of sweets, mainly home-made, in every household to welcome visitors during the occassion.

In Southern states, Christians often light small clay oil lamps and place these on the flat roofs of their homes to show that Jesus is the light of the world.

In the North-western states of India, the tribal Christians of the Bhil folk take out caroling processions during the whole Christmas week and often visit neighbouring villages to tell the Christmas story to people through songs".

That darn Christmas is just SO offensive!

2 comments:

  1. I wonder if people would prefer that instead of being happy and wishing people a merry Christmas, we simply changed the greeting to "Go f@#$ youself and die!" I sure that would be a lot less offensive than having someone wish you well on Christmas.

    If someone wished me well on a holiday I didn't celebrate, I would be grateful. Not because of the holiday, but because the thought enough of me to do so. And if someone were enjoying a holiday why would I be offended? How am I harmed? Now if it were a holiday that entailed killing the infidel that would be differnet. But any holiday that makes the world a better place is a good thing.

    People should stop worring about things that do no harm. If we keep try to prevent people from being offended by nothing, we'll all have be locked blindfolded with ear plugs in our basements.

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  2. Some of us are being hounded by solely Dec 25th decorations as if our faiths are meaningless. We are customers of the bank as well and if the bank does not show diversity they are lacking in customer service. It is bad enough in many places to be forced to listen to Dec 25th music while just shopping for basic necessities. Any religion that feels such a need as to push itself on others , being too weak to stand on its own merits, does not deserve to be pushed on the rest of us. Religious symbols, observances, etc are fine in the home, the house of worship, and at religious gatherings but have no place in government regulated institutions and this includes banks.

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