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2004-06-13 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-06-13 4:01:05 PM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There are precedents for this, of course.
"Saint Petersburg" became "Leningrad" after a certain revolution many years ago, and many other religiously derived names were changed as well. It is Saint Petersburg again now, and the freedom-to-stamp-out-religion gang might do well to take heed from this turn of events.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-06-13 4:10:43 PM|| 2004-06-13 4:10:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 lol! Santa Monica should be renamed Monica (that sucks)

Posted by B 2004-06-13 4:17:37 PM|| 2004-06-13 4:17:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I firmly believe that the ACLU should be stripped of its non-profit status and be required to register as a political action committee.

Posted by RWV 2004-06-13 5:07:38 PM|| 2004-06-13 5:07:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Corpus Christi, Texas...

Surprised the ACLU has not yet sued them either in their campaign to erase Christianity from US Public life.

(the "AC" is starting to s

Yet they don't bat an eye about fundamental liberty issues, like 2nd amendment cases, and some of the drug laws.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-06-13 6:30:03 PM|| 2004-06-13 6:30:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd enjoy the try to rename San Diego - we already've given up on Mt. Soldead cross

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-13 6:39:47 PM|| 2004-06-13 6:39:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 hrm? Post got truncated...

The "AC" is starting to stand for "Anti-Christian" since they do not often (if ever) go after any other religions or cultures.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-06-13 6:48:28 PM|| 2004-06-13 6:48:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 D'oh Soledad's

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-13 6:52:41 PM|| 2004-06-13 6:52:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I was afraid of this. After the county caved on the symbology of their seal, this is next.

Next stop: Las Nadas

Posted by eLarson 2004-06-13 10:02:55 PM|| 2004-06-13 10:02:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, instead of "La Ciudad de Nuestra Senora Maria, Madre de Dios Y Reina de Los Angeles", we could just call it "Marysville".

Oh wait. Taken. Damn...

Posted by mojo 2004-06-13 10:32:23 PM|| 2004-06-13 10:32:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 What's that old joke from the Soviet Union?

"Where were you born?"
"St. Petersburg."
"Where did you grow up?"
"Petrograd."
"Where do you live now?"
"Leningrad."
"And where would you like to live?"
"St. Petersburg."

Posted by Phil Fraering 2004-06-13 11:12:46 PM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2004-06-13 11:12:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 This kind of shit comes from asshats without enough work to do.

Posted by GK 2004-06-14 12:17:46 AM|| 2004-06-14 12:17:46 AM|| Front Page Top

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