Saint Francis and the Virgin Mary have been evicted from a condominium development on Long Island. They weren’t even playing their music loud.
Crosses and religious statues have been banished from plain sight by order of a recently issued community board rule from a Long Island condo development, according to NBC News.
The board at Country Pointe at Coram has passed a rule banning religious statues in gardens and other common areas where the religious symbols might hurt somebody’s feelings.
Residents at the condo are now hiding their religious statues by backyard patios, after the management company of the 240-unit complex sent letters threatening fines if religious statues weren’t removed.
Statues of gnomes, scarecrows and plastic pink flamingos are, of course, allowed in the gardens.
The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is questioning the new rule, calling it prejudicial of people of faith and anti-Catholic. In response, the board said the rule is “non-denominational.”
Why is it that those who are so worried about someone offending others never seem concerned about offending anyone? And when did freedom of religion become freedom from religion?
October 10, 2007 at 7:38 pm
It always has been freedom from religion. And its a private condo complex, they can institute any rules they please. Whatever the chagrin of outrage peddlers at the Catholic Civil Liberties League.
October 10, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Bill,
You’re not reading history right if you believe that. this country was born from people who came here because they were seeking freedom of religion.
And as far as the condo complex goes I agree that a private place can institute any rules it wants.
But how about if the condo community decided it didn’t want to allow homosexuals?
October 11, 2007 at 3:10 am
Ha! Like I said its their condo complex.
October 11, 2007 at 3:13 am
And no I am not reading history incorrectly. It was born of deist, Enlightenment thinkers. Madison, Jefferson, Paine, Hamilton, and others had a very low opinion of religion and if you think they wanted some kind of Christian republic or thought religion was even a good thing then I suggest you do a little reading.