Since you asked:
As far as Columbus Day goes, I have attended several since moving to the area (from Pittsburgh PA via Daytona Beach FL were Columbus Day is not big thing in these areas as they are here in the NY and NY area) and have found the celebration of Columbus landing of great interest! Have learned a number of things from the presentations, like how bad a guy he was, but overall he played a MAJOR roll in what we have here in Asbury Park. A great place to live, work and play. The celebration draw a good number of people this year, with so much going on the boardwalk that day .. But was missing from Columbus Day event were the young Indians! Because of the wide culture makeup of Asbury Park, "Holiday Season" works for me, it includes Yule, Hanukkah and Boxing Day, to name a few of the events the term covers. "Holiday season" includes those who do not celebrate Christmas in an end-year festive spirit and gives us religious neutrality. Michael From: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of justifiedright Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 9:49 AM To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Here Is An Asbury Park Discussion! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AsburyPark%40yahoogroups.com> , "Michael W. Brim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So if one is against using public funds for the Kwanzaa celebration, > shouldn't we also think about the public money spent on 4th of July and the > annual Holiday Lights? And Columbus Day as pointed out below. > > > > Those two mean a lot to the community, as Kwanzaa does! Michael Brim you and I are then in exact agreement. The archives here show I support the Kwanzaa celebration, as I support the other cultural celebrations. It is Mario who refuses to take a postion on Kwanzaa as he bashed Columbus Day, as he as no fear of looking anti-America but is deathly fearful of looking anti-African. For the same reason, Keady will bash Columbus Day and rage on (as he did last month again) about the use of public funds for a cultural holiday (Columbus Day) but stays silent on Kwanzaa. Yet Keady supports completely the cultural insult to many that comes from the Chamber of Commerce refusing to use the word Christmas at all, in any advertisement or event. Since you weighed in, Michael, where are you on the Columbus Celebration and the Chamber's refusal to use the word "Christmas?" [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
