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In reply to the discussion: Santa Monica can ban Nativity scenes, judge rules [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)40. They do worry about the homeless but they are overwhelmed with it in Santa Monica.
They used to serve free lunches for the homeless and elderly seniors on the lawn at City Hall, but the usual suspects complained about it for the same reason, using a public lawn by religious groups, blah, blah and they had to stop.
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Then why aren't they working for getting the religious right out of our government
Cleita
Nov 2012
#11
This started with an anti-Christian group. I was living there when it first came up. The display had
Cleita
Nov 2012
#17
The Third Street Mall. My bad. I meant the Third Street Promenade that is city owned.
Cleita
Nov 2012
#64
As an equally long resident of S.M. I am so GLAD they finally did away with those sucky, awful---
Moonwalk
Nov 2012
#8
The working class are living on the streets BECAUSE the yuppies took their houses?
CBGLuthier
Nov 2012
#66
"I hope all you yuppies enjoy the little Hell you created." Come on, you are better than this.
cleanhippie
Nov 2012
#69
If they are going to get all pissed about First Amendments church and state separation, there
Cleita
Nov 2012
#31
I'd assume lots of private individuals have lawns and windows, too, if displays matter to them
struggle4progress
Nov 2012
#6
They aren't blocking anything. They aren't big enough and they face Ocean Avenue not the beach.
Cleita
Nov 2012
#15
They do worry about the homeless but they are overwhelmed with it in Santa Monica.
Cleita
Nov 2012
#40
I used to help feed the homeless in Santa Monica at City Hall as part of a church group.
kwassa
Nov 2012
#70
If you are seriously going to argue that a creche doesn't promote Christianity...
trotsky
Nov 2012
#45
Actually, that's the point. It *was* being promoted from the very first time one was put up.
trotsky
Nov 2012
#51
But as part of the commons, we are allowed to do things by permit on public lands.
Cleita
Nov 2012
#53
They WERE allowed to put it up! And other groups were too! So many that they started a lottery..
cleanhippie
Nov 2012
#98