Tampa City Council > atheists: SHUT UP or BE REMOVED, re POA

[VietnamVet-BRIGHT]

Yesterday, for the 4th time we (ATHEISTS OF FLORIDA) went to speak at the Tampa City Council about stopping their prayer ritual (invocation) and this time, out of the blue, we got reprimanded severly about how we do the Pledge of Allegiance.

We had been saying -- and will continue to say -- "one nation, indivisible" (skipping right over the "under God" part), which the city council attorney said was confusing others and warned that it was "unacceptable," "disruptive" and we must stop doing this.  

Otherwise, according to  Council member Caetano: “WE HAVE GOT TO REMOVE THEM.”  He also stated: “IF THEY DON'T LIKE IT, THEY SHOULD KEEP THEIR MOUTHS SHUT."

Full story ... http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgover ... 077393.ece

St. Pete Times, FL, FRONT PAGE, 5 March 2010 ...



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[ClicheGuevara]

This kind of thing seems to be happening more and more in this country. .It scares me how intolerant some people are.

[Evolved]

Some have said it confuses others reciting the pledge.

"We all got discombobulated in terms of our ability to complete the Pledge of Allegiance, a patriotic expression," he said.

Darn you, atheists!  You're confusing the tighty righties!