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Home Front: Culture Wars
Fascist sow University Administrator Declares Christmas "forbidden"
2005-12-19
(CNSNews.com) - An administrator at California State University, Sacramento has banned decorations pertaining to Christmas and the 4th of July, among other holidays, from her office because they represent "religious discrimination" and "ethnic insensitivity."
So, the 4th of July is ethnically insensitive, is it? I wonder if Sonntag still accepts federal funding from the evil United States whose birthday she condemns.
"Time has come to recognize that religious discrimination, as well as ethnic insensitivity to certain holidays, is forbidden," Patricia Sonntag, director of the Office of Services to Students with Disabilities, stated in the directive she e-mailed to members of her staff on Dec. 9.
Jah! Verboten!
So she's going to ban religious discrimination by banning .. a Christian holiday. Oh. I see. Well then.
Cybercast News Service obtained the directive from the non-profit Catholic League, which "defends the right of Catholics ... to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination," according to its website. The content of the e-mail was confirmed by the university.

The memo specifically names Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day, the 4th of July, St. Patrick's Day and Easter as the most offensive holidays, but Sonntag adds that they are "off the top of the list," implying that there may be others.
I would bet that Bastille Day, Lenin's birthday (aka Earth Day), and May Day are still acceptable though.
Don't forget Ramadan.
She wrote that the ban was being implemented "in order to avoid offending someone else" because Sacramento State is "a secular university and we are a public service area that has a diverse employee and student populations [sic] even in our private offices."
It doesn't occur to her that her orders are based on extremist political ideology and that she is using her publicly mandated authority to enforce conformity to those ideological positions.
Sonntag noted that she is "the worst offender and celebrant," and apologized "if this offends anyone, but it is time to start the new year differently."
Sonntag, whose name means "Sunday," is a born offender.
A Nov. 28 profile of Sonntag in the university's faculty and staff newsletter stated that she and her office "Have been the cornerstone of equality and progress here on campus."
If you're a National Socialist, that is. Wait, even Nazis didn't ban Christmas decorations, though they may have shared her aversion to the 4th of July.
Yup, she's the cornerstone and linch-pin. Not the students, not the faculty, not their achievements, it's her, all her, and all about her. This is performance art. Was she a drama major?
But the university associate vice president for public affairs, Frank Whitlatch, distanced the university from Sonntag's policy, saying in a prepared statement that it "was well-intentioned but strays from the established practice."
"I don't even know the cat that drug her in."
He stated that the university "has no guidelines prohibiting holiday decorations," aside from the responsibility of supervisors, "to ensure that employees do not spend an unreasonable amount of work time decorating."
Translation: The bitch is finished here.
Whitlatch echoed Sonntag's sentiments that Sacramento State "is a public entity ... and employees do not endorse specific religious beliefs while on the job."
Except Islam and Gaia worship, of course.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue called the policy a violation of free speech rights. "It never occurs to these secular supremacists that it is their aversion to anything religious - or patriotic - that accounts for their desire to muzzle free speech."

A receptionist in Sonntag's office told Cybercast News Service that Sonntage was on vacation. Off to Taos to sacrifice a virgin with some friends at the annual Solstice get-together.
They usually go on vacation first. Then they go on administrative leave. Then they go on to a new job.
The office's assistant director, Teresa Mendick, did not return calls requesting comment for this article.
"I didn't know that cat either."
Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy

#7  *golf clap* *happy sigh, too* We haven't had enough poetry around here lately. Thank you, Ogeretla.

Atomic Conspiracy, have you finished writing your ost-holiday exams yet? ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-12-19 23:31  

#6  Image hosted by Photobucket.com

"Patricia Sonntag, Fascist Sow" adjusted from a Sacramento State publication...

Time has come to recognize that religious discrimination, as well as ethnic insensitivity to certain holidays, is forbidden.

Sung to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Patty the red nosed leftist,
Had a very ugly nose,
And when she smelled a Christian,
Somehow it began to glow...

All of the other teachers,
Said now you can help us out,
Let's ban everything Christmas,
'Cause celebrating just got to go.

Then 05's holidays came round,
A seance they did hold,
Adolf said, Only Odin does count".
Forbidden is everyone else's show.

Then how the faculty loved her,
As they shouted out with glee!
Patty the red nose leftist,
You'll wipe out all normalcy!


Posted by: Ogeretla 2005   2005-12-19 17:28  

#5  Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm...I doubt it.
Posted by: tu3031   2005-12-19 13:59  

#4  I assume this means that classes will be conducted each and every one of those days, and her office will be open, as usual, with her in it....
Posted by: Bobby   2005-12-19 13:44  

#3  But, but, what about Kwanza? (Snickering quietly)
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2005-12-19 10:43  

#2  He stated that the university "has no guidelines prohibiting holiday decorations,"

hmmm.. That's a bit ambiguous. Does he mean that she's in the clear because they have no guidelines to prevent her from prohibiting holiday decorations? just asking.
Posted by: 2b   2005-12-19 05:11  

#1  Well, looky here:

Democracy for America Meetup

We want Rocklin Democracy for America Meetups too!
......
Patricia Sonntag
Sacramento, CA · Tue Mar 01 14:58:52 EST 2005


"What is Democracy for America?"

"Inspired by the presidential campaign of Howard Dean, Democracy for America (DFA) is a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates at all levels of government—from school board to the presidency. DFA fights against the influence of the far right-wing and their radical, divisive policies and the selfish special interests that for too long have dominated our politics."

"DFA has a long-term goal to rebuild the Democratic Party from the bottom up—it will take time, but we must start building a base now for the future"



Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2005-12-19 01:12  

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