Archive for the ‘holmen cross’ Category
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
If you've been following my posts about the Holmen cross/star, you know that my position is that the Village of Holmen took the 'easy' way out in its attempt to preserve the cross on Star Hill, and likely a foolish attempt at that, as they're probablygoing to get sued anyway.
I've ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Predictable, yes, but whose listening to me?
If you've been following my blog on this matter you've read about the fact that a church and state issue has popped up right in the town that I live in. A star which has been on private land for some 40 years and ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Tonight at their council meeting the trustees of the village of Holmen voted unanimously to approve the sale of a tiny piece of property with a star on it- which can be lighted as a cross during Easter- for $600. The property had been appraised at $100.00. Six times the ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
This Thursday, May 8th, the Holmen village council is expected to take up the issue of the Holmen 'Cross.' Perched on a bluff that can be seen from a great distance is a lighted star that during Easter is lighted as a cross instead, for just about a week. A ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
I wrote a letter to the editor regarding the Holmen cross which sits on public property. It was published today. The power of the personal blog gives me the ability to comment further and even respond to other letter writers. Let's start with my actual letter.
Beware tyranny of the minority
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
The national issue about religious icons (read: Christian symbols) on public land has struck very close to home. This link will give some background to the whole affair but there are a few other things of note which perhaps in due time I will speak to. I have ...
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