War on Christmas 2013

[Maria]

• VA hospital refuses to accept 'Merry Christmas' cards

  "In order to be respectful of our veterans' religious beliefs, all donated holiday cards are reviewed by a multi-disciplinary team of staff led by chaplaincy services and determined if they are appropriate (non-religious) to freely distribute to patients. We regret this process was not fully explained to this group and apologize for any misunderstanding."

For the complete story, please visit this link:
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/12/ ... mas-cards/

[Barbara]

Unbelievable !

[jgress]

i moved this topic here since it is politically charged.

[Maria]

Unbelievable too ... this news story.

• Posted: 1:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23, 2013

  Air District rules out Bay Area fireplace use on Christmas eve

  It is illegal for Bay Area residents and businesses to use their fireplaces, woodstoves, pellet stoves, outdoor fire pits or any other wood-burning devices during the alert.

  Homes without permanently installed heating, where woodstoves or fireplaces are the only source of heat, are exempt, officials said.

For the complete news article, please click the link below:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/air ... hri/ncSh7/