Walnut Creek pooh-bahs stubbornly blame everyone else for stepping in the rabbit droppings over this one. The growing list of excuses now includes:
- We got a complaint five years ago. (Yeah, one! How many have you heard from in the last week?)
- Everybody else does it. (Wrong, by the way.)
- People are over-reacting. (In other words, we don’t want to hear about it.)
- Media are over-reacting. (Always a convenient scapegoat.)
But the most telling and disturbing comment may have come this weekend from the city’s designated apologist, who told the story of a local girl whose mother complained about the city’s Ban the Easter Bunny effort and who took a principled stand, vowing not to attend the Walnut Creek event.
Asked for his opinion, the apologist said: “How sad for the little girl.”
Yes, sad indeed. The girl’s mother took a stand on principle. Something to be deeply ashamed of. (And as if the Walnut Creek event is the only one around.)
TXatheist said
When we first established our neighborhood the home owners association had an easter egg hunt. A simple call to the association explaining that we wanted to participate but didn’t celebrate easter put the issue to rest. We all agreed a spring egg hunt was inclusive for all kids and not based on mythology. We agreed that parents that wanted to have their kids go to an easter egg hunt could do that at home or at their church. Every year since we have a spring egg hunt and there are no problems. md457@hotmail.com
Note from the EasterBunnyDude: Thanks for your comment. The difference between your situation and mine is that your association got together and agreed to make a change. In Walnut Creek, the bureaucrats made a change based on one person’s comments and never consulted the public. And still haven’t.
TXatheist said
And that was my point. A public entity doesn’t have the right to violate the separation of church and state. My privately run HOA could have denied my request but were reasonable in realizing their error. A simple lawsuit of abusing dues would have changed their mind eventually.