Monday, March 29, 2010

Uh, right...

Davenport, the city where my bishop has his cathedra, had a bit of a controversy this last weekend. It seems that on the advice of the city civil rights commission, the city manager, without consulting the city council, issued a memo that Good Friday would henceforth be known as Spring Holiday.

Outrage ensued... Aside from the outcry from Christians, a lot of it came from city employees whose contracts stipulate that Good Friday (NOT Spring Holiday) is a city holiday where they are paid time and a half.

Apparently order has been restored thanks to the city quickly backtracking and noting the city manager was out of order.

Hat tip to ABC News and Drudge.

2 comments:

Samuel said...

Just an example of misguided liberals. Instead of taking a negative path, why don't they take a positive path and recognize other religions' holidays?

NCSue said...

This sort of kowtowing to the politically correct contingent among us gives me a royal pain.

Sheesh.