Peace on Earth and Goodwill to Men….
Posted
November 27, 2006 at
2:16 am by
Cristina
That is, unless you happen to be part of the Loma Linda Homeowners Association.
According to the Associated Press, the Loma Linda Homeowners Association in Pagosa Springs, Colorado is taking a zero tolerance approach when it comes to peace-loving holiday decor this year.
A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti-Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan.
No, I am not making this up for good blog fodder. This is actually true.
Hard to believe though? I’d say so.
How anyone could take offense to the peace symbol is beyond me. I mean, I know that homeowners associations have the right to their rules -?‚? no matter how inane those rules may be -?‚? but let’s get real here for a second. This is a holiday garland in the form of a peace symbol. What are people going to take offense to next? Frosty the Snowman decorations?
Now, granted, there were only a few homeowners who complained. But the thought that anyone would complain completely befuddles me. And furthermore, the idea that a homeowner would be fined close to $1000 for?‚? hanging up a?‚? peace sign wreath because it’s “divisive”?‚? is just plain sad.
The article states that some of?‚? those who complained have children serving in Iraq and were offended by the peace symbol because they viewed it as an anti-war protest. Again, this befuddles me. Regardless of our stance on the war or whether or not we have relatives serving in Iraq, who doesn’t want peace? Besides,?‚? if my child were serving in Iraq, wouldn’t that make peace on Earth, and particularly in the Middle East, even more important? (On a side note, the woman facing charges has said that the peace sign was not politically motivated.)
I guess the whole thing is just another reminder to me of why I want to avoid homeowners associations. You may not have to worry about your neighbor painting his house purple, but you might?‚? have to start worrying a lot more about your Christmas decor. Because let’s face it, nothing says Satan like a peace-sign garland, right??‚?
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1. Ali said:
November 27, 2006 @ 2:15 pm
Shaking my head in bewiderment..an anti war protest? Oh dear, I just remembered I sent out Peace Dove holiday greeting cards…and my husband is in the military….I hope no one assumes that I am withholding my support for our troops and my husband, or that I am staging a one woman protest. Good grief, the hidden meanings…I had no idea the peril I was in when I picked those cards at Target!
2. Stacy said:
November 27, 2006 @ 6:00 pm
Aren’t the architects of this war claiming that we’re on a “peace-keeping mission”? So, isn’t a peace sign one way to wish success? How can anyone with two brain cells to rub together think that a wish for peace is nothing more than a criticism of the war? Don’t we all wish for peace? That makes about as much sense as a woman with breast cancer being afraid to wish for a cancer-free body because it might hurt the feelings of her oncologist. I need a drink.
3. Jessica Carlson said:
November 27, 2006 @ 6:46 pm
My guess is that is was more about it being ugly than being offensive. That is the way homeowners associations roll. If you don’t want your yard micro-managed by the neighborhood babysitters than I suggest one doesn’t move into such a place. Homeowners assoc. can pretty much do whatever they want and I agree, I couldn’t live like that, but if I did live in such a place, I sure wouldn’t be shocked by such trivial minutia. That’s what they live for.
4. prescott said:
November 27, 2006 @ 8:15 pm
I find the “symbol of Satan” part even funnier.
As a Libertarian, the thought of an association made up of people with nothing better to do dictating my rights makes my skin crawl. Put up a giant peace sign, a 10 foot illuminated cross, an upside down pentagram, WHO CARES?? What ever happened to the idea of “private property”? Fortunately for most, I’m assuming a majority of homeowners associations aren’t this batshit insane.
5. Nancy said:
November 29, 2006 @ 9:16 am
Ridiculous, yes - but am I surprised? No.
I could never belong to a Homeowners Association either. No one is going to tell me what I can and cannot do with my own home especially since I’m the one paying the mortgage.
That aside, I’m not surprised that they brought up the Satan thing either. When I was a teenager I had purchased a silver peace sign hanging on a black rope necklace (remember when those were popular in the early nineties?) and my mother told me that I shouldn’t wear it because the peace sign is an inverted, broken cross. Yes, she actually said that. And this coming from a woman raised in the 60’s. Needless to say, being a teenager, I laughed at her and wore it every chance I got
(This was also during that time that I was forced to watch videos about the evils of halloween and heavy metal music with my church youth group.)
Never fear, my mother has mellowed, although she’s still a Republican
6. mamatulip said:
November 29, 2006 @ 9:30 am
You know, the more I hear about stuff like this, the more I think that people get up in arms about things like this out of sheer boredom. Really. Lookin’ for kicks, you know?
7. Mrs. Chicky said:
November 29, 2006 @ 1:12 pm
Aw c’mon, can’t you see the 666 in that peace symbol? Clearly it’s the devil speaking through that festive garland. These people obviously don’t think the devil is in the details, but he is in the decorations.
I just don’t understand people sometimes.
8. Em said:
November 29, 2006 @ 8:10 pm
I’m stunned! Speechless. Confused by the fact that ‘peace’ has been confused with anti-Iraqi sentiment. And satan? Get real! I feel badly for the people with the wreath - and for all the people who are so closed minded that they need to complain about the wreath!
9. Anne/kq said:
November 30, 2006 @ 7:01 am
I’m going to have to echo the “This is why I will never belong to a HA.” My aunt had troubles over her screen door– which was EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE STUPID HOUSE. Apparently the HA president doesn’t like her because she’s overweight…
Craziness.
10. PunditMom said:
November 30, 2006 @ 2:20 pm
Yup, that’s pretty radical stuff to be for peace on earth at Christmastime.
11. Pendullum said:
November 30, 2006 @ 4:10 pm
Sad…
Peace on earth and Goodwill as long as it is not towards the LomaLinda Homeowners Association…
Talking about no room in the Inn…