Obama says NO to Christmas program for the NAVY.

[PHILIP SCHNEIDER]

U.S. Navy cancels Christmas in the Persian Gulf

• war on christmas
• December 11, 2012
• By: Timothy Whiteman examiner.com
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  Calling itself the busiest 60 acres in the world, the Naval Support Activity Bahrain (or NSA Bahrain) is home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet.

  NSA Bahrain is also home to;

  • Thousands of American troops.
  • Hundreds of American military families.
  • Hundreds of Allied military personnel.

  What NSA Bahrain is not home to:

  • The Holy Family.
  • Three Wise Men.
  • A singular Santa Claus.
  • Assorted shepherds.
  • A lone camel.
  • A Christmas Tree.

  As reported by Fox News, it's been a long standing tradition aboard the naval installation to host;

  "A 'Live Nativity' that featured the children of military personnel dressed as shepherds, wise men, along with Mary and Joseph.

  It was part of a larger festival that included a tree lighting, Christmas music and photographs with Santa Claus and a camel."

  Manger Scene "Unconstitutional"...

  Enter the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF), who objected to the Nativity scene and eventually filed a complaint with the Navy’s Inspector General (IG).

  They argued the Nativity Scene promoted “Christianity as the official religion of the base.”

  According to MAAF, the Nativity Scene puts service members in danger.

  Per the written complaint to the Navy's IG;

  "Also of concern is the likelihood that the predominantly Muslim local population will see the U.S. military as a Christian force rather than a secular military support U.S. – but not necessarily Christian values in their Muslim country.

  This even threatens U.S. security and violates the Constitution as well as command policy."

  As told by MAAF spokesman Jason Torpy to Fox News;

  "It’s unconstitutional, it’s bad for the military and in a Muslim country it’s dangerous."

  I Have Not Yet Begun To Give Up...

  In a statement reportedly sent from the Navy to MAAF;

  "Upon further review, the CRP (Command Religious Program) will be removing the Living Nativity Program from the general base secular holiday festivities and co-locating it more appropriately with some of our other private religious and faith-based observances at the chapel at a separate time."

  Fox News reported that the cancellation was "heartbreaking" and that the "children who were supposed to act in the Nativity were devastated."

  As on officer who remained anonymous stated;

  "It was horrible, it was devastating.

  Here we are serving in the Middle East, defending our country and other people’s religions and we couldn’t understand why we can’t enjoy our own religious freedoms."

  Another unnamed Jack Tar stated;

  "You can go outside the gate and hear Christmas music, but on the base you can’t have a Nativity

  The sense of hypocrisy is overwhelming."

  Work crews had already started building the Nativity Scene, but orders from higher-ups ensured it was quickly dismantled.

  Navy Holding Children In Slavery...?

  The MAAF's Torpy wasn't quite done yet in his arguments against the base-sponsored Nativity Scene when he compared it to slavery;

  "We’re talking about the United States promoting Christianity to defenseless little kids in bathrobes.

  We’re talking about the United States government saying, ‘Hey – we’re going to have a bunch of kids out here and we’re going to promote Christianity in a Muslim country to service members.’”

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