Thursday, December 20, 2018

Washington state senior center bans religious Christmas expression


By ADF Media, Dec. 18, 2018

CHEHALIS, Wash. – Alliance Defending Freedom sent a letter Monday to a senior living complex that has banned its residents from saying “Merry Christmas,” singing religious Christmas carols, or displaying any religious Christmas items in its common areas, including on the doorposts of the building’s apartments. The complex wrongly claims that it cannot allow any resident to engage in religious expression because it accepts funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

“Americans don’t lose their constitutionally protected freedom to say ‘Merry Christmas’ or otherwise express their faith just because they live in a facility that accepts government funds,” said ADF Senior Counsel Matt Sharp. “No HUD rule requires senior living centers that accept federal resources to deny their residents the ability to celebrate Christmas with religious songs and symbols.”

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