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Conservative Liberty Counsel spreads false rumors via Internet, OK AG predicts lumps of coal from Santa


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Dozens of calls poured into [Oklahoma AG Drew] Edmondson’s office Thursday after callers had read an “alert” from the group, Liberty Counsel, that said a Southwestern Oklahoma State University administrator issued the directive to employees after receiving legal advice from Edmondson’s office.

“Some of the callers were quite upset,” Edmondson said later. “The idea that a state official would ban Christmas just days before such a holy day obviously struck a chord with a number of people.”

The Orlando-based group issued two “alerts” on its Web site, saying an order about not using Christmas in written or oral form stemmed from counsel given by Edmondson.

But Edmondson said he never provided any such advise to Southwestern Oklahoma officials and does not advise the school about anything.

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Employees [at the school] were asked to keep public areas of the campus free of religious decor because not all students celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, [Director of public relations for the school, Brian] Adler said.

But faculty and staff members also can decorate their offices however they want, he said.

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Attempts to reach Liberty Counsel officials weren’t successful on Thursday.

Edmondson had a message for the group.

“The folks at Liberty Counsel will find lumps of coal in their stockings on Christmas morning,” he said. “That’s what Santa leaves for bad kids who tell lies.”

Liberty Counsel takes no responsibility for creating the controversy.

 

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:39 am December 25th, 2007 in Blogging, Culture, Media, Politics, Religion, Social Issues, Tech 

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