Who is behind the ‘It’s OK to say Merry Christmas’ signs popping up in a Washington town
Signs are popping up in a Washington state town, Redmond, with the proclamation “It’s OK to say Merry Christmas.”
KCPQ is reporting that the source of the signs is still a mystery and the attempt to quell the neutral “Happy Holidays” is getting mixed responses.
Mayor John Marchione says he plans to allow them to continue hanging, as he told KCPQ-TV that they are in the city’s right of way, which is considered a free-speech area.
“The signs are placed in the city right-of-way,” he said. “It’s available for free speech and this is a form of free speech like political signs and other signs.”
The city says a faith-based message or any other message is permitted to be displayed along city right-of-ways as long as they’re not discriminatory.
Bible verses are also present on the signs: For Example, Romans 1:16, reads, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.”
