The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) To hold protest march next weekend in Lexington Virginia to try and disrupt the Lee-Jackson day holiday
The Muslim group "stole" the parade date from the sons of Confederate veterans and will now hold a pro-islamic parade of their own.
I sure hope there is no violence at this parade but many Confederate flag waving rednecks are not happy about this. A quote from the Lee-Jackson event website (they improperly name the group "CARE" instead of "CAIR"),
"Press Release - Parade Date Stolen
October 27, 2016
Stonewall Brigade Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans Statement:
The City Council of Lexington, Virginia recently approved a request from an organization known as CARE to hold a parade at the same time and traditional place as the Annual Lee-Jackson Day events hosted by The Stonewall Brigade Camp SCV. It is no secret that some members of the council, the outgoing mayor who forced through the vote, and the college elites have great disdain for the traditional values and views of the native community who still commemorate their Confederate history. These elitists have worked tirelessly to intimidate local venues in an attempt to disrupt the SCV's commemoration of the lives of Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson in their final home and resting place. The latest action is not an act to solidify the community as CARE claims, but an attempt to silence the viewpoints of those they disagree with in the most disrespectful of ways. Unlike CARE, the SCV believes in freedom of expression and believes their viewpoint has every right to be expressed in the public sphere, but not when they choose to do so by attempting quash our right to give honor to the leaders and soldiers which we descend from."
http://leejacksonday.webs.com/