Grinch city shuts down Christmas tree handout
Officials say 'retail activity' not allowed at homes
Published: 1 hour ago

A Christmas tree farmer who wanted to hand out Christmas trees to
low-income families and accept donations for a cancer fund has been
ordered by the city of Waynesboro, Va., to close down his initiative.

A report today from the Rutherford Institute said its attorneys are
jumping into action to help Christian Critzer, who began a Christmas
tree donation drive to raise money for the Martha Jefferson Hospital
Cancer Center Foundation in nearby Charlottesville, Va.
Ads by Google

Prosthetic LegCutting edge care; Walk-in or Appt 2 Locations;
In-house fabrication www.vipoinc.com

His wife recently won a battle against breast cancer, and he was
hoping that giving away Christmas trees and accepting donations for
the hospital would demonstrate the spirit of Christmas.

It would provide custom wigs for people fighting cancer and the
effects of chemo and radiation treatments.

But the city ordered him to halt.

His “retail activity,” city officials concluded, has no place in an
area zoned for homes.

He agreed to the order to prevent the city from bringing a legal
action against the owner of his rental home.


“This year has certainly been plagued with its fair share of Scrooges
and Grinches disguised as government agents, threatening individuals
with fines and arrest for such simple acts of kindness and charity as
distributing free bottled water to the thirsty, giving away free food
to the hungry and destitute, and making thermal shelters available to
house the homeless during cold winter nights,” said John W. Whitehead,
president of the Rutherford Institute.

“It’s our hope that Waynesboro officials will focus on solving the
many real and pressing problems plaguing their community rather than
creating problems where there are none.”

It was on Nov. 26 when a zoning official showed up on Critzer’s
doorstep to tell him he couldn’t run a retail business in the home.

Critzer explained the intention of his tree drive and that it was not
a retail activity but a charity for a local hospital.

No matter. Here’s your citation for running a retail activity in a
residential area, the city official said.

Rutherford says it’s contacting the city to try to get what it
describes as an “erroneous” interpretation of the zoning code fixed.


Read more at
http://www.wnd.com/2012/12/grinch-ci...3PWOHsEWTTS.99

The methodology of the left has always been:

1. Lie
2. Repeat the lie as many times as possible
3. Have as many people repeat the lie as often as possible
4. Eventually, the uninformed believe the lie
5. The lie will then be made into some form oflaw
6. Then everyone must conform to the lie