I took down my Sacred Heart wreath on the front window and will put up my red, white, and blue wooden Uncle Sam figure my father made. It’s in the garage awaiting the paint touch-ups to dry.
Nobody in my housing community displayed any sort of rainbow stuff. I would be very surprised if anyone here is of that persuasion. If they are, they keep it to themselves. My Italian neighbors have the classic statue of Our Lady in the Grotto. A few people put up nativity decorations at Christmas and the two Jєωιѕн couples have electric or battery menorahs in their windows at Chanukah. “Political” campaign, and socially divisive decor is not permitted by the HOA, plus it must not be over a certain size, have features that may disturb one’s neighbors, like flashing lights or sounds, or depict nudity, indecency.
Enough people are either Catholic or from Catholic backgrounds that there is a general respect for all things Catholic.
Personally, I find it tacky, classless, tasteless, to put put religious symbols on certain items or to display them in a certain manner or place. You wouldn’t put the Sacred Heart on paper towels, tissues, or toilet paper, would you? I’ve never seen a religiously decorated skateboard, but I agree that’s a no-no because you stand on it. A t-shirt, fleece, or sweatshirt, okay. I would be unlikely to wear one, but don’t object, for example, to a t-shirt commemorating a pilgrimage, event, school, church, or Catholic coat of arms on clothing, so long as it’s in front, or over the heart. Should it be on one’s pants or skirt? Respect would say no. A carry case, commemorative mug, water bottle, pens, pencils, notebooks, all okay. I used to have Sacred Heart earrings someone gave me. Necklaces, bracelets, rings, all okay. I do draw the line at religious tattoos, on women especially. I once saw a woman with a Rosary tattooed onto her left hand and forearm and a guy with a tattooed Rosary around his neck and chest. I don’t approve of it, although, the person never has an excuse not to pray the Rosary!
Some things are are just tacky, like a bobble head popes in your car, or a soap pope JP. When he came to NY in 1979. Gift stores in NYC were selling “Pope on a Rope” soap! Anyone remember the Soap on a Rope gift boxes for when you “had to” give someone a gift? It was a thing in the 1960’s through 1980’s.
One should not place a holy image where it’s likely to be defaced. I have never placed religious or pro-life bumper stickers, license plate frames or other auto decor on my vehicles. If my car rarely left St. Mary’s, Kansas, it’d be okay, but don’t leave a religiously decorated car in certain neighborhoods or regions. You don’t cast your pearls before swine.
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