Councilwoman Who Quit Over Christmas Tree Rescinds Resignation
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Channel: Real Thing TV · 2015 · News & Politics
New Jersey councilwoman who quit after colleagues voted to add the word "Christmas" to the name of the town's tree-lighting ceremony has rescinded her resignation. Minutes after the Roselle Park council approved the change Thursday night, Charlene Storey walked out of the meeting. She submitted a resignation letter, saying the borough's decision to change the ceremony's name from a "tree lighting" to a "Christmas tree lighting" favors one religion and "cuts non-Christians out of the loop." According to NJ.com (http://bit.ly/1PLxONo), Mayor Carl Hokanson reached out to Storey. He says the outcome was Storey rescinding her resignation and the creation of a committee on diversity that she will lead. Friday's event will continue to be called a "Christmas tree lighting." Storey won't attend. She was raised Catholic but describes herself as a non-believer. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/christmas-tree-quits-rescinds_566442b5e4b08e945fefd341
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