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April 2, 2007

Easter bunny flap spurs bill to stop more name games

The Easter bunny, the Christmas tree, the menorah.

Changing the names of these symbols -- and the countless others dear to millions of religious faithful -- will be off limits, according to a bill to be introduced into the General Assembly tomorrow by state Rep. Richard W. Singleton, R-Cumberland.

Spurred by the Tiverton Public School District’s decision two weeks ago to substitute Peter Rabbit for the Easter bunny, Singleton said his proposed bill - which he nicknamed the"Easter Bunny Act" --would make it illegal for municipal governing bodies to alter the names, concepts and symbols associated with religious or secular holidays.

“It is time we all grew up and stop playing these name games,” said Singleton, a 54-year-old practicing Catholic. “This is the type of thing that drives the average person crazy.”

The legislator has made waves in the General Assembly lately as the face of the fight to institute restrictions on illegal immigrants, introducing 15 illegal-immigration-related bills in the past three months.

-- Journal staff writer Philip Marcelo

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