The Puritans lose another one.

[donco6]

Loveland recognizes naked truth

Loveland, CO

No pillars of salt surround the three bronze nudes in the sculpture "Triangle." So it's pretty certain that Loveland is not turning into Sodom and Gomorrah.

Mayberry, maybe. But not Sodom and Gomorrah.

Tuesday, the City Council wisely chose not to immerse itself in the politics of prudery, much to the relief of locals proud of their long tradition of public art. A few complaints about naked figures cast in bronze had turned into a full-blown culture war. It left the city's elected leaders pondering passage of a new law that would let them overrule a well-respected arts commission and order public art moved or censored altogether.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4292363

[MrModerate]

1. I just visited Loveland as part of a vacation trip . . .

Nice enough town, not terribly attractive, but quite a bit of public art.

When you read the story, you find that the citizens consider fundies to be wackos and scorn them pretty thoroughly. Encouraging.

[donco6]

2. Yes, even the Rev. recognized . . .

the need to separate church from state. Encouraging indeed.