Will there ever be a backlash against religious place names?

[DGS49]

I was watching a video today that discussed California HS basketball, and the narrator made a reference to a school called, "Mater Dei." Every literate human knows that this name is latin and means, "Mother of God." It is pronounced Mah-ter DAY-EE, but narrator pronounced it the same as "Maitre'D." What a maroon.

Its not entirely relevant, but I've wondered how long it will take for someone to complain about all the hundreds of place names in the U.S., mainly in the Southwest, that are named after Christian saints, theological phenomena, or what have you.

At the top of the list might be, Corpus Christi (the Body of Christ), Texas. San Francisco (St. Francis of Assisi), and El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles (roughly, "the City of Our Lady - Queen of the Angels"), commonly called, "Los Angeles." [Note that it is not the "City of the Angels"; it is the CIty of our Lady, who happens to be queen of the angels).

How about "Santa Cruz" (Holy Cross -of Christ)?

It could be an atheist complaining about having to tolerate these religious references, or a Christian objecting to Sin City being referred to by the name of a great Christian saing (SF de Assisi).

If we can't call a sports team the "Braves" because some indigenous person might be offended (while others are moved to be proud of their heritage), then why should "we" tolerate these desecrations?

Anyone else find this disturbing?

 

[Concerned American]

I was watching a video today that discussed California HS basketball, and the narrator made a reference to a school called, "Mater Dei." Every literate human knows that this name is latin and means, "Mother of God." It is pronounced Mah-ter DAY-EE, but narrator pronounced it the same as "Maitre'D." What a maroon.

Its not entirely relevant, but I've wondered how long it will take for someone to complain about all the hundreds of place names in the U.S., mainly in the Southwest, that are named after Christian saints, theological phenomena, or what have you.

At the top of the list might be, Corpus Christi (the Body of Christ), Texas. San Francisco (St. Francis of Assisi), and El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles (roughly, "the City of Our Lady - Queen of the Angels"), commonly called, "Los Angeles." [Note that it is not the "City of the Angels"; it is the CIty of our Lady, who happens to be queen of the angels).

How about "Santa Cruz" (Holy Cross -of Christ)?

It could be an atheist complaining about having to tolerate these religious references, or a Christian objecting to Sin City being referred to by the name of a great Christian saing (SF de Assisi).

If we can't call a sports team the "Braves" because some indigenous person might be offended (while others are moved to be proud of their heritage), then why should "we" tolerate these desecrations?

Anyone else find this disturbing?

I find the morons who complain about place names disturbing. I saw it with China Peak ski area in CA changed to Sierra Summit and then back to China Peak. Squaw Valley has changed its name. I wonder how they'll handle all of the southwest names--San Antonio, San Diego, Las Cruces, Santa Fe. Since you mentioned indigenous indignation, in WA, all schools with mascots named for indigenous cultures have been banned. Will they do the same with place names--Seattle? Named for a Salish chief, Inchelium, Nespelem. How about other cultures--Spanish, Dutch, German, French, Greek, Italian? Where does it stop. Political correctness should be banned.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

The statues and memorials to Junipero Serra have all been torn down. It is only a matter of time before the destructionists come for the California missions.

 

[martybegan]

I was watching a video today that discussed California HS basketball, and the narrator made a reference to a school called, "Mater Dei." Every literate human knows that this name is latin and means, "Mother of God." It is pronounced Mah-ter DAY-EE, but narrator pronounced it the same as "Maitre'D." What a maroon.

Its not entirely relevant, but I've wondered how long it will take for someone to complain about all the hundreds of place names in the U.S., mainly in the Southwest, that are named after Christian saints, theological phenomena, or what have you.

At the top of the list might be, Corpus Christi (the Body of Christ), Texas. San Francisco (St. Francis of Assisi), and El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles (roughly, "the City of Our Lady - Queen of the Angels"), commonly called, "Los Angeles." [Note that it is not the "City of the Angels"; it is the CIty of our Lady, who happens to be queen of the angels).

How about "Santa Cruz" (Holy Cross -of Christ)?

It could be an atheist complaining about having to tolerate these religious references, or a Christian objecting to Sin City being referred to by the name of a great Christian saing (SF de Assisi).

If we can't call a sports team the "Braves" because some indigenous person might be offended (while others are moved to be proud of their heritage), then why should "we" tolerate these desecrations?

Anyone else find this disturbing?

Stop giving them ideas.

 

[justinacolmena]

or a Christian objecting to Sin City being referred to by the name of a great Christian saing (SF de Assisi).

Are you confusing Las Vegas with San Francisco?

St. Francis of Assisi, allegedly the patron saint of animals and environment?

Catholic and Easterm Orthodox "icons" of various saints before people had computers — and Catholics would confess to idolizing or worshipping rather than simply "venerating" the Virgin Mary as a vulgar euphemism for viewing pornography on the said computers — and you had people like Richard Stallman who was a staunch atheist or the Hindu H-1B workers from India doing all the computer programming.