Photo: galleryplus.ebayimg.com, Post Card of the Iconic Hondo Welcome Sign
Other Hondo residents echo Danner’s sentiments about the recent request for removal. One Texas Hill Country Facebook fan contacted us this morning outraged, saying, “ Our poor little town is getting bullied into trying to take down this iconic sign. As a native of this beautiful little town it breaks my heart. We need as much support from our surrounding towns as we can!”
Another resident and recent Hondo transplant suggests there are bigger problems our country faces, “The whole thing is ridiculous. There is so much more wrong with our country than just the ‘God issue,’ pick a different battle to fight, one that would do some good. Something that can actually make an impact on peoples’ lives.”
However, Grover says the country “can’t have religious freedom without freedom from religion in government.” In Gaylor’s letter the FFRF also claims the signs are not only inappropriate but also “needlessly divisive” while arguing the signs’ message tells people “non-believers are not welcome.”
