Posted by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Dec 21, 2012 at 11:45 am

Are they using sacred Christian history to attempt to manipulate the outcome of the mobile home park in their favor, or maybe I'm just being cynical? It's not that I don't feel for them, I do. I just think they're perhaps misguided in expending their energy this way.

Posted by probably so, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Dec 21, 2012 at 12:20 pm

first poster nailed it...

Posted by Christian for social justice, a resident of another community, on Dec 21, 2012 at 1:27 pm

Another way to view it would be that they are making that sacred history contemporary and putting their faith into action as we are are called to do as Christians. Hard to see that as misguided in my book; au contraire.

Posted by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Dec 21, 2012 at 3:37 pm

Buena Vista sounds like a community full of caring people, but that doesn't change the fact that the infrastructure for the complex is failing and needs to be replaced.

Posted by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Dec 22, 2012 at 2:32 pm

Christian for social justice, thank you for your thoughtful input. I suspect it's a mix of my perspective and yours. PA Mom also contributed some wisdom.

Posted by Myth reenactment, a resident of another community, on Dec 22, 2012 at 8:55 pm

I was driving on Middlefield Road Friday evening and hundreds, maybe even a thousand people were dressed in flowing robes probably re-enacting the ancient myth. I was saddened to see people trying to make something mythical seem real. And misleading their children so they will believe in something that never happened.

Very depressing, actually.

Posted by Anonymous, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 22, 2012 at 11:31 pm

When in college, our humanities taught Judaeo-Christian Mythology along with Greco-Roman and other Mythologies.

Some folks NEED their myths...let them have them. Look at all the people who are here for freedom of mythology.

Posted by s, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2012 at 7:52 am

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Posted by Anonymous, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2012 at 9:15 pm

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Posted by Antoine Dodson, a resident of another community, on Dec 24, 2012 at 2:09 pm

*virtual fist bump to Anonymous*

Yep. Manipulation. Sorry. Not cool.

Posted by BP resident, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Dec 29, 2012 at 4:34 pm

Has the posada happened in years' past, or was this the first time? Why was mayor there? I hate to agree with the sentiment above, but it does feel manipulative and political. There are many lovely caring families residing there. Also undesirables, but that's true anywhere, any complex. It's going to be interesting... Some Palo Altans will want to preserve it, proposing major spending to fix the outdated sewer and gas infrastructure. I think the park has met it's maturation date.

Posted by anonymous, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on Feb 26, 2013 at 6:36 pm

This is in regards to these comments about religion. Millions upon millions of people use organized religion as a crutch. They use it to get by day to day and they believe that good things happen to them because of their faith. You'll find this everywhere you look from entertainment to politics,and in all of your neighborhoods. So why is it a problem when the Buena Vista residents use it as a "Hail Mary" just as they are about to be permanently discarded from their community. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]