Conservatives Take on Christmas Cause

[Maraya1969]

4 hours ago

By ALLEN G. BREED, Associated Press Writer


Pastor of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ, Patrick Wooden Sr. ...More...
- Emboldened by their Election Day successes, some Christian conservatives around the country are trying to put more Christ into Christmas this season.


In Terrebonne Parish, La., an organization is petitioning to add "Merry Christmas" to the red-lighted "Season's Greetings" sign on the main government building and is selling yard signs that read, "We believe in God. Merry Christmas." And a Raleigh, N.C., church recently paid $7,600 for a full-page newspaper ad urging Christians to spend their money only with merchants who include the greeting "Merry Christmas" in ads and displays.

"There is a revival taking place in our nation that is causing Christian and right-minded people to say, `Wait a minute. We've gone too far,'" says the Rev. Patrick Wooden Sr., pastor of the Raleigh church. "We're not going to allow the country to continue this downward spiral to the left."

In California, a group called the Committee to Save Merry Christmas is boycotting Macy's and its corporate parent, Federated Department Stores, accusing them of replacing "Merry Christmas" signs with ones wishing shoppers "Season's Greetings" or "Happy Holidays." The organization cites "the recent presidential election showing political correctness is offending millions of Americans


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But to many, the threats and demands that stores put up "Merry Christmas" signs are no laughing matter.

"Why not simply require stores owned by Jews to put a gold star in their ads and on their storefronts?" the Rev. Jim Melnyk, associate rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Raleigh, wrote in a letter to the editor.




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[AllegroRondo]

1. The only religious holiday thats also a federal holiday

Christmas gives non christians a day off to reflect on the true meaning of the separation of church and state.

[lilymidnite]

2. Cal Thomas' column today

talked about that. I sent off a letter to editor 'splaining that Christmas was hijacked by Christians from pagan celebrations of Saturnalia, Yule, and the solstice. Dumb eeedyots, I want *my* celebration back!

Let's put Baal back in Saturnalia!!

[Dhalgren]

5. Absolutely right!

Merry Solstice! Have you decorated your Yule Tree yet? That is much more like it! Why do Christians want to force everyone to acknowledge their gods? Live and let live should be the motto...

[asjr]

3. Anyone for Kristellnacht? (sp?) Until this administration

I can't recall anyone bitching about Merry Christmas. We observe Hannakah, Kwanza, and probably many others. The fact that we can shows we are a pretty good nation. The conservatives are making entirely too much of this, but they probably have an agenda behind it. I have always wished others a Merry Christmas and will continue to do so. I am Christian, but certainly not the Shrub kind.

[Bill McBlueState]

4. why don't these asses do something useful?

"There is a revival taking place in our nation that is causing Christian and right-minded people to say, `Wait a minute. We've gone too far,'" says the Rev. Patrick Wooden Sr., pastor of the Raleigh church. "We're not going to allow the country to continue this downward spiral to the left."

This guy could have said the exact same thing 100 years ago and it would have been just as appropriate. People have been complaining forever that other people are celebrating Christmas the wrong way. People have been complaining forever that stores put up their decorations too early, that school pageants are insufficiently religious, that we have all forgotten the true meaning of Christmas, as though there was some magical time in the past when everyone performed the holiday rituals in lockstep.

Why don't they take their outrage and use it to buy new coats for poor kids, or write a letter to the paper protesting tax cuts for the wealthy? Because they're ignorant asses, that's why.

[Kimber Scott]

9. AaaaaaaaMEN! nt

[Willy Wonka]

6. Conservatives suck my dick.

Bethany: Is your house on fire, Clark?
Clark: No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas light

[noonwitch]

7. No one is trying to take Christmas away

This is an invented issue to rally the self-righteous.

[Moderator]

8. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1073096