War on Christmas News: AFA attacks PetSmart for saying "Christmas" AND "Holiday"

[ck4829]

In their never-ending crusade to save Christmas by apparently demanding that every retailer in America to use the word “Christmas” in its holiday (sorry, Christmas) promotions, the American Family Association is now targeting PetSmart for denying Christmas to the nation’s pets:

"At PetSmart, Christmas doesn't exist

Send an e-mail to PetSmart and ask why they refuse to include Christmas in their promotion, choosing to only use holiday.

At PetSmart, Christmas doesn't exist. It is not to be found anywhere on their Web Site. AFA checked out the local PetSmart store and there was no Christmas there, either.

A search on PetSmart's home page found 252 references to "holiday." It also found 43 references to "Christmas." But, alas, this is very misleading. When you click on "Christmas" you are directed to a page containing the same gifts you get when you search for holiday. Of all the items that pop up when you search for Christmas, not a single one mentions Christmas or is identified as being a Christmas gift.

At PetSmart, everything is "holiday."

However...

[AX10]

1. The AFA is a terrorist organization.

[Richard Steele]

3. That really says it all. They are.

They are a tiny lunatic-fringe minority that attempts to
compel far larger groups to do what it wants by means of
threats.

Its only functional tool is FEAR, and it uses that tool to
achieve political goals.

That's "terrorist organization" in a nutshell.

[Rosemary2205]

14. This is a stickup - pay us and we won't sue.

That is all.

[RebelSansCause]

15. this is the truth

they try and intimidate a large group of people by doing one horrific act (forcing christmas on one company) and then they say if you do not do as we say, we will go after you too, thereby instilling fear. a terrorist organization indeed.

[fishwax]

25. the religous right is a cancer

and AFA is one of the largest tumors ...

[Mike03]

2. But my dog doesn't celebrate Christmas

He's a Buddhist. So Petsmart is right to include dogs of all belief systems.

[flvegan]

4. I didn't know dogs, cats, et al were Christian. Now that I think of it

not ONCE have ANY of my dogs wished me a Merry Christmas.

[Bjorn Against]

5. Well obviously your dogs aren't good Christians...

How dare they replace the words "Merry Christmas" with "Woof, Woof", you better train them to pray before God or they are going to hell for sure.

[flvegan]

9. Well, tbh, a number of them are pit bulls, so...

[ccpup]

11. oh man

the minute I hear Merry Christmas from my pooch, I'm putting down the hooch. :spray:

get it ... pooch ... hooch :rofl:

ah, I crack myself up sometimes. :evilgrin:

[rucky]

6. Should they start selling Jesus chew toys? n/t

[Auggie]

8. LOL

Hilarious...

[nonconformist]

7. You mean PetSmart isn't selling Baby Jesus dog chew toys?

Fucking heathens!

Seriously though... are these people for real?! They're upset because Holiday and Christmas are used interchangeably?

:wtf:

[iamjoy]

10. Because Every Pet Needs A Crucifix

And the Jesus food and water bowls, too.

[ccpup]

12. knowing my dogs

that water bowl would be filled with wine in no time

[BuelahWitch]

18. They aren't selling Jesus litterboxes either

:shrug: Thank goddess my cat is Pagan!

[TheCentepedeShoes]

13. Whatever the folks at PetSmart

want to say is fine by me. Just as long as they don't play Jingle Bells as "sung" by dogs. Arf, arf, arf...arf, arf, arf... arf, arf, arf, arf, ARF.

[ima_sinnic]

16. they used to whine that the "X" had been taken out of "Xmas" b/c it

had become "too commercial." Now they're pissed because it's not commercial enough.

Fuck the AFA, the mall is a public venue, not just for Xtians, and so are "the Holidays." I'm tired of them flaunting their superstitious, ignorant, faux persecuted crap in my face. If I want to worship a mythical being, I will go to church, not to PetSmart. DUMBFUCKINGASSES

[Cass]

17. Don't these people have anything better to do?

When you click on "Christmas" you are directed to a page containing the same gifts you get when you search for holiday.

Give me a frigging break. These imbeciles are going out of their way to invent a problem.

[Raine]

19. Here we go again

:eyes: some people like to be churned up all the time. Personally I prefer to not let things like that keep me all upset. I have enough other things in my life that keep me stressed like being the 24/7 caretaker of my father who is suffering from dementia. I wish the the biggest problem in my life was "holiday" vs. "Christmas" ... must be nice. :-(

[Bozita]

20. I adopted my puppy from a rescue group given floor space by PetSmart

I'm sure the puppy would like to piss on the AFA.

[Tinksrival]

21. Lowes too!

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200711/CUL20071114b.html

They fell all over themselves to apologize for a mistake in their catalog, "Family trees"

[Initech]

22. The AFA really needs to pull the sticks out of thier asses.

:eyes:

[NC_Nurse]

23. So they are out to prove Christmas is all about materialism.

How refreshingly honest of them.

[pingzing58]

24. Origin: bef. 1150; ME cristmasse; OE Cristes maesse Mass of Christ

At this time the people of Briton were still Roman Catholics celebrating the Catholic Mass. Henry VIII did not break away until 1538. And Donald Wildmon's methodism did not come along until the 1730's. So, I'm glad to see that he and his misguided followers want to promote the Roman Catholic Mass that commemorates the birth of Christ and in of all places at a pet store. Good work AFA, eventually you will come back to the Catholic Church and abandon your heresy by coming under the authority of the Roman Pontiff (tongue in cheek for my DU friends). Happy Mass of Christ day and Happy Holy Days!!!

edited: old english spelling won't appear.