Christmas Under Attack
Posted on November 24, 2005
Now that we are beginning to enter the season of religious oppression, I think that it is prudent to point out some of the progressive American’s wish for you and I.
We are no longer to wish each other a “Merry Christmas.” We are no longer to display items on our cars, in our yards, on our person, and definitely not of public lands which say “Jesus Loves Me” or “Jesus Loves You” or any other Christian belief. Happy Chanukah is out as well.
From Breaking Point:
In a Texas classroom, children were told to draw a tracing of their foot, and then put a message on the drawing. One little girl wrote “Jesus Loves Me” on hers. What happened next shows the abysmal state of religious tolerance in America.
As Fox news anchor John Gibson relates in his new book, The War on Christmas, the child’s teacher ripped the tracing off the board. “Don’t you ever do this again,” she said. The little girl burst into tears.
When her outraged father called the school, nervous officials told the child to make another tracing. She did so—but this time, instead of scrawling “Jesus Loves Me,” she drew a tiny cross that was so small it was almost invisible.
This little girl had learned her lesson well. Her Christian faith was something shameful—and she should keep it to herself.
And this little girl is not the only child learning this ugly lesson. In a Plano, Texas, classroom, a teacher told students not to write “Merry Christmas” on greeting cards for soldiers in Iraq because it might offend someone. They were even forbidden to say “Merry Christmas” to their classmates. And this in Plano, Texas?
The truth is that the left has put such a left handed spin on the Political Correctness crowd that the idea of religious tolerance has turned into religious suppression.
Breaking Point continues:
In a New York school, the halls were decked with menorahs and Kwanzaa candles. When a father asked why there was no Christmas tree, the principal said, “Oh, we’re trying to make sure we don’t offend people.”
I’m offended by the exclusion.
In Maplewood, New Jersey, fifth-graders were asked to make posters demonstrating diversity. A boy named Anton pasted on the Star of David and a Muslim symbol. When his mother suggested he add a Christian symbol, he said, “No, I don’t want to offend anyone.” These kids are being brainwashed.
And they claim that they are not indoctrinating our children.
Every December, symbols of Christmas are treated like pornography, sex, or second-hand smoke—things that ought to be enjoyed in private, lest others be offended.
According to Gibson, people who treat Christian symbols this way are acting out of a deep-seated hostility toward all things Christian. They’re often offended by Christianity on an intellectual level. They think it’s a crutch used by the less intelligent.
And since they have begun losing battles in the courts, they’ve opened up a new front called “inclusiveness.” Yes, they admit, the Supreme Court says it’s okay to have Christmas trees on public property—but do we really want to offend neighbors who don’t celebrate Christmas? The same goes for Christmas music and candy canes in schools; somewhere, someone might be offended. But isn’t it strange that, in case after case, only Christian symbols seem to have the power to offend?
The messages of Peace, Love, Charity, Giving, and Goodwill only seem to be the messages which offend. But the message of Jihad is perfectly ok with the ACLU and others who advocate the removal of Christian symbols as being offensive.
Breaking Point concludes with:
Well, many Christians have had enough, and they’re fighting back. For help, they’re turning to religious liberties groups that have sprung up to defend our First Amendment rights.
Among these are the ACLJ, the Thomas More Law Center, the Alliance Defense Fund, and the Beckett Fund. Visit our website for more information.
Parents are right to resist efforts to try to teach their kids that Christian symbols—and the faith they represent—are inherently offensive. In a country that honors religious freedom, the real offense is not saying “Merry Christmas” to a friend, but teaching kids that expressing their faith is something to be ashamed of.
For further reading and information:
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John Gibson, The War on Christmas (Sentinel, 2005).
Kathryn Jean Lopez, “Silent Night, Secular Night,” interview with John Gibson, National Review Online, 27 October 2005.
Ron Strom, “District Prohibits Christmas Colors,” WorldNetDaily.com, 15 December 2004.
Richard N. Ostling, “Interest Groups Gird for Fight over Christmas Observances,” Boston Globe, 5 November 2005.
Learn more about the ACLJ, the Thomas More Law Center, the Alliance Defense Fund, and the Beckett Fund.
Two great fact sheets from Gateways to Better Education are “Commemorating Religious Freedom Day (January 16),” which provides ideas to schools on how to observe this day, and “Free to Speak” (.doc), a useful handout to students explaining what their religious freedoms are, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
BreakPoint Commentary No. 050107, “The First Freedom: Religious Freedom Day.”
Also remember to visit the Stop The ACLU online store for your gift giving. We have some Christmas shirts available for your gift giving needs.
And as always, send your hate mail to: Gribbitr@hotmail.com
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You might be interested that it appears that even the US Post Office employees have been instructed to say “Happy Holidays” instead of Merry Christmas and that no “Christmas” stamps will ever be issued again.
Check out the top two posts at The Changing Face of America. I’d love to know a list of stores that have changed “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays”. If they think it’s good for business, I want to show them that they have another think coming to them.
According to the Constitution as my brother just pointed out, the ONLY body capable of breaking the establishment clause is the government. Businesses are therefore under no obligation to remove Christmas or even Christ from their store.
I will concede that you are right to be outraged at the examples listed above. They are examples of actions too far to the left.
however…
The intent here is not to make Christianity something to be ashamed of. It is to provide equaliy to religions dominated (population wise, at least) by Christianity. We have entered an era where the political correctness is too dominant in our society. But we cannot just toss it out altogether! You are right to a certain extent, yes, it needs to be emphasized that the school cannot favor one religion over another, but since when does the ACLU support jihad? It may defend the rights of jihadists, however misled that extremism is, yes, but there is a big difference–any American citizen has rights. If someone wants to sccream that America is a corrupt, power hungry opressor, they can. If they want to scream DEATH TO AMERICA, they can be a overly-liberal idiotic traitor and do that(as long as they don’t threaten the country). If someone wants to proclaim their love for their country and erect a shrine to the great lord, Jesus (not necisarrily one in the same), and to George Bush, they can! The exclusion of Christianity is wrong, but so is excluding Islam, Judaism, and all other peaceful religions! You are taking this way too far.
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