A "WAR" ON CHRISTMAS? OH, PLEASE!!

"SILLY CHRISTIANS - I CELEBRATE KWANZAA!"

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I don't know HOW MANY times I've been accused by Christianists of trying to ELIMINATE Christ 'cuz I typed "Xmas" or "Xian". I've occasionally substituted X for Christ - but only 'cuz it's the same thing. X stands for Christ - NOT INSTEAD OF Christ! It's Da Rev's shorthand.

 

I wonder how many of the folks who get bent outta shape about keepin' Christ in Christmas also get pissed off whenever someone mentions Kwaanza or Chanukkah? Or Ramadan? Or the oldest, creakiest of 'em all - Solstice? How WHITE is THEIR Christmas?

 

All of these are special celebratory occasions for some of our fellow citizens, be they African-American, Jewish, Muslim, Pagan, Heathen, et al. I think the Buddhists and the Hindus have feast days around this time of year, too. "Happy Holidays" recognizes that this is a pluralistic nation and is a most appropriate greeting to folks you meet but do not know. The mostly white wingnuts and nut-fundies who want a WAR against "Happy Holidays" have always been at war with inclusiveness.

 

As for "Christmas" - it's an official holiday NOT because of religious connotations. Christians of a myriad of denominations are COMPLETELY, CONSTITUTIONALLY FREE to celebrate the Season or the Holiday as they wish, with a creche or an electric train set-up around a decorated tree. 

 

I've known Jews who decorated for Christmas - because they enjoyed participating in the joyous spirit of the wider secular community, but I would never presume to wish them "Merry Christmas". Da Pagan Baby and I decorate inside and out with festive lights and greenery because it's a tradition from both our families and because it seems wholly appropriate to celebrate the Solstice.

THEY'RE... AHH, HOW YA SAY... MAGI? 
The other day I saw a newsreader on TV say something about The Gifts of the MAH-jee - you know - with a short "a" pronunciation. He must have thought it was Latino. How do the network execs qualify these poor, culturally-stunted, blown-dry boobs for the job of keeping people of the democracy informed? If he'd known ANYTHING at all - he could have said, "The Gift of the Three Kings"! And that, Dear Rev'lers, takes me back to the third grade - to recess on the playground:

We 3 Kings of Orient are

Smoking our exploding cigars...}}}BOOM!{{{...

 

We 2 Kings of Orient are
Smoking our exploding cigars...}}}BOOM!{{{...

I, a King of Orient am
Gonna take just one more puff... }}}}BOOM!{{{{...

IN THAT ONGOING "WAR ON CHRISTMAS" -
Count on General Alito to slay the Secularist Grinches...

Salon War Room As a lawyer in the Solicitor General's Office, Sam Alito laid out a plan for gutting the protections of Roe v. Wade. As if news of that 1985 memo weren't enough, leaders on the right have come up with another way to sell Alito to the faithful: He's the man who will save Christmas!

As the New York Times reports... a radio spot produced by the conservative Committee for Justice suggests that Alito will stop "liberal groups like People for the American Way and the ACLU" from prevailing in their "radical agenda" to ban Christmas in public places. Another ad, purchased by the conservative Catholic group Fidelis, says: "Judge Alito ruled against the ACLU's attempt to scrub away our religious heritage."

It's a reference, apparently, to a 1998 case in which Alito said it was permissible for Jersey City to erect a holiday display that included a creche, a menorah, statutes of Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman, a sleigh and a sign about diversity. And if you can't believe that anyone is actually focused on this at a time when people are dying in Iraq and the United States is shuffling the detainees in its secret prisons to spare the secretary of state any undue embarrassment, well, get used to it.

"This is going to be the dominant theme on the Alito nomination until the end of the year -- the convergence of a Supreme Court nomination, the Christmas season, and a judge who has a well-staked-out position on support for religious expression," says Jay Sekulow, who is advising the White House on ways to build support for its judicial nominees.

DOC NEWDOW ISN'T THE ONLY ATHEIST IN AMERICA
WHO WANTS TO REMOVE "UNDER GOD" FROM THE PLEDGE!
And not only atheists want the non-original phrase removed.

 

This is one nation indivisible.

"Under God" divides the nation.

 

These days a more appropriate addition might be - "one nation under siege" or "one nation under-achieving" or "one nation under reorganization"...

 

I like "one nation under a groove".

Hey! THAT's one o' those BIG ASSED MOPAR MO-SHEENZ that just rumbled and rolled outta the Last Chance Garage!

 

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