'Merry Christmas' - Or No Sale

CBS News ^ | Dec. 16, 2004 5:34pm ET | Allen G. Breed and Janet McConnaughey

[kittymyrib]

Barry Lynn should heed Jesus's words that whomever offends the faith of a little child, it would be better for him that a millstone be hanged around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea. By his vendetta against Jesus in the schools, Lynn is certainly offending the faith of God's little ones. He deserves God's punishment for it.
By the way, did anyone hear of the four fine families in Plano, TX who are sueing the Plano school district for interferring in their excercise of religion? Yep, theclass A dunderheads in the Plano ISD decided that no religious references would be allowed such as CANDY CANES, no carols should be sung, and they instituted a ban on RED AND GREEN NAPKINS at class parties! Three elementary school principals have been singled out as being personally sued as well. Oh, how I would LOVE to be on that jury! Part of the punishment would be that they would have to go to every campus and lead the students in singing carols for one hour at every party, where candy canes and red and green napkins would be featured, of course. Now the pathetic PR guy at the central office said they had changed their directive on Dec. 1, but forgot to tell anyone about it....yeah, right.

[Petronski]

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

Good God, what a fool. Never studied history, eh Rev. Jim?

[Gorzaloon]

The contempt and outright hatred for Christ and Christians just oozes out of every word of this "report."

My niece has a part time job working at a concvenience store a couple of years ago, wished someone a Merry Christmas, and suffered a tantrum at the hands of the PC woman.

My first impulse was to be glad I was not there. Wanting to kick someone to death over Christmas was an unpleasant and novel feeling- A real "First".

[PatriotBill]

I sold my Target stock to protest the retailer's snubbing of the Salvation Army...I made the sale on principle."

[Gabz]

I had fuel oil delivered this morning. when I placed the cll for the delivery yesterday the conversaton ended with the young lady wishing me a Merry Christmas and the parting comment of the Delivery man this morning was "Have a Merry Christmas."

My daughter attends public school - they are having a Christmas Party tomorrow, and school is being dismissed early next Wednesday for Christmas vacation.

blessedly - the PC crapola is not everywhere.

Merry Christmas all.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Me too.... CBS.COM + "Ultra-Conservative" = "Oh....another bigoted report"

 

[Gabz]

My niece has a part time job working at a concvenience store a couple of years ago, wished someone a Merry Christmas, and suffered a tantrum at the hands of the PC woman.

I guess I'm really fortunate in that in this reason, it's practically expected. I had a part-time job in a convenience store a few years ago and the manager informed us we WERE to wish all customers a Merry Christmas.

[KStorm]

We are not forcing anyone to say, or display Merry Christmas, but I, for one, will not spend money at stores that don't. I say let their pockets books help them decide whats right. BTW, Merry Christmas, everyone.

I couldn't have said it better myself. Well, actually I could have; I just let you say it first. Merry Christmas

[ladylib]

"This mixing of secular and religious symbols ought to be seen as a bad thing, not a good thing, for Christian believers," he says. "Unfortunately, some of the Christian pressure groups seem to have it backwards." He adds: "I think it's fair to say it's a mistaken notion that they have a mandate to put more nativity scenes up because George Bush was elected."

It doesn't have anything to do with George Bush, jerk. And Merry Christmas to you!

[Alberta's Child]

I was at a meeting today with a large group of people from all backgrounds. One of the people happened to be a Jewish Democrat with a long track record in New York City politics. Many of the attendees came from out of town and won't be back in New York until January, and this guy made a point of wishing all of us a Merry Christmas as we departed.

Some people are just real class acts.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Some ultra-conservative Christian groups around the country are trying to put more Christ into Christmas this season.

Has anyone else noticed that the MSM has been mislabeling this as a battle against the secularization of Christmas?

It's not, of course. That battle has been raging for decades. This year, even the secular observance of Christmas is on the defensive.

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[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Oh good grief. Liberals, realizing they were losing this attack on Christmas public relations campaign in a big way, are now trying to spin the story against conservatives. Conservatives are demanding more Christ in Christmas? Puh-leeease! We didn't start this battle. Liberals did, via the ACLU. Conservatives are just standing up for themselves for a change. It's great.

And CBS is still a piece of crap news organization.

[Reagan is King]

The push from the religious right troubles Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

And that's a good thing. Target hasn't seen any of my Christmas spending stash this year and won't until they rescind their foolish Salvation Army ban. That has to be the dumbest PR move of the decade.

[Gabz]

Class Act is correct.

I was wished a Merry Christmas by every person I encountered in every store I was in today. After reading so much here about so many not hearing it makes me feel so good.

Merry Christmas.

[Mark in the Old South]

Re: "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."

There wouldn't not be such demands if the likes of Rev Melnyk would have made it clear to the ACLU they were going too far years ago.

Heah there were some threads on an Episcopalian priest and his wife who were also Druid priests. This man's name rings a bell with that story. Hummmmmm

[Mark in the Old South]

Oh yes I forgot.


MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

ENJOY THE ADVENT SEASON

Don't forget what it is all about.

[usadave]

""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."

Because it would be plain stupid to do so, Reverand.

[usadave]

reverand = reverend

[rocknotsand]

And CBS is still a piece of crap news organization...

Too true. Just in case anyone is lurking from a Media Consultancy outfit digging for opinion on CBS....

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