Posted on 12/24/2004 1:07:22 AM PST by Cornpone
Can't agree with you....our local Wal-Mart says "Merry Christmas" everywhere you go. The Salvation Army is standing outside their doors. Wal-Mart is matching every penny that is given to them. I won't go into Target, ever.
You are confusing inclusion with assimilation. It is one thing to respect & acknowledge holidays of various cultures... It is another to pretend that your own doesn't exist.
whoa . . . you mean there were a couple of hundred of us standing around last night after midnight, flinging holy water, raising clouds of incense, ringing bells, and singing about 30 Christmas carols, not to mention all the plainchant and anthems . . .
. . . and it's all a colossal mistake? Sheesh, you go tell Monsignor, I ain't gonna . . .
I had an intersting experience yesterday at our local Regional Mall. Stopped at a kiosk with mud packs and salts from the Dead Sea. Apparently, an Israeli company sends young, attractive Israelis here to set up these kiosks at various malls across the US thru Christmas Eve. After I'd made my modest purchase, the young Israelis wished me, very specifically, a Merry Christmas! That's as opposed to our native-born, Christian-by-Birth, politicall correct sales clerks who wished me a Happy Holiday. God bless the Israelis. They know what persecution is, and they know what terror is, and they are not buying into our silly, self-indulgent political correctness.
Boycott Target! They would not let the Salvation Army bellringers stand outside their stores -- might offend someone!
At least WalMart had them!
Why would I bother? I don't capitalize 'god' because to me, it is a NOUN. I DO capitalize 'Jesus' because it is the name of a man and is thus a proper noun.
Re-read your post #3
SOB
Whoops :p
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