Posted on 11/30/2005 3:11:56 PM PST by churchillbuff
I would add Hobby Lobby to the good guys list. They make no secret of their faith. I love that store - my kids hate it because I could spend a whole day there. :o) However, I find their clerks to be among the most uncheerful ever. And once when I returned for an item that had not been put in one of my (too many) bags - I was treated with disbelief - even with my sales slip.
The Super Wal-Mart I was at had a product display with the word Christmas used and shown. This is good enough for me to do my Christmas shopping at Wal-Mart.
I can think of a much better reason not ever to dine there again.
With the print out and money on the line, they took down the banner.
Merry Christmas.
the most important question is how do we as Christians celebrate the birth of Christ and how it has an effect on the lives we lead. the gifts we truly give the world are the examples of the way we live our lives. You have christians like Kennedy and Kerry, who call themselves Catholic which I have a very hard time accepting, and that really sends the wrong message out. In the time of abortion, samesex marriage, divoice, calling good which is evil, we need Christmas. We need the Nativity out there in public view. We need to confirm the fact that Jesus came from the womb of Mary and from that came eternal life. Contrast that to aborting those in the womb. We have life and we have death. It is important to get the message out at Christmas with symbols that are a true reminder of what Christmas is but we are the true symbols. And when we say Merry Christmas let it be in our hearts that everyone may receive Jesus in their life now and forever. Do not think the secularists and atheists don't realize these symbols and Christmas are a real threat to their agenda. It's tough to show the nativity, that represents the holy family, and that being an example of what God called a family and then go out and try to show two men or two women are ok in the eyes of God. They do not want the message out there to be heard which goes against theirs. As usual they are are only tolerant of what they want to say. But make no mistake about it if this had to do with the muslims they would be the cowards they really are and back off.
Not so. Once again if this was a muslim thing the aclu would not have the guts!
wow Amen
It's ironic that this whole controversy was probably started by a small number of geeks in a back room somewhere. For years people complained about the commercialization of Christmas. Maybe with less advertising, more people will look inward to their own homes and hearts for the joy of Christmas. That too would be ironic that the people trying to subdue the holiday would make it more meaningful to those of us that celebrate it.
On January 16, it is the Martin Luther King day, not the Civil Rights day or the mid-January holiday.
On February 20th, it is the President's Day, not the mid-February holiday.
On Feb 2, it is Groundhog Day, not varmit day.
On Feb 14, iit is Valentines Day, not hearts day.
On Mar 17, it is St. Patricks day, not Irish day.
On Apr 16, it is Easter, not egg day or bunny day.
You see where I am going. We call the holiday - whether we get it off or not - by the proper name. The Winter Festival - what are we celebrating? Happy Holiday - what holiday? What is it called? You call it by its name. Start calling MLK day by something else and see how many times you get slammed.
Interesting list, but have to say I haven't seen "Christmas" used in advertising of Federated or JCPenney's. That might be the "corporate line" but I haven't seen it in practice.
I know it wouldn't work, it just bugs me that people so offended by the very word (the horror) get that day off
You would think if they were so dead set against they certainly would not celebrate the day by taking off
TJMaxx refuses to use the word Christmas in its stores. It has signs that say happy holidays and happy Hanukkah but no Merry Christmas signs.
The only place on their website they use the word Christmas is to say that they are closed on Christmas Day.
Try emailing them and ask them why. I did. No response.
I understand and am sympathetic. Let's face it, atheists get that day off and I bet they don't complain on THAT day. I wonder if Michael Newdow, who has been spending so much time trying to get God out of the Pledge of Allegiance and removed from our money, takes that day off - hmmmm.
Is expending energy and emotion over gay and transgender rights OK with you?
Not surprising. It does approach rocket science...
The debate is about some businesses prohibiting the mention of the word "Christmas" as opposed to requiring it, or simply being neutral about it.
I know, I know. Too complicated.
Our local Macy's is almost bare of Christmas decorations and the music is so low that it is difficult to hear. Even the clerks think that the store is not very festive. They also have a separate "Holiday store", where they sell "holiday decorations".
"The debate is about some businesses prohibiting the mention of the word "Christmas" as opposed to requiring it, or simply being neutral about it."
"I know, I know. Too complicated."
So what are you arguing, that private enterprise doesn't have the right to set standards for how it's employees interact with the public?
Good for you!
I fail to see, however, how that entitles people who do have the time to be busybodies to criticize what Bill does with his time.
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