University mandates 'Merry ------mas' as holiday greeting

WorldNetdaily.com ^ | December 21, 2007

[Wurlitzer]

"All women in America, of course, should henceforth completely cover their faces and bodies"

You might be on to something here if we can start with Rosey and Hitlery! /sarcasm

[Redleg Duke]

What the heck is happening to Oklahoma?

[polymuser]

the story is absolutely false

...but believable.

[The Great RJ]

Obviously they haven’t read the First Amendment very well as we have the right to practice our religion freely and can use any holiday greeting we wish. This ruling is absurd.

[ontap]

I’m, always overjoyed when these stories come out. invariably the PC nazi’s come out looking like the dufuses they are. It’s just another warm feeling like a lot of others that I get at this special time of the year. “Merry Christmas FReepers”

[TNCMAXQ]

Fake but accurate! ;) It does sound a bit absurd. Why not just go with the dull, generic Happy Holidays most universities use?

I see Google again will not use the word Christmas on their page. Have you seen the graphic they put up? Looks like a man shooting something from a cannon. What this has to do with “the holidays” I am not sure.

[Bommer]

“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’

John 15:18 - 25

[knuthom]

One of the local OKC TV stations - Channel 9 had this story on last night. It is false. Thy had statements from university officials and the attorney general. Both said the story is absolutely false and they are trying to track down the source.

It shouldn't be hard to "track down the source". The Liberty Counsel is giving more details :

After Weatherford City Commissioner Warren Goldmann heard from a constituent that the word "Christmas" was banned by the university, Goldmann contacted the Provost of the university, Dr. Blake Sonove, who confirmed the "Christmas" ban policy and indicated that the university was relying on an opinion from Attorney General Drew Edmonson (who denies ever giving such an opinion). Commissioner Goldmann then reported the information to Liberty Counsel.

Connie Phillips, an Admissions Coordinator, reported that David Misak, Director of Human Resources, entered the registrar’s office with Tom Fagan, Vice President of Finance. They ordered the words "Christ" and "Christmas" covered up in decorations and instructed that there could be no use of "Merry Christmas" in emails!

A records coordinator verified that her department was told they could not use "Christmas" in email or voice mail.

The same action occurred in the business office where someone asked for the directive in writing and was told that the written policy is still being drafted. Another person provided Misak with written information showing that using "Christmas" is constitutional, but Misak would not change his stance.

Additionally, the ITS department was told to change the introduction page of the university's campus-wide database. The page has been edited since yesterday to remove a statement that said: "Have a very Happy Holiday ... Merry Christmas ... Happy New Year."

[subterfuge]

Hey if they want to be a laughingstock, let ‘em.

[MrB]

Amazing how people of this country, for 200 years, didn’t realize that Christmas, God, etc, were unconstitutional,

and it took the elite liberals of our modern times to correct the issue.

[reagan_fanatic]

He blamed it on "an attempt to be respectful of the diverse religious population at Southwestern Oklahoma State University."

Oh, bullsh*t.

If the phrase in question had been 'Happy Kwanzaa', there would have been no actions taken. These people are so transparent.

[wildbill]

Can they wish him a Merry up your -—!