Posted on 12/06/2004 5:50:24 AM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
I can see why it seems like a good idea, and in a different time it might have been.
However, it would be viewed as one more concession to the minorities and the ACLU that want things their way.
No concessions any longer!
We have become a nation of easily offended whiners,refusing to take resposibilities for our actions, refusing to leave other people alone.
It is interesting that for every atheist, pagan or Muslim that may be offended by
Christmas activiies in a school, a hundred Christians, Jews are even more so when these activities are curtailed.
Multiculturalists are out of touch with reality. And in their ideologically-induced dementia, they are in reality, aiding and abeting in the destruction of the very concepts that built America. If we think of our nation as a club, and which like all clubs, was formed based upon a perceived "need", we can more clearly see and understand that multiculturalism is anathema to the ability of the club to exist.
The perceived 'need' gives rise to purpose and reason. And purpose and reason give rise to principles, law, and culture. Using Free Republic as an example, its' founders peceived a need for this forum to serve as a place in which like-minded but otherwise different, "Constitutionalist" Americans could come together to discuss, receive validation, and to formulate resolutions and resistance {purpose and reason} to the ongoing political and cultural problems here in America. Posting guidelines {laws and principles} were conceived of in order to preserve the "purpose and reason" for the existence of FR. In time, a cohesive culture of sorts was formed by FR's membership.
To make sense of the damage multiculturalists are doing to 'club America," we can visualize what would happen to FR if its owners were forced by PC relativists to 'stand down' on their guidelines, principles, etc., in order to become 'inclusive" so as to allow ideologues who hate FR to post in it, but to do so on their own terms. Anarchy would ensue and FR would self-destruct. It would quickly become a war-zone.....a foul-mouthed, violence and chaos haunted no-man's land. And that's exactly what is already occuring in various, and ever-growing pockets of America as illegals, cultural-Marxists (radical homosexuals, feminists, activist atheists, etc) globalist judges, etc. ignore 'club' America's founding principles, culture, and rule of law in order to do what they want on their own terms.
However, Santa made their list. I guess it's easy to forget about the Son of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when you have a headliner like Santa Claus.
Put Christ back into Christ, save the gifts for New Year's Day.
I disagree -- I think they just have a different reality, to obliterate the American culture that's been here for decades/centuries. The people behind all this diveristy stuff know exactly what they are doing.
Diversity is just another form of communism -- an old fasioned power struggle disguised as a fanatical attempt to make everything "equal" and "fair" by suppressing and wiping out the dominant group.
Why?
Why should the majority change?
Well, in a way it would give the crybabies what they deserve.
We could stretch out Christmas for a whole week.
Maybe a week of celebrations, with the quiet of Christmas Eve and Christmas day, and then Boxing Day the next day, we could figure out names for the rest of the week up to New Year's Eve, so in a way it would make them madder.
But I still say, we leave it alone, and make the minorities and ACLU knuckle under.
" they sang of lighting candles for Hanukkah,"
Why the fear of upsetting the Jews, but no fear of upsetting the Christians?
A good way to hit them where it hurts -- treat time off for Christmas the same way it is treated for Hannukah. Eevrybody does not get off for Hannukah, just Jewish people. The same thing should be done for Christmas - treat it as a religious holiday and only Christians get the time off.
> "The reason for the season is ..."
Axial Tilt.
Merry Nutationmass! Happy Precession Day!
Do not offend anyone but Christians??? The Christians can be offended by all? Leave the Christians out of the parades, programs and songs?
It leaves me speechless.
when you wish someone "Happy Holidays," you're not excluding Christ. You're affirming Him. Holy days are, after all, Holy for a reason, and by the doing of a Holy God. End of story.
You might want to change your pronunciation of the word so that they get your point.
Well, I think the Jewish people get enough flack and their traditions shouldn't be brought into the argument - their faith should be protected.
I live in a Anglo/WASP/Christian community, right beside a predominantly Jewish community - the signs posted all up and down our street say, "Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah."
So all is not completely lost, but I do think both religions are under attack.
Everytime someone in the shops wishes me happy holidays at the counters, I always respond with a blatant "Merry Christmas". I don't care who it offends, in fact, I think every Christian should be downright blatant with our faith. Because that is something that goes against us - we are not as obvious as alot of Jewish people or many other religious group, short of wearing the crucifix.
I hope you are sure to say it in a hostile and angry manner as your post seems to convey. What a perfect way to display your faith!
OH COME LET US IGNORE HIM
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