Posted on 12/22/2002 1:55:47 AM PST by kattracks
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
There was Santa again, on his annual journeys,
Ensnared in a group of eight tiny attorneys.
They looked pretty grim and they threatened to sue,
So we knew in a flash - "It's the ACLU!"
They paid us no heed, but went straight to their work,
Handcuffing poor Santa, then said with a smirk:
"This is secular air space, we can't have a saint
Flying our flight paths - we need some restraint.
A sleigh full of toys is okay, we suppose,
But faith-based incursions we've got to oppose."
Litigation on Christmas is something we dread,
So we nestled our children all under their bed.
The Grinch doesn't scare them, and Scrooge they see through,
But what kids are prepared for the ACLU?
The reindeer were shackled as a further incitement,
Then the lawyers unpackaged a 12-count indictment.
"Merry Christmas to all!" they just had to foreclose
(though they had no complaint about all the "Ho Hos").
One lawyer objected to Santa's red clothing.
"It's religiously tainted," he said with some loathing.
"Poinsettias (the red ones) everybody must note, are
A church-state offense in St. Paul, Minnesota!"
Santa's climb up each chimney (one lawyer made mention)
Is a symbolic reference to Jesus' ascension.
And the reindeer, of course, recall the Apostles,
And those who deny it are nothing but fossils.
These lawyers had labored at neighborhood schools,
Making Christmas extinct there as part of the rules.
Praise Kwanzaa or Ramadan - they think it's quite splendid.
But say "Merry Christmas" and you could get suspended.
Our children, God bless them, don't get or recall
Why "inclusiveness" doesn't include them at all,
Why diversity theory (as the lawyers insist) must
Require the annual quashing of Christmas.
In Canada, home of post-everything living,
Now "The 12 Days of Christmas" are "The 12 Days of Giving."
Christmas trees aren't part of their season at all.
They buy "multicultural trees" at the mall.
At a hospital (Catholic) the staff is ashamed
To use the word "Christmas," so their tree is misnamed
As a "care tree," though some would prefer "tree of life."
(Why not "tall lit-up flora" to avoid any strife?)
Australians are told they should have no compunctions
Calling parties at Christmastime "end-of-year functions."
The idea is to make Christmas somehow unmentionable,
A tactic I think of as wholly contemptionable.
Instead of "White Christmas" they will probably sing
"I'm dreaming of a snow day some time in pre-spring."
Here's my suggestion, a harsh one I fear,
Why not call Christmas "Christmas"? (It's just an idea.)
Merry Christmas, everyone.
So, Merry Christmas, kattracks,and thanks for the gift (posting)!
Praise God, one day this very Christ, whom all these people are seeking to deny, will return. When He does, He will deal a deathblow to the Antichrist, Satan and all who follow them and deny Christ and they will all be judged BY HIM. At that time EVERY knee WILL bow and EVERY tongue WILL confess that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD to the glory of God. This includes everyone in the ACLU.
Jesus Christ came the first time as savior, He will come again, this time as judge. If people will not receive Him as their savior, they will face Him as judge.
While it is tragic to see this rising attack and hatred of CHRISTmas, praise God! These events bear witness and testimony to the truth of God's word and to the nearness of Christ's return. So rejoice, those of you who know Him and love Him because our redemption is drawing near.
MERRY CHRISTmas and Maranatha! He has come into this world to save us from our sins and He is coming again!
This is my pet peeve which trumps all others. I am delighted to see so many here--and also in newspaper editorials--fight back against this PC nonsense.
NEWS24.com: London. "BRITISH RED CROSS BANS CHRISTMAS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: (""It seems we can't have anything that means Christmas. We're allowed to have some tinsel but that's it...we were told it is because we must not upset Muslims,"Banks added. Confirming the ban at the charity's 430 shops, a spokesperson for the British Red Cross told the paper: "The Red Cross is a neutral organisation and we don't want to be aligned with any political party or particular philosophy. "We don't want to be seen as a Christian or Islamic or Jewish organisation because that might compromise our ability to work in conflict situations around the world."") (122102)
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