Posted on 12/24/2004 11:11:41 AM PST by 7.62 x 51mm
Serious Christians have always been ambivalent about how society celebrates Christmas. It’s hard to get children to focus on the birth of Christ, and what that means, when the arrival of Santa Claus—and all that that portends in the way of hectic getting and spending—is imminent. The quiet subtleties of "Silent Night" are no match for the clang of "Jingle Bells."
Now it appears that even the secularized Christmas that Santa represents is too sectarian for some keepers of the nation’s public spaces and commercial places. Wherever you look, references to Christmas have been suppressed in favor of a featureless “Seasons Greetings.”
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The rest of the article is well worth reading; pls click on the link and go. Darned excerpted stuff, anyway.
Good article. Surprising to see it in Newsweek - maybe this trend has gone so far that even liberals are beginning to think it's ridiculous.
People should become more familiar with the legend and history of Santa Claus. It is not out of touch with the true meaning of Christmas.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1306944/posts
I hate that people are taking away Christmas, but I love the backlash, and I hope that people will start to see that the ACLU and liberal judges, both of which are supported by Dems, are the problem. Let it become known that the Dems are the "grinches" that have facilitated the stealing of Christmas.
"Neutering Santa"
Sounds like a, "Hey Cletus! Hold muh beer and watch this!" moment....
actually even "seasons greetings" is verboten too.
only the bland "happy holiday" is thought crime allowed.
actually even "seasons greetings" is verboten too.
only the bland "happy holiday" is thought crime allowed.
Sad. Screw 'em: Merry Christmas, ltm!
Surprised me too, l.
Rather than ban in the name of inclusion we should celebrate in the name of pluralism. My friend, the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, always insisted that what Jews want most from Christians is that they be good Christians. From this holy man, the descendent of a long line of Hasidic rabbis, I learned what it meant to be a good Jew. And every year at this time Heschel always called to wish me a “Merry Christmas.”
People have to make choices all the time about where they spend their dollars.
Just chose to spend less (or none) at retailers who find you offensive!
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