[Almondjoy]

I don't need any corporation to endorse my religion.

I however also believe that you can shop wherever you want. You want Christmas go to places that belong to your religion.

However I'll bet you anything that Jesus would want us to walk into places where there are not Christians and spread the gospel rather than trying to make everyone conform to us just for the sake of not pissing us off.

[agere_contra]

However I'll bet you anything

I'll take that bet! I bet 50 quid (80 dollars?) that Jesus would prefer that Wall-Mart mentioned his name on a webpage to do with his Birthday.

Now we just have to wait until the Second Coming to find out which one of us is right :0)

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

I don't need any corporation to endorse my religion

That's not really the issue. It's about the judeo-christian cultural that this country was founded on; and until just the last 40 years was the glue that held society together. The Atheists have been relentlessly attacking our culture and some of us are sick and tired of it! I believe there is a incipient movement to take our country back and protesting those merchants that want to ignore the reason for Christmas is part of it. No one should be ashamed to say Merry Christmas! So what if some atheist is offended; F#*% 'em! THIS COUNTRY WAS NOT FOUNDED FOR ATHEISTS!

The best way to respond when some salesperson says "Happy Holidays" is with a hearty "Merry Christmas!" which usually makes the individual feel silly for going along with the politically correct in the first place. Most times they beam with happiness that someone is rebelling against the nonsense, and they too come back with "Merry Christmas!"

[DBeers]

I don't need any corporation to endorse my religion.

That might be so if that were the case BUT that has nothing to do with this. This has to do with succesful opposition against removing Christ from public discourse. There is nothing shameful about proclaiming Christ whether it be in observance of His birth or in taking an oath of office etcetera. If proclaiming Christ in public was made illegal I for one would be found guilty of such a crime...