[Libloather]

I was worried...

[sagar]

Now if only flag burning amendment is in place, everything should be quite good.

[CIB-173RDABN]

I saw a sign on the local elementary school announcing the “Christmas Break”

Maybe the tide is turning...

[VerySadAmerican]

I haven’t heard one “Merry Christmas” this year.

[Marcella]

We did that in Texas so all can’t be hammered by atheists or liberal teachers anywhere in this state, for saying, “Merry Christmas”. No one can be taken to court for saying it or ordered not to say it.

Christianity is being attacked in this country and this is one small step to prevent attacks on “Merry Christmas”.

[siamesecats]

LOL, I say “Merry Christmas” to everyone who says Happy Holidays to me whether they like it or not.
I was in the Post Office the other day buying stamps. Told them I wanted Christmas stamps, not holiday stamps. Should have seen the look on her face, LOLOL.

[tflabo]

Well thanks Gov. Perry and Tx but the whole premise is ridiculous since The First Amendment should protect against such nonsense attacks targeting a simple greeting as Merry Christmas. But its good to fight back whatever it takes to defend freedom.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

We should thank State Rep. Pat Fallon for this law. He’s an up and coming State legislator in Texas.

[trisham]

Everyone we know says “Merry Christmas”. It’s wonderful.

[bgill]

As if our state governments don’t have more pressing worries. Funny, I thought we already had free speech.

[Jack Hydrazine]

[Bringbackthedraft]

Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas? Hey, free speech, use whatever one you like. This controlling of greetings by the Government is a Socialist thing. I remember when I was in Germany years ago I was always greeted by Gutten Tag by passers-byers. Forty years earlier they would have greeted me with Heil H. which had replaced the Gutten Tag by order of the Government. So, at this point, I wish you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! SAY IT LOUD AND SAY IT PROUD! Its the most joyful time of the year, lets keep it that way.

[cloudmountain]

It's so odd. Jesus' birth, life and death were SO important that His birth was the division between B.C. and A.D.
Before Christ and Anno Dominum There is still the division, call it whatever the secularists and Jesus-haters want. Christ was victorious.

The secularists and Jesus-haters now call time: BCE and CE: Before Common Era and Common Era. I remember when that took hold and I remember those aforementioned folks who HAD to take Jesus out of ANY Christmas equation.

Too bad so many people LOVE Christmas, Christ's Mass. They even called it "Xmas" to further distance Jesus from Christmas.
Didn't work, did it?

Too bad Martin Luther HAD to take exception to St. James's "We are saved 'faith AND good works'" and change it to "We are saved by faith alone." With that came Protestantism. Luther created this particular schism and it's lasted 500+ years. I hope God found him a nice, warmish niche some place where he could contemplate his schism making. Who knows, perhaps he recanted to God.

[laplata]

“holiday” is Old English for Holy Day.

[deport]

H.B. No. 308

   A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
   AN ACT 
   relating to a school district's recognition of and education  
   regarding traditional winter celebrations. 
          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 
          SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is  
   amended by adding Section 29.920 to read as follows: 
          Sec. 29.920.  WINTER CELEBRATIONS. (a) A school district  
   may educate students about the history of traditional winter  
   celebrations, and allow students and district staff to offer  
   traditional greetings regarding the celebrations, including: 
                (1)  "Merry Christmas"; 
                (2)  "Happy Hanukkah"; and 
                (3)  "happy holidays." 
          (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district  
   may display on school property scenes or symbols associated with  
   traditional winter celebrations, including a menorah or a Christmas  
   image such as a nativity scene or Christmas tree, if the display  
   includes a scene or symbol of: 
                (1)  more than one religion; or 
                (2)  one religion and at least one secular scene or  
   symbol. 
          (c)  A display relating to a traditional winter celebration  
   may not include a message that encourages adherence to a particular  
   religious belief. 
          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014  
   school year. 
          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives  
   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as  
   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this  
   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this  
   Act takes effect September 1, 2013. 

[kingu]

...so now I require state permission to exercise my freedom of religion and speech?

I can only imagine the blistering commentary such laws would receive from the founding fathers. And I certainly can’t celebrate that anyone imagines the need for such laws, rather than correcting the mistakes that imply that such laws are needed.

[Jack Hydrazine]

I don’t celebrate Christmas but here’s a great version of a classic Christmas song played to an electro-swing hiphop tune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H6XEIEqYik

[rwa265]

Are we allowed to say Happy Christmas? :-)