Posted on 12/21/2013 5:07:34 AM PST by Kaslin
Anyone offended by public displays of Christmas needs to see a psychiatrist. Are we clear on this? You are a loon if the sight of baby Jesus arouses anger or sadness in you. Get help.
This brings us to the governor of Rhode Island, Lincoln Chafee. He recently told me on national television that the reason he will not use the word "Christmas" in describing the state Christmas tree is that the word might offend non-Christians. The governor calls the state-purchased symbol a "holiday tree."
My reply to the governor was that by excluding the word "Christmas," he might be offending the 73 percent of Americans who describe themselves as Christian, not to mention the 2.2 billion Christians worldwide. Chafee chafed when he heard that but had no answer.
And then the governor did a very interesting thing: He announced the lighting of the "holiday tree" in Providence a full 30 minutes before the cord was plugged in. Very few Rhode Islanders even knew about the tree lighting because it was done so surreptitiously. Chafee did that because he feared protestors would do what they did last year: sing Christmas carols at the lighting. And we can't have that, now, can we?
Jon Stewart and his merry band of elves will tell you that the so-called "War on Christmas" is a figment of the imagination, perhaps a result of indigestion after eating too much holiday pudding. Stewart's posture is similar to what Ebenezer Scrooge put forth when the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come told him he was bound for hell. I am channeling Charles Dickens to see whether the ghost can visit Stewart on Christmas Eve. I'll let you know what happens.
There is something to the argument that there are more important things to worry about than whether people like Christmas. But the assaults against the national holiday are annoying, unnecessary and often disrespectful. I mean, here's how bad it is in this country: A pastor in Arkansas canceled a play called "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown" because some nutty atheist objected to public school kids seeing it on church grounds. So Charlie, Snoopy and Linus were thrown under the bus by a Christian cleric. Good grief!
For all of you separation-of-church-and-state fans, here's the deal: Jesus of Nazareth was a man. In fact, he was the most influential person ever born. A third of the world's population has signed on to the Christian edicts: love God, and love your neighbor as yourself. That sounds like a good thing.
So, when President Grant honored Jesus by signing into law the national holiday of Christmas in 1870, the nation certified that a positive message of generosity and peace was worthy of a day off. Pretty much everybody was on board.
But not today. In our current state, the Thomas More Law Center has to litigate against attacks on Christmas every year. Anti-religion zealots put up billboards in Times Square denouncing Christmas as a "myth." Rabid secularists bridle at any mention of Jesus or his nice mom and dad.
To them I say: Peace on Earth and tough. You don't like the federal holiday? Try to rescind it. Start with our pal Lincoln Chafee. See how far you get with that.
And by the way, Merry Christmas to all. Even you loons.
If We Forget God by the Louvin Brothers...... 1958
Merry Christmas all ..... Stay safe !
As is: We Three Kings
Holiday Recipe
You’ll need the following:
A CUP OF WATER
A CUP OF SUGAR
FOUR LARGE BROWN EGGS
TWO CUPS OF DRIED FRUIT
A TEASPOON OF SALT
A CUP OF BROWN SUGAR
LEMON JUICE
NUTS
AND A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY (SCOTCH, BOURBON, IRISH, RYE, OR CANADIAN)
Sample the whiskey to check for quality.
Take a large bowl. Check the whiskey again. To be sure it’s the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.
Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer, beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar and beat again.
Mak sure the whiskey is still okay. Cry another tup.
Turn off the mixer. Beat two leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Mix in the tuner.
If the fired druit gets stuck in the beaterers, pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the whiskey to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift two cups of salt.
Or something. Who cares?
Check the whiskey. Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one table spoon. Of sugar or something. Whatever you can find. Grease the oven.
Turn the cake tin to 350 degrees. Don’t forget to beat off the turner.
Throw the bowl out of the window.
Check the whiskey again and go to bed.
Hoppy Halidaze.
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