U.S. House Votes 372-9 to Pass Resolution Supporting Christmas and Christianity

Life Site ^ | December 12, 2007

[Between the Lines]

WASHINGTON, December 12, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Yesterday, the U.S. House passed a resolution recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith by a vote of 372 to 9. Nine members voted against the resolution, ten refused to support it by voting "present," and 40 others members did not vote.

All but two of the representatives voting "present" or against the Christmas Resolution voted in favor of a resolution recognizing Ramadan, which passed by a 376-0 vote in October. The Ramadan Resolution stated that the House "recognizes the Islamic faith as one of the great religions of the world...expresses friendship and support for Muslims...acknowledges the onset of Ramadan...and conveys its respect to Muslims...rejects hatred, bigotry, and violence directed against Muslims...commends Muslims... who have privately and publicly rejected interpretations and movements of Islam that justify and encourage hatred, violence, and terror".

The Christmas Resolution uses similar language, stating that the House recognizes "the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world...expresses continued support for Christians...acknowledges the international religious and historical importance of Christmas and the Christian faith...acknowledges and supports the role played by Christians and Christianity in the founding of the United States and in the formation of the western civilization...rejects bigotry and persecution directed against Christians...and expresses its deepest respect to American Christians and Christians throughout the world".

The nine members who voted against the Christmas Resolution were all Democrats: Ackerman (NY), Clarke (NY), DeGette (CO), Hastings (FL), Lee (CA), McDermott (WA), Scott (VA), Stark (CA) and Woolsey (CA). The 10 who answered "present" without entering a vote were also Democrats except one: Conyers (MI), Frank (MA), Holt (NJ), Payne (NJ), Pence (Republican from IN), Schakowsky (PA), Schwartz (PA), Wasserman-Schultz (FL), Welch (VT) and Yarmuth (KY).

[digger48]

Pence?????

WTF?

[OKIEDOC]

Thanks for posting this.

Now i am going to be even more angry at the congress.

I wonder what regions of the country these non Christians come from, hum...San Fransicko or maybe Magican.

[digger48]

NOW I see

They honored Muzzies at the same time

[dblshot]

Someone said Christmas Yea or Nay,and Pence said Yeah Presents!

[Reagan79]

Maybe Pence voted present on Ramadan also - who knows.

[Old Sarge]

Wait... 372+9+10+40 = 431. Are we missing four critters?

[Congressman Billybob]

Two critters were dead. That's what yesterday's special elections were all about. Two absences out of 435 total ain't too bad.

Congressman Billybob

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[Clemenza]

I knew Stark would be there as a "no." I know Ackerman is in a heavily Jewish district, but the growing Christian Korean population should here about this vote.

My own perspective is that such things are purely symbolic, and don't effect me one way of the other.

[GoLightly]

A 376-0 vote shows a lot of non-voters, which could mean some Congresscritters didn’t wanna be on record one way or the other.

[Salvation]

You mean the House actually did something right?

[Between the Lines]

Pence?????

Conservative lawmaker says Christmas resolution ran afoul of Constitution (Mike Pence R-Indiana)

[digger48]

thanks....I kinda thought it was something along those lines.

I think we’ll see Mike Pence on the big ticket in ‘12 or ‘16

[polymuser]

House Res. 847 vote result, Christianity support:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll1143.xml

House Res. 635 vote result, Ramadan support:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll928.xml