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Seasonal Hostility Virus (ACLU trying to ban Christmas)
The Washington Times ^ | Dec. 25, 2002 | Rabbi Aryeh Spero

Posted on 12/25/2002 4:16:05 PM PST by FairOpinion

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:59:50 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

It is once again holiday season, so the American Civil Liberties Union is back working the courts as the Grinch to steal Christmas.

Not content with dismantling from local public venues warmly evocative and inspiring Nativity scenes, the ACLU is determined to eradicate altogether any public reference to Christmas as an American holiday.


(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aclu; antichristmas; christmas
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Merry Christmas to All.

Don't let the ACLU take it away from us.

1 posted on 12/25/2002 4:16:05 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: FairOpinion
Let's sacrifice the ACLU first!
2 posted on 12/25/2002 4:23:10 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: FairOpinion
In a sad, sadistic sort of way, it might be interesting if the Muslims ever did take over America.

We could warm ourselves on the bonfires they would make out of ACLU lawyers, gay rights activists, abortion providers, environmental whackos, Feminazis of all ilk, etc.

3 posted on 12/25/2002 4:24:54 PM PST by Ronin
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To: FairOpinion
Let's sell some bumper stickers:

God Bless America
to Hell with the ACLU
4 posted on 12/25/2002 4:25:48 PM PST by Keith in Iowa
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To: muawiyah
Why don't they change their name, they haven't done anything for civil liberties in living memory.

What they are, is anti-Christian kooks, nuts, and bigots.

5 posted on 12/25/2002 4:26:27 PM PST by crystalk
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To: FairOpinion
Vanity Plate Idea: IH8ACLU
6 posted on 12/25/2002 4:28:14 PM PST by Keith in Iowa
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To: FairOpinion
The liberal intellect is incredibly strange and shallow. Earlier this month, I wished a liberal co-worker a "Merry Christmas." She became upset by that. So, I apologized to her for hurting her feelings. I then wished her a "Feliz Navidad." (It is Merry Xmas in spanish.)She was okay with that! So according to mutliculturalist dogma, declaring Merry Christmas in english is hate speech, yet uttering the phrase in spanish is acceptable. Puzzles the mind doesn't it?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year To Everyone!!!
7 posted on 12/25/2002 4:44:54 PM PST by Kuksool
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To: crystalk
The ACLU needs to be sent on a slow boat to North Korea.
8 posted on 12/25/2002 4:52:46 PM PST by starboardside
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To: Keith in Iowa
Far better vanity plate idea:

ACLUISH8

9 posted on 12/25/2002 5:04:31 PM PST by butter pecan fan
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To: FairOpinion
Wow......they really hate Christians.
10 posted on 12/25/2002 5:07:01 PM PST by Sungirl
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To: Sungirl
I think MUCH less of Gramm and Armey for joining this outfit. They built fine records of public service but as far as I'm concerned, lending their names to this despicable organization tarnishes that record.

Merry Christmas all and Happy New Year!

11 posted on 12/25/2002 5:25:27 PM PST by America's Resolve
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To: FairOpinion
It's funny just how selective of which "civil liberties" this group supports...

Mark
12 posted on 12/25/2002 5:47:57 PM PST by MarkL
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To: America's Resolve
I think MUCH less of Gramm and Armey for joining this outfit.

I know Armey and Bob Barr joined the ACLU. Both should be ashamed of themselves for doing so.

13 posted on 12/25/2002 5:57:01 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign
Better they should commit seppuku than continue with this unnatural relationship. Or, was there something about Phil and Bob we didn't know?!?!?!

Does Phil get along well with women? After three divorces he ought to know, eh?!

14 posted on 12/25/2002 6:51:59 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: FairOpinion
"NEW YORK -- The National Board of the American Civil Liberties Union voted unanimously this weekend to appoint Anthony D. Romero, a Ford Foundation executive and public interest attorney, as the sixth executive director in the institution's 81-year history:"

Merry Christmas Anthony

15 posted on 12/25/2002 7:56:43 PM PST by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: Reaganwuzthebest
Ford Foundation executive... big surprise there... not
16 posted on 12/25/2002 8:59:51 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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To: FairOpinion
read later
17 posted on 12/25/2002 10:47:56 PM PST by LiteKeeper
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To: FairOpinion
LINKS OF INTEREST:

"A CHRISTmas Celebration!" (click here)


TOWNHALL.com: "END OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA?" -Column by Pat Buchanan (122502)

COVENANT NEWS.com: "MY CHRISTMAS WISH: COURAGEOUS LEADERS" -Commentary by Chuck Baldwin (122402)

NATIONAL POST.com: "'A WAKE-UP CALL TO ALL OF US'" by Joseph Brean, with files from Michael Higgins (122402)

WorldNetDaily.com: "CHRISTIANS THREATENED WITH 'BLOODY CHRISTMAS' Islamic Terrorists to Target Churches, Key Sites in Indonesia" (122402)

SFGATE.com - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: "ACLU OPPOSITION, VANDALS THREATEN CROSS IN MOJAVE DESERT" by Richard Lake, Las Vegas Review-Journal (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Foes of the cross -- first vandals, and then the American Civil Liberties Union -- have for years been trying to remove the two welded pieces of steel from Sunrise Rock. A judge recently ordered the cross removed, after the ACLU sued the federal government, contending that because the cross is on federal land, it violates the constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state. But the fight isn't over.") (122402)

SLTRIB.com - SALT LAKE TRIBUNE: "ACLU MAY SUE IF SLC GIVES UP PLAZA EASEMENNT" by Heather May (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "To bolster his establishment-clause claim, Lopez cites a San Diego case. That Southern California city had placed a 43-foot-tall, 24-ton cross in a city-owned public park. In 1991, the city was sued based on the establishment clause and lost. It then tried to sell the land under the cross to a private group. The 9th Circuit Court ruled last month against the city, saying the city had designed the transaction to preserve the cross.") (122402)

CHARISMA NEWS.com: "PARENTS FIGHT SCHOOL CHRISTMAS BAN" (122302)

NATIONAL REVIEW.com: "CHRISTMAS IN HOLLAND" -Column by Rod Dreher (122102)

NEWS24.com: London. "BRITISH RED CROSS BANS CHRISTMAS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: (""It seems we can't have anything that means Christmas. We're allowed to have some tinsel but that's it...we were told it is because we must not upset Muslims,"Banks added. Confirming the ban at the charity's 430 shops, a spokesperson for the British Red Cross told the paper: "The Red Cross is a neutral organisation and we don't want to be aligned with any political party or particular philosophy. "We don't want to be seen as a Christian or Islamic or Jewish organisation because that might compromise our ability to work in conflict situations around the world."") (122102)

stepping back in time..."An interesting discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a commentary on ETHERZONE.com: "RED CROSS LAYS DOWN LAW: Keep God Out...or Else!" by Patrick Mallon (March 11, 2002)

HUMAN EVENTS Online.org: "THIS AMERICAN RABBI VALUES CHRISTMAS" by Rabbi Aryeh Spiro (122302)

WorldNetDaily.com: "'GOD' BOOTED FROM 'GOD BLESS AMERICA' City Forces Removal of Word from Memorial to 9-11 Victims" (122002)

ILLINOIS LEADER.com: "ILLINOIS MEDIA WATCH: MEDIA IGNORES MESSAGE" -Opinion Commentary by Dan Zanoza (122002)

NATIONAL POST.com: "PREMIERS AVOID CHRISTMAS ON 'HOLIDAY' CARDS" by Leo Salloum (122002)

CNS NEWS.com: "EPA SEEKS FAITH-BASED GRANTS FOR GREEN CAUSES" by Marc Morano (122002)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CHRISTMAS FAILS PC TEST IN MORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS" by Ellen Sorokin and Vaishali Honawar

OREGON MAGAZINE Commentary: "THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS INSULT POSSIBLE" (121902)

WorldNetDaily.com: "SCHOOL BANS CHRISTMAS, BUT OK WITH HALLOWEEN" by Joe Kovacs (121902)

CNS NEWS.com: "DISNEY WORLD CANCELS CHRISTMAS SERVICES, FLAP ENSUES" by Michael L. Betsch (121802)

CULTUREandFAMILY.org: "DING DONG, THE 'GAY' GRINCHES ARE BACK" by Robert Knight (121802)

ORTHODOXY TODAY.org: "'CHOICE ON EARTH' UNMASKS THE DESPERATION OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD" by Fr. Johannes L. Jacobse (121702)

BOUNDLESS.org: "LETTER TO A CHRISTMAS CHRISTIAN" by Matt Kaufman

BBC News: "NATIVITY FILM BAN IS DEFENDED" (121602)

CONSERVATIVE TRUTH.org: "BYE-BYE TO CHRISTMAS AS WE KNEW IT" -Commentary by April Shenandoah (121502)

WorldNetDaily.com: "WHEN CHRISTMAS BECOMES ILLEGAL" -Commentary by Rev. Jerry Falwell (121402)

CWFA.org - CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA.org: "NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS BAN NATIVITY SCENE" -by Tanya L. Green, JD (121302)

ABSOLUTE NEWS (BP): "First Person - JOSEPH OF NAZARETH MEETS PLANNED PARENTHOOD" -Commentary by Russell D. Moore (121302)

"HAPPY TOLERANCE DAY!" -Commentary by Fredrick B. Meekins

WorldNetDaily.com: "SCHOOL BANS SAYING 'CHRISTMAS'" by Joe Kovacs (121302)

AGAPE PRESS: "SCHOOL BAN LIFTED ON CANDY CANES BEARING CHRISTIAN MESSAGE" by Jim Brown (121202)

RazorMouth.com: "THE 12 RULES OF CHRISTMAS" -Commentary by John W. Whitehead (121002)

NewsMax.com: "EDUCRATS TEAR DOWN CHRISTMAS" by Carl Limbacher and the NewsMax.com staff (121002)

AFA.net: "MAKING THE CHRISTMAS STORY REAL IN OUR LIVES" -Commentary by Gregory J. Rummo (120902)

MARANATHA CHRISTIAN JOURNAL (CHARISMA NEWS): "CITY ACCEPTS NATIVITY SCENE FOR DISPLAY" (120902)

FAMILY.org - FAMILY NEWS IN FOCUS: "PLAY BLASPHEMES CHRIST'S BIRTH" by Bob Kellogg, Correspondent (112602)

GULF1.com: "SO MUCH FOR DEISTS" -Column by Robert L. Pappas, Col. USMC (Ret)

18 posted on 12/26/2002 1:19:01 AM PST by Cindy
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Ford Foundation executive... big surprise there... not

The Ford Foundation and the ACLU are in competition to see who can destroy the country first.

19 posted on 12/26/2002 4:33:00 PM PST by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: Keith in Iowa

How about this one:

Merry CHRISTmas
GOD bless America
DAMN the ACLU!


20 posted on 11/21/2004 10:35:45 AM PST by unionslackersforkerry
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