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  • Rethinking Kwanzaa: Jerry Falwell says America has been duped into accepting illegitimate holiday

    12/30/2006 2:34:47 AM PST · by JohnHuang2 · 222 replies · 3,496+ views
    WorldNetDaily.com ^ | 12/30/06 | Jerry Falwell
    We hear a lot these days about a divided nation. So I began wondering this week why our nation has begun to embrace a relatively new celebration known as Kwanzaa, which is not as innocent as it appears on the surface. Launched in 1966, Kwanzaa is celebrated for seven days, beginning Dec. 26. The weeklong festival was introduced by Ron Karenga (aka Ron Everett), a black author and Marxist devotee, who has a very dubious history. Mr. Karenga's Marxist roots should be a warning signal right off the bat, but there's more to be concerned about here. In 1969, on...
  • And Merry Xmas To You All (Mark Steyn: Christmas And The Tyranny Of Multicultural Mush Alert)

    12/17/2006 2:27:48 AM PST · by goldstategop · 76 replies · 2,311+ views
    Chicago Sun Times ^ | 12/15/2006 | Mark Steyn
    I passed through Shannon Airport in Ireland the other day. They've got a "holiday" display in the terminal, but guess what? It says "Merry Christmas." The Emerald Isle has a few Jews, and these days rather a lot of Muslims, and presumably even a militant atheist or two, but they don't seem inclined to sue the bejasus out of every event in the Yuletide season. By contrast, the Associated Press reports the following from Riverside, Calif.: "A high school choir was asked to stop singing Christmas carols during an ice skating show featuring Olympic medalist Sasha Cohen out of concern...