Attack on Christmas Continues
Today’s blogmarks continue the theme begun in this post.
First the good news:
Library backs down, welcomes holy family
Local mayor asks officials to allow ‘inappropriate’ figures into nativity
The mayor of a Memphis suburb today asked the staff of a local library to allow the public display of a full nativity scene after officials had barred figurines representing Mary, Joseph, Jesus and the wise men, saying their presence would be "inappropriate."
Now the rest of the bad news:
Anti-Christian Hostility Driving ‘War on Christmas,’ Attorney Says
A Christian attorney says recent acts of censorship indicate Christmas is under attack in public schools across the United States.
One Ohio high school principal, for example, recently renamed the school’s Christmas tree and concert a "holiday tree" and a "holiday concert." Similarly, a Missouri school superintendent informed fine arts teachers in his district that an upcoming winter assembly may not include "direct references to Christmas or the birth of Jesus," and a Wisconsin school district has banned all Christian Christmas songs.
For a performance in its "winter program," a Wisconsin elementary school has changed the beloved Christmas carol "Silent Night," calling the song "Cold in the Night" and secularizing the lyrics.
University Calls Christmas Tree ‘Union Tree’
It’s the second time the tree’s name has caused a stir.
Last year, the Purdue Student Union Board, which oversees the installation of the tree, asked that it be referred to simply as a "holiday" tree.
‘Merry Christmas’ school-lunch menus recalled
‘Christmas’ missing from Bushes’ card
There’s an 18-foot Christmas tree in the Blue Room and an 18th-century Italian creche in the East Room. Official White House Christmas ornaments are for sale, and presidential aides and advisers wish one another "Merry Christmas."
I won’t say that the ACLU is to blame for all of this, but I’m sure a lot of school administrators take these actions out of fear of a lawsuit by the well-funded ACLU.
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December 8th, 2005
These articles make interesting reading. I also found another interesting article here http://christianity.rinf.com/?p=21 about the “war on Christmas”
I guess at least that it’s raising some awareness of what the true meaning of Christmas is about.
December 19th, 2005
We can thank the ACLU and all the other left-wing liberal organizations for their assistance in educating the public on the existence of the Ten Commandments and the true meaning of Christmas.
ACLU has been aggressively attacking the spirit of Christmas and trying to secularize it. But again their efforts have awakened the sleeping giant. Their actions are backfiring and more people today are becoming aware of what they are really doing and are learning that many of their lawsuits are without merit.