December 1, 2004

CHRISTMAS IS THE NEW "C-WORD"

Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on the
latest attempts to ban Christmas:

"Parents in Maine's Scarborough School District say that efforts to
ban Christmas have become so extreme that they now refer to Christmas
as the new "C-word."  In nearby New Hampshire, things aren't any
better.  For example, the principal of Epping Elementary School boasts
that his school raises money for the needy, "but we don't call it a
Christmas gift drive," and that's because "it's a time for giving and
that's pretty much universal."  But if that's the case, why choose
December as the gift-giving month?  Similarly, why is December "a time
for giving"?  His counterpart at Newfields Elementary is so wound up
about Christmas that he actually said, "we've tried to distance
ourselves from religion and world events."  No doubt he's been a
smashing success.

"North Carolinians are no strangers to the "C-word," either.  At a
recent Charlotte-Mecklenberg school meeting of parents, Rose Hamid,
who heads a group called Muslim Women of the Carolinas, expressed her
enthusiasm for censoring "Silent Night" in the schools.  She won.
"Joy to the World" was similarly banned, though apparently the parents
were stumped on what to do about "Jingle Bells": some said it was
okay, but others were smart enough to say that the song is still
linked to Christmas.

"The schools in Maplewood, New Jersey have prohibited the singing of
all religious songs, leading some at Columbia High School to question
whether 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' was also verboten. City
officials in Denver will allow "Merry Christmas" lights this year -
for one last time - but will go with "Happy Holidays" starting next year.

"This is only the beginning of the Christmas season and already the
anti-Christmas crusade is in high gear. In the name of 'separation of
church and state,' they distort it.  In the name of diversity, they
crush it.  In the name of tolerance, they obliterate it.  Which is why
we need to call them for what they are - cultural fascists."

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Source: Catholic League For Religious and Civil Rights ...
http://www.catholicleague.org/04press_releases/quarter4/041201_c-word.htm


Cheers, Steve...

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