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It seems that every Christmas, this joyous Christian holiday comes under greater and greater attack, and this year is no different.
But THIS year, we can join TOGETHER to do something about it! RightMarch.com is airing radio ads on over 1500 STATIONS across America, EVERY DAY until Christmas, reaching over TWO MILLION PEOPLE each week with the message of how they can stand up and DEFEND Christmas from these blatant attacks. In addition, we've launched full-page newspaper ads in national publications reaching hundreds of thousands of readers nationwide!
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So what exactly is going on? As Bill O'Reilly noted on FoxNews, "There is an anti-Christian bias in this country, and it is more on display at Christmas season than any other time." It's the same attitude toward Christianity as that held by Michael Newdow, who wants to ban "In God We Trust" from our currency and "under God" from our Pledge of Allegiance. Take a look at a few of the most blatant examples:
The American Family Association gathered advertising inserts from 11 different companies placed in two papers on Nov. 27. Combined, the inserts totaled 280 pages. Of the 11 companies, only ONE had a reference to "Christmas." They mentioned "Christmas" only two times. The other 10 companies did not mention "Christmas" a single time!
The CEO of Target stores has decided to continue to ban Salvation Army bell ringers from their 1,272 stores nationwide, costing that charity an estimated $9 million (10% of their funds raised during Christmas). Two years ago, the homosexual journal the "Washington (DC) Blade" wrote that "Gay rights groups continue to target the Salvation Army's red kettles, hoping to persuade the Christian charity organization to end its anti-gay policies"; Target has apparently submitted to their demands, also banning the mention of Christmas by employees and in its broadcast and print ads, and banning the use of "Merry Christmas" from their in-store promotions. Meanwhile, Target CEO Robert Ulrich took a bonus of $31.8 million dollars from his personal stock options last year, right before the announcement banning the Salvation Army's red kettles.
The Rutherford Institute, a Christian law firm defending First Amendment rights, received a phone call from a Michigan parent whose daughter, a second grader, was told that she couldn't mention Jesus Christ or God during the upcoming Christmas season because it might offend someone.
The American Civil Liberties Union is again filing dozens of lawsuits nationwide to have all Christmas displays removed from government property (for violating the so-called "separation of church and state"), even if the public displays are strictly from private citizens or groups.
Sears/Kmart has apparently banned the use of "Christmas" -- Bill O'Reilly noted that they "would not answer our questions. Spokesman Chris Braithwaite simply ducked the issue. Their website banners: 'Wish Book Holiday 2005.' They were the worst we had to deal with."
Indiana University Law School removed its Christmas tree at the insistence of one radically left professor, Florence Roisman. She lamented that "a Christmas tree makes her feel less welcome, less valued, that we are allowed to be present by sufferance only."
The South Orange/Maplewood School District in New Jersey declared last year that school bands will be limited to songs such as "Winter Wonderland" and "Frosty the Snowman," because the district's policy banning Christmas songs with religious references actually prohibit the performance of INSTRUMENTAL songs that don't even HAVE lyrics!
In yet another New Jersey elementary school, a class trip to see the Broadway play "A Christmas Carol" was cancelled under threat of a lawsuit.
In Palm Beach County Schools in Florida teachers were warned not to allow any Christmas decorations to be displayed.
Across the country children have been barred from giving out Christmas cards and some banned from using the greeting, "Merry Christmas".
An Oklahoma Superintendent ordered the students and faculty at Lakehoma Elementary School to remove the nativity scene and not sing "Silent Night" at last year's "holiday" play.
In a Plano, TX school parents were prohibited from using red and green plates and napkins and could only bring white decorations for "winter" parties.
What's going on here? The flagrant attempt to remove Christ from Christmas would never be permitted if applied to the holy days of any other religion. So much for religious "tolerance." No wonder a new poll from the Anti-Defamation League found that 64% of the American people believe that religion is "under attack" -- IT IS.
Well, we don't have to sit still for any of this any longer. We've made it EASY to make YOUR voice heard quickly, to fight back against the latest spate of attacks on the Christmas holiday in America!
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What's next? Will Christmas trees be removed from government property? And what about Santa Claus? The old fellow may have become the very symbol of consumerist culture and Hollywood sentimentality in recent decades, but it's hard to ignore the religious element, as in St. Nicholas, in his origins.
To Christians, Christmas lights themselves radiate the religious symbolism of Christ as "light of the world." Why should they be allowed on government property? And what about the "Peace on Earth" sign affixed to city halls across America? That's plucked from the New Testament.
Come to think of it, Dec. 25 is a paid holiday for hundreds of thousands of government workers -- yet this practice offends some people, too. They think the courts should outlaw any designation of Christmas as a government holiday. Their arguments have not yet won the day -- the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected one such lawsuit in 2000, for example -- but the agitation doubtlessly will continue.
As noted in an editorial by the Rocky Mountain news, "The First Amendment's ban on the establishment of religion is a critical safeguard of liberty, but there is a point at which attempts to sweep anything associated with religious faith from the public sphere become offensive, punitive and indeed absurd. At their extreme, they are the equivalent of writing America's history without describing the religious motives of some of its protagonists."
We CAN make a difference. RightMarch.com helped lead the charge against the attacks on Christmas last year, and thanks to the outcry from Americans nationwide, Macy's (Federated Stores) has decided to bring Christmas BACK this year -- by wishing customers a "Merry Christmas," and using the actual word in their ads, and even on their famous display windows in New York City! And Target is "feeling the heat" -- "USA Today" has reported that shares of Target fell $4.13 to $54.30 -- a 7% drop, thanks in large part to customers taking their business to competitors like Wal-Mart, who WELCOME the kettle-ringers!
Let's make our voices heard on this AGAIN, in a BIG way this year. Please CLICK HERE to make your BEST contribution TODAY to RightMarch.com, as we air radio ads on over 1500 STATIONS across America, EVERY DAY until Christmas, reaching over TWO MILLION PEOPLE each week with the message of how they can stand up and DEFEND Christmas from these blatant attacks. In addition, we've launched full-page newspaper ads in national publications reaching hundreds of thousands of readers. Please help us make YOUR voice heard NOW with your best contribution to this campaign -- we need to raise $100,000 right away to get the word out to MILLIONS of Americans!
TAKE A STAND to support the Christmas holiday against these latest attacks. Thank you!
P.S. You can also join tens of thousands of other conservatives in sending a "Merry Christmas" card to the ACLU:
ACLU
"Wishing You Merry Christmas"
125 Broad Street
18th Floor
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