Jeff Jacoby (a practicing Jew) at Townhall.com has written a concise opinion on one instance of the de-Christmasing going on in New England right now. There are obviously examples of this all over the country (the waitress at BJ's told us "Happy Holidays" last night), but each year Christians get a little more miffed and are now finally starting to fight back.
"We're trying to be inclusive," says the Boston parks commissioner, explaining why the white spruce that was sent from Nova Scotia under a giant banner reading "Merry Christmas, Boston" became a "holiday tree" on her department's website. But suppressing the language, symbols, or customs of Christians in a predominantly Christian society is not inclusive. It's insulting.The article is a good, quick read.
John Gibson wrote a book that's out right now called, "The War on Christmas: How the Liberal Plot to Ban the Sacred Christian Holiday Is Worse Than You Thought" and has devoted a website to its follow-up, as well. Here are a few items posted as examples on Amazon's book description:
- In Illinois, state government workers were forbidden from saying the words "Merry Christmas" while at work
- In Rhode Island, local officials banned Christians from participating in a public project to decorate the lawn of City Hall
- A New Jersey school banned even instrumental versions of traditional Christmas carols
- Arizona school officials ruled it unconstitutional for a student to make any reference to the religious history of Christmas in a class project
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