HandwRing in the New Year
January 1, 2004
It’s been an interesting ride from September 11, 2001 to January 1, 2004. And it’s not over yet. For the first time since World War II, America is clearly focusing on who our friends are...and who they aren’t. And like the Cold War, the threats to our borders are not solely from without. International terrorists and domestic jerks alike wish to destroy the American way of life.
Our American neighbors in the Lackawanna Six wanted to blow you to hell. The Ninth Circuit Court demands that filthy enemies be granted the privileges of taxpaying citizens. The American Civil Liberties Union has declared war on the Ten Commandments and Macy’s is snowing you into “Holiday” purchases while expunging Christ from Christmas. It’s handwringing time indeed.
On a recent Hannity & Colmes (12/26/03), Alan Colmes limply defended the domestic assault on Christianity by noting that as the country’s majority...Christians could stand a bit or persecution. When his guest, David Limbaugh, rebutted that since American women are a majority would Colmes support discrimination against them? Well, that bit of logic almost popped Colmes’ eyes out of their sockets (since not much more can pop out of Colmes).
There is no doubt that Christianity is under assault both internationally and domestically. At least internationally, the enemy are “peace loving” radical Islamists. You aren’t frustrated when bin Laden tries to kill you...only angry. But, when your mayor, city council, board of education, high school principal and leading retailers lead the attack you are, well...nailed to the cross.
The Bethel school district in Washington State decided to substitute the term “white winter” for the original lyric “white Christmas” in an elementary school “holiday” concert. Apparently several Jehovah's Witness families had complained about the word “Christmas”. Turning-the-other-cheek, 95% of the American population which celebrates Christmas fail to become equally outraged with the four season ritual of Jehovah’s Witnesses shoving themselves through your front doors to sing the Armageddon carol.
86% of the American population acknowledges itself as members of the Christian faith. Yet, “The historical fact of the birth of Jesus was denied by the New York School system in pleadings filed with a federal court to justify their total ban on Christmas Nativity displays in New York’s public schools.” New York, holiday Mecca for all “peace loving” Muslim suicide bombers, has a policy “on religious displays, which prohibits public school displays of Christmas Nativity scenes, while at the same time encouraging the display of the Jewish Menorah and the Islamic star and crescent during their respective holidays.”
In fact, “One public school principal issued a memo encouraging teachers to bring to school “religious symbols” that represent the Islamic and Jewish religions. No mention of Christianity was made in this memo.” This must be music to the ears of the ACLU. By the way...the ACLU controls a byzantine spider web of tax-exempt organizations with revenues in the hundreds of $millions to fund their assault on Christianity. This tax-exempt secular organization is funded at the expense of you 86% tax paying Christians. Just shut up and pay your taxes. Or you can get the Thomas More Law Center to sue the heathens.
And then there is the home of the real Santa...Macy’s department store...you know the Miracle on 34th Street. Macy’s is a child of Federated Department Stores, Inc. “Federated operates 465 stores in 34 states, Guam and Puerto Rico as of November 29, 2003 under the names of Bloomingdale's, Bon-Macy's, Burdines, Goldsmith's-Macy's, Lazarus-Macy's, Macy's and Rich's-Macy's.” Macy’s is also a real Grinch.
According to www.grinchlist.com, “Macy's brands most of their Christmas paraphernalia under the "Holiday Lane" brand. Hence the Christmas department: "Holiday Lane." Christmas is MIA - is no where to be found. They recognize Hanukkah with its own section.” Macy’s is not alone in its hunger for your Christmas dollars and disdain for your Christmas holiday. Among the Christmas-averse retailers on the Grichlist are Bloomingdale’s, Bombay Stores, Crate and Barrel Stores, Discovery Stores, Hecht's Stores (a member of the May Company—Filene’s etc.), Home Depot, K B Toys, K-Mart, Lowe's, MSN Shopping Web Site and Target.
There is also a pro-Christmas list. Bath & Body Works, Eckerd’s, J.C. Penney, Pottery Barn, Rite Aid, Williams-Sonoma, Starbucks, ToysRUs, WalMart and Sears acknowledge and celebrate Christmas as well as accept your Christmas shopping dollars.
And, according to Cinnamon Girl (a patriotic Freeper), “Sears goes far beyond the requirements of the federal law that protects reservists' jobs. The Illinois-based retailer offers differential pay to full-time employees who serve in the military. That is, the company will kick in money to make up the difference if an employee earns less through military service than through his or her job at Sears...Besides making up any difference in pay, Sears permits reservists who are full-time employees to continue participating in the company's life insurance, medical and dental programs, if they choose. The company will also hold a comparable position for these individuals for up to five years.” Hooah Sears...and a double Ooh-Rah!
Are we getting the New Year’s point? Do for those who do for you.
Instead of entering 2004 with a post pity party hangover, fight back. Stop the handwringing and start spending your dollars wisely. Let the first battle of next Christmas season commence at the cash register. If there is no Christmas in the store...there should be no Christmas shoppers in the store. You can love your enemy, but you don’t have to hand over your cash. And that is my New Year’s resolution.
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