A War on Christmas?
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In search for politically correct term for Christmas, a lot of tradition is starting to fade away. The Christmas season as we all know is called Holiday Season in the United States to appease non-Christians or should I say Non-Catholics.
I’m glad that I’m here in the Philippines where the Christmas spirit is still very much alive. Even Non-Catholics (I know some Muslims) joins the festivity here. If you set aside the technicalities, everybody will be happy. It’s a season of joy and merry making, anyways. But some people just have nothing to do with their lives and always try to spoil other lives. I consider them self-righteous losers that always want to have the attention of the world.
Here’s one of the news stories that came out to tackle the annual debate on the issue.
One school has banned Christmas cards in class, a court has restricted the number of lights one homeowner can have on his property and a school is offering halal turkey and chicken for its Christmas meal following pressure from many Muslim parents.
One involved the removal of 14 plastic Christmas trees at Seattle-Tacoma airport, in the western state of Washington, following a complaint from a local rabbi who said the decorations should include a menorah to mark Hanukkah.
EndChristmas.com if offering free copies of the documentary film “The God Who Wasn’t There”, which questions Christian doctrine, and said its aim this year is to save children affected by the myths surrounding Christmas.
Satellite radio owners for their part can tune in to a special Christmas Channel that unabashedly delivers unsentimental holiday songs.
Their pickings include “Santa Is a Psycho”, “Santa’s in a Wheelchair,” and “Elvis Won’t Be Here for Christmas.”
Read the whole story by Agence France-Presse in Inq7.net
If they don’t want to celebrate Christmas, then fine! It’s just the same when we let our Muslims brothers to observe Ramadhan. Just leave the people who love the season alone! People don’t need to make an alliance to end Christmas!