I think the "war on christmas" might be a little over dramatic but there is something to it. So many double standards in the public realm, like the acknowledgement of holidays like Ramadan and Hannakah in schools, yet it is a violation of the "separation of church and state" if Christmas is mentioned. Sure flaunt the crescent moon, let's light the menorah, hey what's with that manger! You can't do that! Oh and you can't sing Christmas songs in school either, only secular ones. That is pretty lame. Again I don't see how the putting of a manger on government property, or at least acknowledging the fact that Christmas a federally recognized holiday, is about Jesus Christ. What is it with some people.
Here is a PC/parody of a famous "holiday" most of us should remember:
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'Twas the night before Solstice, and all through the land
the ACLU was watching to keep things in hand.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
while forces kept Christmas out of their heads.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed and heard desperate chatter.
Someone had seen my manger display,
And wailed very loudly - go away, go away.
How could I be so crass, so utterly wrong
So show the infant Jesus and sing him a song?
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
An ACLU lawyer, looking stern and aloof.
No manger! No caroling! he said with a snort,
And if you don't comply immediately, I'll take you to court!
He was chubby and plump, a right surly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself.
He dallied no more, but went straight to his phone
Lamenting the manger, in a most pitiful moan.
But I in the spirit, said nothing unkind
Christmas is forgiveness whatever you find.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
Christmas will survive, the folks will demand it,
Even if secular lawyers will not understand it.
Then I heard him exclaim, as he drove out of sight,
Happy Solstice to all, and to all a good night!
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