The War On Hannukah
Now that the War on Christmas™ is over, it's time for a War on Hannukah: The Tennessee ACLU is using a menorah display at the state Capitol to advocate for a forum for other groups and individuals to express their beliefs and opinions.Impossible. The ACLU clearly has an agenda to eradicate Christians. Even though they keep defending us. (h/t: Washington Rox) |
posted by Wasp Jerky at 10:08 AM
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post a commentYou seen the great commentary "An Angry Santa Declares War on Arbor Day"? over at
http://emmaustheory.blogspot.com/
funny stuff. By the way, I love the TM symbol.
wait, maybe i'm not up on all my Jewish names, but isn't Weinberg a Chosen Peoples name?
not that i'd be too surprised.
also, i know i'm late to this party, but isn't it commercialism that killed christmas?
Hey Kevin,
Just wanted to let you know that I'm back blogging again :)
Hope you've been well lately,
Liz
wtf? marc, do the countries you've listed promote freedom of religion?
i think the thing going on over here is that a lot of people are waking up to the fact that the "Christian agenda" has been pushed as the norm and aren't going to stand for it anymore.
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, WJ!
I am of the opinion that people defend those they love and will stand with them.
Why is this not true of Christians?
It seems every religion is defended (thats ok) and expected to have freedom of expression, while Christianity gets beaten up on by those calling themselves Christians.
Marcguyver,
Would you object to excerpts from the Koran being posted in courtrooms? Or what about the Satanic Bible? Would you say the pledge if it said "one nation under Allah"? Would you want your kids to have a prayer said at their graduation that referred to a deity other than the Judeo-Christian god? That's the point here.
There is a lot of misunderstanding (on both sides) about what can and can't be displayed in public, done in schools, etc. If you'll follow the link I provided, you'll notice that the ACLU has defended Christians on numerous occasions when they were being discriminated against. The issue is not whether Christians can practise their faith. The issue is whether the government ought to respect a particular faith over another, and whether there ought to be equal footing for all faith traditions in this country. We live in a secular democratic republic, not a theocratic state. Christianity does not and should not get any special treatment.
Anon,
I'm not sure I follow you here. You think I should defend Christians because I love them? As a Christian, I'm called to love my neighbor as myself. And my neighbor is everyone, Christian and non-Christian alike. Jesus was particularly hard on the religious establishment of his day, certainly harder than he was on anyone else. I really don't have a problem with calling Christians on using their cultural dominance to bully others and on their constant cries of persecution when most of them have never known persecution.