After a recent arduous political season that resulted in
another close decision for president, we heard countless wanna-be pundits
calling for the elimination of the Electoral College, in favor of a straight
majority-rule vote. In other words, the
person with the most votes gets the prize.
But, in this yule season, we can have one atheist whine
about their eyes falling out of their sockets if they see a crèche on public
property and everyone caves. Didn’t
folks just demand the majority…
A California apartment building that houses the aged nixed
the idea of a Christmas tree in the lobby.
It wasn’t because of a complaint, rather it was because the management
didn’t want controversy and hoped to avoid any conflict and protests from
people who are anti-fir.
The Charlie Brown
Christmas cartoon that began running on TV in 1965, and was seen by 50% of
Americans at that time, has now become a threat to the Arkansas Society of
Freethinkers. No, this is not a joke –
they apparently have free thinkers in Arkansas.
This group heard about a school’s field trip to view this American
staple at a local church and expressed concern in the form of a threatened
lawsuit for violation of church/state separation. Way to go!
Then there are those easily-offended who seem to forget this
season is based on the birth of Jesus Christ.
It was turned into holiday that honored this miraculous birth termed
“Christmas.” Although the Jewish faith
does not believe Jesus was the Son of God, they too have a religious festival
at this same time they term Hanukah.
Although there are variations on the spelling, the gist is this holy
time celebrates the Festival of Lights for the unexpectedly blessed amount of
time their religious oil lamp burned in the temple.
As a way to better serve America’s religious communities,
those civil do-gooders feel there should be no Christmas or Hanukah. They instead use the secularist phrase “Happy
Holidays.” This seems generic enough to
not offend too many with sensitive ears and eyes. Still, those pesky trees that have symbolized
eternal life for the ancient Chinese, Egyptians, and Hebrews can’t carry the
name “Christmas Tree.” “Holiday Tree” is
so much more homogenized. Just what
“holiday” those trees represent is a mystery, though.
School children, factory workers, business people, cops, the
military and countless other everyday folk, celebrate this magical and holy time
of the year. Sales abound, ads bleed
through the media, lights adorn homes, and evergreens cut in August, are found
everywhere.
Yet, we allow these few crybabies to dictate what we can say
in the form of greetings, and what our kids can watch. It’s about time we stood up to those ‘free
thinkers’ and tell them to mind their own business.
The majority rules.
Merry Christmas!
