Unlikely ‘War on Christmas’ skeptic:
By on Dec 15th, 2005 at 11:43 am
Unlikely ‘War on Christmas’ skeptic:
Right-wing columnist and Fox contributor Cal Thomas: “The effort by some cable TV hosts and ministers to force commercial establishments into wishing everyone a ‘Merry Christmas’ might be more objectionable to the One who is the reason for the season than the ‘Happy Holidays’ mantra required by some store managers.” (Via Carpetbagger)
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Can we get Cal Thomas to run for President? :)
December 15th, 2005 at 11:47 amWhen people wish you a merry christmas before 12/25, put a puzzled look on your face and ask, “Is it Christmas day today?” When they say no, then ask “Why are you wishing me a merry Christmas then?”
December 15th, 2005 at 11:51 amI wonder if these people think I should tell them happy birthday on my birthday instead of theirs
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December 15th, 2005 at 11:51 amWhat these RightWing Religious fanatics seem to have overlooked, is that Christ wasn’t even born in December, and that our modern day ‘Christmas’ holiday was actually derived from a Pagan holiday the Christians co-opted.
What fools.
December 15th, 2005 at 11:52 am.
Fools, yes. But I’m not about to publish a book called “The War on Pagan Solstice.”
That would be just silly.
December 15th, 2005 at 12:08 pm#1 – Gag me with a spoon.
December 15th, 2005 at 12:12 pm#6
Yeah, even my own satire is starting to repeat on me… Sorry. Was a moment of weakness.
December 15th, 2005 at 12:15 pmnot surprising to hear a reasonable comment from Cal — he at least makes the effort to find common ground with the left on national issues, instead of just trying to score points. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/common-ground-index.htm
December 15th, 2005 at 12:59 pmI read the Thomas a Beckel USA pieces noted here, and while I appreciate that Thomas does, at least to some degree, call ‘em like he sees ‘em (I was especially impressed with his calling out “super patriots” – as in “love it or leave it” as cynical) here is what bothers me about these very devout Christians: in Thomas’ article about “Merry Christmas” vs. “Happy Holidays” he quotes scripture that calls “the world” evil, sinful, and not worth worrying about. This has the same effect on environmental policy as does the apololyptic view of Fallwell, Robertson, Dobson, et. al.
December 15th, 2005 at 1:23 pmO’Reilly is planning a heresy trial for him now.
December 15th, 2005 at 1:49 pmEven the Grinch knew more: “He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more!”
December 15th, 2005 at 1:52 pmgood point from true believer. seems like a lot of effort has gone into constructing a comprehensive world view that blesses doing whatever it takes to amass wealth and pass it on to your immediate family, even at the expense of the environment and anyone who gets in the way
December 15th, 2005 at 6:14 pmMany of those who are upset about Happy Holidays vs. Merry Christmas are quite aware that Jesus was not born on December 25. That has nothing to do with the issue. Calling them fools might make others feel better about themselves, but has little to do with the issue. Most Christians do not expect the culture to accept Christmas as “it’s” religious holiday, but do expect more respect than they often get from certain parts of our society. Those who see themselves in the middle or on the left — useless terms yes, but that is what we are usually left with — might come down off their own high horse of self-righteousness on occasion. There are many believers — even on the right wing — who believe that the “world” is sinful, but still care about the environment. Christianity made science possible by helping to desacralize nature and also in helping to preserve much ancient scientific literature destroyed by “pagan” invaders of Rome. That has something to do with why Christianity coopted pagan celebrations as well. At least make your posts more constructive than ad hominem attacks, then maybe this site might lead to some civil discussion that is sorely needed on both ends of the political spectrum.
December 20th, 2005 at 7:45 pm