{"id":1489,"date":"2004-12-18T11:17:36","date_gmt":"2004-12-18T18:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/uncategorized\/we-believe-in-god-merry-christmas\/"},"modified":"2004-12-18T11:17:36","modified_gmt":"2004-12-18T18:17:36","slug":"we-believe-in-god-merry-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/dump-duhbya\/we-believe-in-god-merry-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"‘We believe in God. Merry Christmas.’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mandate on ‘Merry Christmas’?<\/a> By Allen G. Breed<\/p>\n

Religious conservatives are pushing to make Christ the only reason for holiday season.<\/p>\n

Emboldened by their Election Day successes, some Christian conservatives around the country are trying to put more Christ into Christmas this season.<\/p>\n

In Terrebonne Parish, La., an organization is petitioning to add “Merry Christmas” to the red-lighted “Season’s Greetings” sign on the main government building and is selling yard signs that read, “We believe in God. Merry Christmas.”<\/b>“We’re not going to allow the country to continue this downward spiral to the left.”<\/p>\n

In California, a group called the Committee to Save Merry Christmas is boycotting Macy’s and its corporate parent, Federated Department Stores, accusing them of replacing “Merry Christmas” signs with ones wishing shoppers “Season’s Greetings” or “Happy Holidays.” The organization cites “the recent presidential election showing political correctness is offending millions of Americans.”<\/p>\n

‘Downward spiral to the left’? Looks like a downward plunge to the right. I can’t wait for the Rapture to claim these people. mjh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Daily Outrage<\/a>
\n—–
\nLines from “The Everlasting Gospel,” by William Blake.<\/p>\n

The Vision of Christ that thou dost see
\nIs my Vision’s Greatest Enemy<\/b>
\nThine has a great hook nose like thine
\nMine has a snub nose like to mine
\nThine is the Friend of All Mankind
\nMine speaks in parables to the Blind
\nThine loves the same world that mine hates<\/p>\n

Thy Heaven doors are my Hell Gates
\nSocrates taught that Melitus
\nLoathd as a Nations bitterest Curse
\nAnd Caiphus was in his own Mind
\nA benefactor of Mankind
\nBoth read the Bible day & night
\nBut thou readst black where I read white<\/b><\/p>\n

The Writer’s Almanac – DECEMBER 13 – 19, 2004<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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