Powerful American Family Association Already Worried About Christmas...
... You know, since there are no bigger problems [uh, Iraq, homelessness, disease, poverty, health care, education, immigration, the success of Anne Coulter] facing the nation. Believe it or not, the AFA has placed the war on Christmas at the top of their list of priorities. They've even set up a petition to send to merchants who in the past have used the term "holiday" instead of "Christmas." Somebody needs to tell the AFA that, hello, IT'S JUNE. We were planning on calling a truce on the war against Christmas this year. Now we're going to have to kick Christmas' tinsel-covered ass. The AFA should send their petition to the White House who has sent out a generic "Happy Holidays" card every year since Dubya took office. From AFA:
Remember last Christmas when many national retailers banned the use of Merry Christmas and allowed only the use of Season's Greetings or Happy Holidays or even winter holidays? Remember how some stores did not allow their employees to say "Merry Christmas" to their customers? Remember how Christmas trees were called Holiday trees?There are companies which don't want to offend a small handful of their customers by mentioning Christmas because Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ. However, they don't mind offending Christians by refusing to use the term Christmas.
We could be headed for another year when similar incidents occur, unless we let companies know right now that we will not accept the banning of Christmas in their promotions.
Now is the time to let the retailers know that if they ban the use of the term Christmas, you will not be shopping with them during the Christmas season! TAKE ACTION! Send a message to the nation's largest retailers.
Dear National Retailer,
I wanted to let you know in June that any company which bans the term Christmas from their advertising and promotion will not be getting my business this coming Christmas season.
I ask that you not ban "Christmas" in your advertising and promotions.
I look forward with the hopes you will honor my request.
Sincerely,
[INSERT NUTJOB'S NAME]
Bill McCartney
