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• 30-Oct-2007 - Unsettling

So here we are heading into the Christmas season. I love Christmas!!!

Here is the thing though. Finding the word Christmas is getting more difficult to spot as the catalogs roll in and retail stores begin their Holiday season. As a child, there was Christmas and Chanukkah. There was no mention of Ramadan or Kwanzaa. And now as Christians we are made to "tolerate" attacks on our Holiday to make room for the others. Jesus is the reason for the season!!! Atheists start coming at us during Christmas with extra intent...just like Saddam always did...acting up during our Christmas just to mess with our military and send them to alert status. We need to be on alert status now...Christmas is the Holiday....retail stores would dry up if it wasn't for Christmas. I go Christmas shopping...not holiday shopping. It's not "I'll be home for the holiday.." it's..."I'll be home for Christmas". And I make Christmas cookies...not Kwanzaa cookies!! I am ranting. But take notice...look for the word Christmas as you are out and about...

Two years ago when Christmas was being attacked by the wackos...retail stores hanging non-specific decorations....right....a friend of mine and I went into our favorite department store. We shopped like we would have normally...lots of clothes for our kids...some for us...and as we checked out we asked for the store manager...

Us: We noticed that your store has a policy of no Christmas. And do you allow your employees to wish people a Merry Christmas?

Manager: well, our store policy is not to mention Christmas because we don't want to offend anyone.

employee is ringing up our sales...we combined our merchandise...hehe..."that will be $685.00"

Us: well, we are offended as Christians. We celebrate Christmas...so all this merchandise...our Christmas shopping spree...you can put back on the shelves. Thank you! Have a very Merry Christmas:o)...then we smiled and walked away from the pile of new clothing.

Manager: um....ummmm

It was very gratifying...as within a week this store was using the word Christmas in their advertising...now I know it wasn't because of what we did alone...but because of pressure from other Christians...and Bill O'Reilly...alert status guys!

So....stand up for Christmas...it should be a happy time for all!! No grinches allowed!!

Comments

• 3-Nov-2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by 2boysmom

Wow! That took guts! The boldest thing I've done is just - very emphatically - said Merry Christmas when leaving the stores. I'm with you on this and I use the word wackos all the time! Sounds like you're a "great American" as Hannity says.
Keep up the good work!

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• 3-Nov-2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Wow, that is amazing what you did!!! Isn't it ironic that the same people who are offended by Christams, have no problem handling the money that says "In God We Trust" ? Since they are so offended perhaps they shouldn't handle this money. No one says that they have to. They can always go back to bartering or trading for what they need.
Perhaps we should ask stores who they wish to cater to? It might be going to far, but am fed up with offending people who have a choice to b here or not.I would have no problem shopping at a store that welcomes Christians, and is full of Christian employees. Oh and please play your Christmas songs as I shop!!!! Hey, they have restaurants that cater to certain foods , so why not storees that cater to us Christians????
Maybe we have turned one cheek too many in order to not offend these people. Perhaps it is time that we said "Back off....oh and have a Mery Christmas."
Sorry, you got me started. Great post!!!!
Leena

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