--Why
is the word "holiday" OK, but "Christmas" isn't?
To what, do you suppose, do the first four letters of "HOLIday" refer?
(Hint: It's not a plant.)
--What
does "Season's Greetings" mean? What "season" are
you talking about?
--Why
is this considered "the most
wonderful time of the year?"
--Why
is the menorah allowed in the public square but not the Nativity?
(And don't tell me, "Well, you get the Christmas
-- I mean -- Holiday Tree, so you don't need to see the Baby
Jesus, shepherds, or those wise men.")
--Why is Kwanzaa given any validity?
--When
a child asks why all the pretty decorations, gifts, the jolly
old elf, lights, wreathes, candy
canes, trees, crèches,
reindeer, Perry Como albums, and egg nog make their appearance
every December, what do you tell him? Do you lie to him?
--Or do you explain to that child why billions of people around
the planet are in just a little better mood for the better part
of a month, despite long lines at department stores and crowded
parking lots?
--Do you hear those carolers out in the street (yes, the ones
smiling broadly, wearing the hats and scarves), well, do you
find them offensive? How so? How would you rank their offensiveness
with that of, say, flag-burning war protestors?
--Are
you one of those types who want to change all our history books
to read "Before Common Era (BCE)" and "Common
Era (CE)" instead of "Before Christ (BC)" and "Anno
Domini (AD)" respectively? If so, are we still in the year
2004 CE/AD? What is significant about 2004?
--Why differentiate between BCE and CE? What's the significant
event that caused earthly time to be split in half? If you're
really trying to purge Christ from history, why not go ahead
and call this year 156,034,021 or whatever -- no initials, no
comment, no limits?
--Do
you initiate or participate in letter-writing campaigns to
network television stations (the stewards of our
public airwaves)
to protest the airing of Christmas TV specials -- you know, those
really horrible, corrupting programs like "A Charlie Brown
Christmas" or "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" or "Miracle
on 34th Street" or "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" or "Frosty
the Snowman" or Dickens's "Christmas Carol"?
--Do
you think you're ever going to overplay your hand with all
your "political correctness" malarkey? tOR
