Announcing the DelawareLiberal War on Christmas Party
As you all know, this is the time of the year that we liberals like to get our war on. The war on Christmas has been a tradition since Bill O’Reilly made it up out of thin air. This year we are hoping to get the better of Christmas and we are going to celebrate on December 18th in Wilmington. Currently, we are planning to meet are C.W. (Christmas Warrior) Harborside at 7PM. I hope you can mark your calendars and come join us for an evening of plotting against Christmas.
And if all else fails, come December 24th, we will just declare victory and pull out of the North Pole altogether.
Tags: beer, delaware liberal, War on Christmas
Will there be an airing of grievances like Festivas?
Good idea.
Shouldn’t we call it Xmas?
That seems to really draw fire, especially from the crowd who does not realize that the X was actually an early Christian symbol for the cross …
It is always fun to point out that the Dec 25 date was selected so that the celebration of the birth of Christ might supplant earlier pagan holidays, also. Not that I want to worship trees or anything (oops, one will shortly take up residence in our house…)
Ohhhh … I am SUCH an over-educated, liberal, post-Christian sack of anti-Christmas sentiment.
Someone should start hating this sinner but loving my sin … no, wait, they need to hate my sin but love me. Um. How is that different, again?
Anyway, revealing my true hypocrisy: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All.
I’m sick of those people who act personally aggrieved if you don’t say “Merry Christmas.” Maybe I just don’t feel like saying it right now. Why do they have to stick their personal beliefs down everyone else’s throat.
I can’t wait! Hey, will it snow on our blog this year?
You can count on it, Pandora.
You know, being Jewish, Christmas was a very joyous day in my family. Every Christmas morning, my father, may he rest in peace, would get us into the car and drive down to the store. We’d go inside and he’d open up the cash register, whereupon we would all start singing “What a Friend we have in Jesus.”
It’s the little things that make me happy, LG.
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
Let it snow? Sure – since politicians are known for snowjobs I’ll show up and bring plenty 😉
Well, I will be driving a stake through Christmas’s heart at the same time as disappointing my liberal friends, by spending that week at Disney’s Vero Beach resort. So, no snow, people I pay to be nice to me, and nothing much in the way of a religious observance planned.
Hopefully, I’ll send a pic of my toasting the WoC from poolside. 😀
here is a song from my favorite ass hole Toby Keith
check out the video on youtube from “colbert christmas”
I can’t believe what Christmas
Has come to today
All these atheists and judges
Tryin’ to take it away
No carols in our public schools
No trees in city hall
And they wish you Season’s Greetings
At the shopping mall
Ain’t you sick of it all?
Well, there’s a War on Christmas
It’s under attack
But this year America is taking it back
Separate church and state
That’s what some lawyer said
I say it’s time we separated him from his head
You can call me un-Christian
But that’s not true
‘Cause have I got a present for you
It’s the thought that counts!
Christmas is as American as apple pie
It’s the late December version of the
Fourth of July
And they may go by a different name
But Uncle Sam and Santa Claus
Are one and the same
So boys, take aim!
Well, there’s a War on Christmas
It’s under attack
But this year America is taking it back
Separate church and state
That’s what some liberal said
I say it’s time we liberated him from his head
You can call me un-Christian
But that’s not true
Buddy, I got a present for you
I hope it’s the right size!
Oh say can you see this Christmas
Baby Jesus, ’tis of thee
I’m placing 50 shining stars atop
The Statue of LiberTree
Then I’ll go and jingle the Liberty Bell
Host Old Glory with an elf
If you say I can’t deck my halls
Then I’ll deck you myself!
Well, there’s a War on Christmas
It’s under attack
But this year old St. Nicholas is taking it back
He’s firing guns from his reindeer
Dropping bombs from his sled
This year if you’re are not then you’re as good as dead
He wears red and white
But you can throw in blue
And has he got a present for you
St. Toby’s got one too!
Yeah, we got a present for you
As in the A-C-L-U
Easy Rudolph!
Down, boy!
Gosh, a.price!
I just ate (a very un-american) spicy Indian lunch.
If I could bring myself to take that song seriously I would be seriously ill ….
Atheist Group Takes “Godless Holiday” Campaign Nationwide
CNS News ^ | December 01, 2009 | Matt Cover
The American Humanist Association is expanding its “Godless Holiday” advertising campaign to five major American cities this Christmas — taking its message of a holiday season without religion nationwide for the first time.
The ads read: “No God — no problem! Be good for goodness’ sake. Humanism is the idea that you can be good without a belief in God” and feature several people in red and white Santa hats. The new ads come on the heels of an AHA campaign last year which asked “Why believe in a God?” and featured ads on public transit in Washington, D.C.
Previously, the atheist campaign had been confined to the Washington, D.C., area, with signs and advertisements featured prominently on the city’s Metro subway trains and buses.
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looks like you have some help in the “imaginary” war on Christmas.
erg, it was a joke on my part, but you better believe KlansMan Toby was serious when he wrote it.
im having trouble figureing out what J is all about. His link is to the daily show HULU site, but he seems kinda spamy. I guess i was really hoping america’s most trusted newsman was really commenting on this site.
J is one of the local sockpuppets — known also as RICO, gecko, annoni and so on.
Spamy is probably the least of it.
cassy is just jelous because I have many made up names and she only has one.
Good Heavens.
Wars on holidays.
We have to recall that yes, Virginia, there is an America.
And in that America, you can be a devout Christian or a Godless Heathen, or a Buddhist or any old dang thing you want.
And … yes, there’s more:
You can pursue and celebrate any holiday you want, in any way you want, within the bounds of the laws of this country.
So … there is NO war.
Say “Merry Christmas” if you want.
Or, “Bah Humbug.”
Or, Be Silent.
Yes Virginia, and J. Stewart, there is an America, and Christmas, Easter and all the other Good Christian Holidays are safe here. And all the others as well.
Sheesh.
Sheesh is right. And I can’t believe anyone confused J. Stewart with the funny, clever and intelligent John Stewart. 😉
That’s Toby’s Xmas version of his “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue / The Angry American” song from after 9/11.
i wasn’t confused. just hopeful
Let’s put the X back in Xmas.
x-rated
Since Dubai is bankrupt and as a result my plans for a giant resort island shaped like a tyrannosaurus rex wearing a top hat and monocle have been put (temporarily ) on hold, I guess I’ll go to this.
BTW – The Pandora AP for the iphone is the best invention since the invention of nude photography. The Nellie McKay station is cuter than a basket of kitten floating serenely toward Niagara Falls.
I love the Pandora AP! Have you tried the Shazam AP, Jason? It rocks.
Dear Friends,
Regardless of our views about American traditions and the personal religious belief systems many of us fervently choose to embrace, my friend– Pastor Duane Smith of the Sussex County Bible Church in Harbeson, Delaware has presented to the Coastal Network a unique view concerning the secularization of Easter and Christmas and the bemoaning there of by the Christian community. Please read below his remarkable perspective forwarded to me for all of us to consider.
Repectfully yours, JUDSON Bennett-COASTAL NETWORK
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From: Duane Smith
To: ‘Judson Bennett-Coastal Network’
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 11:55 AM
Subject: Bemoaning the bemoaning of the secularization of Christmas.
Hi Jud. Here is an interesting blog post a friend of mine wrote about what he and I both consider to be an overreaction on the part of Christians to the secularization of Christmas and Easter. These “Save Christmas” and “Save Easter” campaigns are misguided and serve as nothing more than distractions for many Christians. Thought this might be of interest to you and possibly your readers.
Peace,
Duane
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Bemoaning the bemoaning of the secularization of Christmas.
by The Pilgrim
It’s that wonderful time of the year again–the Christmas season. But unfortunately, along with the fresh snow, smell of baked goods, time spent with family and friends, and joyous holiday memories in the making, this time of the year also comes with an unavoidable annoyance. No, not fruitcake. I’m referring to all the “Keep Christ in Christmas” campaigns with their bumper stickers and yard signs, and “It’s Ok to Wish Me a Merry Christmas” car magnets and buttons.
Do I have a problem with Christ being remembered as the reason Christians celebrate Christmas? Absolutely not. Am I happy with the removal of Christ from the very holiday that’s supposed to be celebrating His birth? No way. Do I think the secularization of Christmas is a positive trend? Certainly not. Am I pleased with the mass consumerism that Christmas has become? Never.
Is this post about whether or not Christians should even celebrate Christmas? Nope.
This post is about my issue with the yearly keep Christ in Christmas campaigns accompanied with all their recommended boycotts of stores that choose “Happy Holidays” over “Merry Christmas.” My issue with these campaigns, however, is not in the substance of their arguments (stopping the expunging of Jesus Christ from Christmas), but my issue is in their misapplied efforts to correct what they deem as a sin almost equivalent to Judas’ betrayal of Christ. These folks with the best of intentions have grossly misdiagnosed the problem: It’s not them (the world), it’s us (the church).
Before I continue I want to acknowledge that it’s true, Christmas’ origins aren’t even Christian and most of the Christmas traditions we cherish today (Christmas trees, candy canes, tinsel, bulbs, stockings, mistletoe, yule logs, eggnog, etc.) cannot be supported by Scripture. Although I understand that there are many who want to argue against Christmas on those points, this is not what this post is about. The basis of this post can be summed up by these two points:
1. – Many of the most vocal opponents of the secularization of Christmas make nary a peep all year long to the secularization taking place within the church itself.
2. – These same folks fail to recognize that the true source of the removal of Christ from Christmas is only a result of the removal of Christ from our culture due to the removal of Christ from our churches; something that began a long time ago (long before secular retailers opted for “Happy Holidays” over “Merry Christmas”).
The secularization of Christmas is just a visible sore caused by the underlying affects of a cancer that’s ravaging the church. Trying to “save Christmas” while the bigger issue looms over us is like baling out a sinking boat with a thimble or putting a band-aid on a bullet wound. Your efforts may make you look busy and cause you to feel that you’re doing some good, but in reality they’re both just a waste of time against the tidal wave of the inevitable. Additionally, your efforts also adversely serve as a diversion from the real problem.
I am convinced that the efforts of these social-conscious Christians is not only futile, but distracting. You only hear from these Christians around the Christmas season bemoaning the secularization of the holiday while they remain passive to the secularization that’s crept into their churches all year long with its deadly poisons of “lukewarmness” and rank heresy.
So what’s my solution? Am I complaining just to complain and be a Scrooge? Not this time J
My recommendation is that first, these seasonal activists recognize that the world is acting like the world. We wouldn’t expect a goldfish to act like a tiger, so why do we expect the unregenerate to act like Christians during Christmas time, or at any other time for that matter?
Those of the flesh are hostile toward God (Romans 8:7). Forcing them to keep Christ in Christmas accomplishes nothing but provides them with a false sense of religious security: “But God, I went to church every Christmas.”
Secondly, stop holding Target, Starbucks, Wal-Mart, and GAP responsible for the spiritual stagnation of your community, church, and family, and start holding your pastors responsible! When your pastor preaches cutesy little candy-coated, Osteenesque-type, esteem-building, Christ-less lectures about your best life now, protest that!
Finally, teach your children the true meaning of why we celebrate Christmas. Emphasize the real reason Christ stepped from Heaven to be born among men. Be faithful to your calling as parents to teach your children the faith, and don’t abdicate that responsibility to some biblically illiterate youth pastor.
Never let your kids for one moment think that the real story of Christ’s incarnation is about anything other than Christ and Him crucified. The whole point of Christ’s birth was not for gift exchanges and office parties, it was about God making Him who knew no sin to become sin on our behalf so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21).
So here’s my question: If these proponents of keeping Christ in Christmas prevailed today, and everybody put Christ back in Christmas tomorrow, in the realm of eternity, what will they have actually accomplished? Would they have not successfully created a throng of hypocrites who honor God with their lips but whose hearts are far from Him?
Continuing to bemoan the absence of Christ from Christmas while remaining quiet on the absence of Christ in our pulpits is like complaining about the smoke burning your eyes while your house is burning down with your family trapped inside.
Have a Merry Christmas.
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Duane A. Smith; Pastor
Sussex County Bible Church
Harbeson, DE
Office: 302.925.9571
Mobile: 302.841.1141
Fax: 302.945.9515
http://www.sussexbible.com
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it.” ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
Thanks for sharing that Judson. Pastor Smith at least recognizes some thing that we see:
This is where a lot of criticism comes from, that people who proclaim themselves religious don’t even seem to understand their own religion or the traditions of their religion. Instead they focus on symbols and don’t really recognize that Christmas is now a secular holiday. All Americans celebrate the secular, gift-giving part but not necessarily the church part and the symbols that the “War on Christmas” warriors mainly defend are secular ones.
Exactly Isotope–. This will hopefully wake up a few folks who will reconsider what their Christianity is really about?
Those motivated to keep Christ in Christmas don’t need a marketing campaign or a pulpit to do that.
In fact, according to scripture, wasn’t Jesus born in late summer?