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   From: dcook@jmb.com   
      
   If you didn't know better you might think that the word   
   Christmas was the dirtiest of dirty words and one not worthy of   
   being uttered in public. Salvation Army bell ringers with their   
   red kettles, Christmas carols, colored lights and Christmas   
   trees are now increasingly considered to be "controversial."   
   Celebration of the 'holidays' abound but to actually spot the   
   word Christmas is increasingly rare and worthy of notice. Both   
   corporate America and government institutions have abandoned the   
   spiritual, cultural and traditional celebrations of Christmas.   
      
   Instead, the Winter Holiday PC police prowl the nation   
   threatening public schools who might dare to have red and green   
   napkins at their annual holiday party during the Winter Break.   
   Anything that might remotely trigger the word Christmas or   
   conjure up images of a baby in a manger has become a target ripe   
   for extermination. No longer are we treated to Merry Christmas   
   at retailers but are forced to settle for a vague Happy Holidays   
   as we rush to pick up our 'holiday tree' at the local haven of   
   mass consumption. Of course, it would appear that the fact that   
   the word holiday is a shortened version of holy day has escaped   
   those seeking to purify the public spaces from the evils of   
   Christianity. Just wait until they figure out that the fat,   
   jolly man in the red suit is loosely associated with a 4th   
   century bishop and saint. What a mess that will turn out to be.   
      
   But not only do our liberal masters demand the dilution of our   
   current Christmas celebrations but the reverent celebration and   
   commemoration of entirely new holidays to help replace it.   
      
   The following incident below took place a few years ago but I   
   believe it is one worth sharing.   
      
   My business banked with Wells Fargo so I visited the local   
   branch on a daily basis. As the formerly Christmas season was   
   upon us they had put up some very generic signs up about the   
   holidays in 'non-Christmas colors' and then had a big sign   
   talking about Wells Fargo's commitment to the seven principles   
   of Kwanzaa. There are no references to Christmas whatsoever and   
   the usual salute to the relatively minor Jewish holiday of   
   Hanukkah was noticeably absent.   
      
   When I spoke with one of the tellers and mentioned their lack of   
   Christmas references she proudly pointed out a newly erected   
   Christmas tree as their commitment to Christmas. It was slowly   
   and patiently explained to me that Kwanzaa is a 'cultural'   
   holiday and not a religious one so it's 'ok' for them to refer   
   to it by name. She then proceeded to tell me about a number of   
   complaints from customers that they had received in regards to   
   their primary focus on Kwanzaa. Apparently, I was not the only   
   one who remembered the reason for the season and what holiday   
   the vast majority of Americans actually celebrate.   
      
   You have really got to hand it to those public relations experts   
   at Wells Fargo. What a bunch of spineless, politically correct   
   dolts. I wonder if they are aware that the founder of Kwanzaa   
   rejected Christmas and believed that blacks shouldn't celebrate   
   a "white man's holiday?" I, for one, proudly saluted Well's   
   Fargo Bank for performing exhaustive research in preparation for   
   the annual 'Christmas controversy.'   
      
   So as I returned to my local Wells Fargo bank the following day   
   the Kwanzaa sign had been removed and I asked again if there had   
   been some complaints. At this the teller stated that they were   
   tired of the complaints and then she rather icily informed me   
   that mine "had been the last straw." Apparently Wells Fargo had   
   not appreciated my informal research into the acceptance of   
   Kwanzaa by the general public. And my earlier politely stated,   
   but pointed complaint about this anti-white holiday designed by   
   a neo-Marxist, celebrating black nationalism, and crafted to   
   help diminish the Jewish-Christian heritage of this country was   
   just enough to tip the balance. Chalk one up for Christmas.   
      
   Some may say that at best we may gain only small, paltry   
   victories in our opposition to the gangs of grinches. The fact   
   that there is a "Christmas controversy" at all reflects the   
   spiteful vision and hateful pettiness of those who tirelessly   
   toil to remove every vestige of Christianity, and religion in   
   general, from the sight and sound of the average citizen. The   
   concept that in this great country we have the freedom of   
   religion, not the freedom from religion, seems to elude them.   
   And so every victory in regards to this battle, whether big or   
   small, is a sweet and important victory indeed.   
      
   So what is one to do but to personally take a few small, but   
   courageous, steps to help fight off the stifling cultural   
   tyranny by those who so desperately seek to drive Christ from   
   Christmas. By standing up for principle, individually and   
   collectively, the good guys might just win one once in a while.   
      
   "People think it's African, but it's not. I came up with Kwanzaa   
   because black people wouldn't celebrate it if they knew it was   
   American. Also, I put it around Christmas because I knew that's   
   when a lot of Bloods were partying." – Dr. Ron Karenga, the   
   inventor of Kwanzaa   
      
   I'm tired of made up, racially based, politically correct,   
   liberal crap and I'm not standing for it anymore or being quiet   
   about it either. Enough is enough.   
      
   http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/huntwork/131230   
          
      
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