The December Dilemma?

I do find the notion that you can't mention that Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ as nothing short of idiotic, but there does seem to be another issue at play.



We celebrate other historic personages.



No one is cramming Christianity down anyone's throat. In fact I think the government should adopt something akin to allowing everyone to have a "religious holiday or two" off every year and abandon making Christmas a Federal holiday. Let the non-Christian, aethiest work on Christmas. Let them take off the 22nd if they want to celebrate the hiding of the sun.



But I think the move to wipe out any mention of Christ is nothing short of demonic. Its one thing for people who want nothing to do with Him to not follow Him. It is quite another to try to wipe Him off the face of history.



Let's all stop acting like Christmas is anything other than what it is. Merry Christmas by the way...



From CATHOLIC LEAGUE for Religious and Civil Rights: "Catholic League president William Donohue addressed today the claim that there is a December Dilemma in the schools:



“When people say there is a December Dilemma, what they mean is that school officials are in a bind: how can they allow the celebration of Christmas without offending others? The answer? Censor Christmas.



“The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is so worried about Christmas that it issues an annual document, ‘The December Dilemma,’ on how to deal with this problem (in response, the Catholic League offers, ‘The December Celebration’). In a Q&A section, the ADL comments on what is excessive when it comes to Christmas decorations. After admitting that the courts have said Santas and Christmas trees are secular symbols, it warns, ‘Nevertheless, their inordinate usage is inappropriate.’ It does not say what constitutes an inordinate number, nor does it say why secular symbols of any kind should be censored, regardless of their volume. But it does tell us a lot about how the ADL views Christmas.



“Janet Jones is Principal of Adler Elementary in Southfield, Michigan. Scott Finnegan is Principal of Memorial and Burke Elementary in Medway, Massachusetts. Michael Ransaw is Principal of Powell Middle School in Spring Hill, Florida. All three have resolved the December Dilemma by taking a page from the ADL—they censor it.



“In every instance, school officials say they must censor Christmas because the holiday is not inclusive. But if they were advised to censor Martin Luther King Day celebrations—on the grounds that it is not inclusive (it represents only a small minority)—they would respond by saying that white kids who feel left out should respect diversity. Why, then, should not those who are not Christ"