Conservative Christians upset George W did not wish a Merry Christmas.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 3:35pm

What's missing from the White House Christmas card? Christmas.

This month, as in every December since he took office, President Bush sent out cards with a generic end-of-the-year message, wishing 1.4 million of his close friends and supporters a happy holiday season.

Many people are thrilled to get a White House Christmas card, no matter what the greeting inside. But some conservative Christians are reacting as if Bush stuck coal in their stockings.

"This clearly demonstrates that the Bush administration has suffered a loss of will and that they have capitulated to the worst elements in our culture," said William Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.


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Updated On: 12/7/05 at 03:35 PM

[touchmeinthemorning]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 3:37pm

And they tell US we want special rights?

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 3:38pm

And I worry that I have too much free time ...

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 3:41pm

Geez Louise, the guy can't even get a break from his "supporters".

I read the inside of the card and I was surprised by the Bible verse. I thought it was rather explicit for something that was going out to a diverse group of people.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 3:48pm

Heh, my parents get a Christmas card from the president. I doubt they care whether Christmas is mentioned, they just want to show it off.

[Calvin]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 3:52pm

Here's an idea:

Anyone offended by this can move to the Christmas Islands. (Does anyone actually live there? Ah, well, the types who would be offended by this would have no qualms displacing an indigenous people anyway).

There, it can be Christmas every day. "Merry Christmas" would be like their aloha. It would mean "hello," "goodbye," "Nice to meet you" and "My, that one-piece swimsuit looks smashing." Christmas trees could be planted in every yard with (tasteful) decorations required. The capitol building could be designed to look like a manger. The national anthem would be a medley of Silver Bells and O Little Town of Bethlehem.

And then they can leave the rest of us the hell alone.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:00pm

I nominate Calvin for President!

[robbiej]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:06pm

'the worst elements in our culture'

Who? THE JEWS????

Heavens, that's just tacky.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:12pm

no, robbie--this FOX-fueled attack is no longer aimed at the Jews. It's aimed at what Donahue and the Christian Taliban consider the "WORST" element in our culture:

Liberal Humanist Secularists

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:14pm

I got a card from PJ wishing me a Happy Freak Out. Thanks PJ.

Updated On: 12/7/05 at 04:14 PM

[Calvin]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:15pm

Of course not the Jews. Why, Jackie Mason himself was on Bill O'Reilly the other night saying how terrible the UCLA was in attacking Christians.

Speaking of which: Was Jackie Mason ever funny? Or am I just not old, cranky and conservative enough to get him.

[yodamarie78]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:17pm

"The cover art is also secular, if not humanist"

That line amused the hell out of me.

This whole "controversy" is driving me insane. No one is marginalizing Christmas, it's still a huge holiday that pervades our entire society. People are just trying to be a little more sensitive to the tremendous number of people out there who aren't Christians.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:25pm

I nominate Calvin to be my boyfriend.

And, no, Calvin, you're not cranky or old enough. Here, enjoy this prune juice. And don't forget; I left your glass with dent-a-soak by your bed, all ready for tonight.

[Calvin]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:28pm

What's that, sonny? You know better than to try to talk to me while Bob Barker's on.

Now, shh! I'm going to miss my stories!

[touchmeinthemorning]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:30pm

Granny? Is that you?

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:31pm

Calvin! I know you only watch Bob to see which of his spokeswomen he's going to publicly fondle this time.

[Calvin]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:35pm

Hey, that Diane bitch had it coming. Besides, nobody wants to see cellulite dripping from thighs as one of the beauties walks on that treadmill in her high heels.

(How about that -- I shape-shifted from an old woman to a chauvanistic male in just two posts! Or maybe I've just been Phyllis Schafly all along.)

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:35pm

This guy is on crack.

"At the Catholic League, Donohue had just announced a boycott of the Lands' End catalog when he received his White House holiday card. True, he said, the Bushes included a verse from Psalm 28, but Psalms are in the Old Testament and do not mention Jesus' birth."

Wow! Psalms=Old Testament.
Old Testament=Torah.
Torah=Jews
Holiday instead of Christmas = evil Jew plot!

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:40pm

Calvin, I spoke with Phyllis on the phone once. I was writing a paper on juveniles and the death penalty and wanted to know the Eagle Forumn's position - they had none.

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:42pm

When are conservative Christians not upset?

But, honestly, are there not bigger problems in the world?

[Calvin]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:43pm

I talked to one of her lackeys once when I was writing a news story about the proposed gay adoption ban in Texas. It was like talking to a wall. No matter what I asked, her response was "A child does better with a mother and a father."

[robbiej]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 4:45pm

And you all thought I was crazy for thinking it was an anti-Semitic thing.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 8:54pm

Does the Catholic League do anything but complain? Christianity is supposed to build the Kingdom of God, but what does this organization exist for? Do they work at soup kitchens? Do they clothe the naked? Do they visit the prisons? Do they comfort the afflicted? All they seem to do is complain.

Is Donohue's group sanctioned by the Church or are they just a bunch of free-lance lunatics who mouth off whenever they get they chance? (As I type this I realize that I've used the word "they", yet the only person hogging the media for this organization is the odious Donohue. Could this be a one-man organization?)

As a Catholic, I must say that this organization disgusts me.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 9:54pm

One of my grandmother's priests spoke to the elementary students this week. His topic was "We do not say 'Happy Holidays,' we say 'Merry Christmas!'" Most of parishioners hate him. She tells me that the Holiday vs. Christmas debate is on fire in the south.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 10:05pm

Happy Stolen Pagan Holiday!