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First they came for the communists,
but I was not a communist, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the socialists
and the trade unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they
came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew, so I did not speak out. And when they
came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.
– Pastor Martin Niemoeller.
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| Politically Correct Carols - Monday, December 21, 2009 Politically Correct Carols And Thoughts on “Happy Holidays” David C. Stolinsky, MD
Thanks to http://texasscribbler.com/images/Say-No-Christmas_Tree2.jpg No Christmas Tree News Item: Colleges order Christmas trees removed after a few students complain of feeling “excluded.” O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree You make me feel excluded O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree Atheists will all take fright O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree The Founders all would love your green O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree We already think it's odd ＊ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Atheist News item: School board tries to ban “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” from grade school because song mentions Santa and Christmas, and has “religious overtones.” So does “Don’t steal” − must we remove that, too? Ironically, the song was written by a Jew. Rudolph the Red barged in here All of the other people ＊ Don’t Tell It on the Mountain News item: High-school band forbidden to play Christmas music, including “Frosty the Snowman,” even without words. Don’t tell it on the mountain, While ACLU’s watching Don’t tell it… The people feared and trembled, Don’t tell it… ＊ Come All Unfaithful News item: Children’s hospital stops handing out Christmas CD to patients because it mentions Jesus. Come all unfaithful Run to the courthouse Come all ungrateful Run to the courthouse ＊ Unholy Night News item: Judges ban Christmas program from schools but allow Mexican Day of the Dead. This is called “diversity.” News item: Eight-year-old student told to draw picture about the holidays. He draws Jesus on the cross, but is sent home for drawing a “violent” picture and told to seek therapy. When his father complains, the father, a school custodian, has his hours cut. This is called “tolerance.” Unholy night, the stars are brightly shining No thrill of hope, no weary soul rejoices Led by the might of courts and judges beaming The judges rule us all despite the danger ＊ O Muslim Town of Bethlehem News item: Christian population of Bethlehem, birthplace of Jesus, continues to decline, having fallen from over 80% to less than 20%, because of continued violence, and discrimination by the Palestinian Authority. News item: Christians in Gaza Strip living in a “state of fear,” warned by Muslims to hold only “small, quiet” Christmas observances. News item: “Liberal” church stages program of ”carols” with anti-Israel lyrics. The massive contradiction completely escapes the organizers. O Muslim town of Bethlehem Yet in thy dark streets shineth O holy child of Bethlehem There are no Christmas angels ＊ Thoughts on “Happy Holidays” Polls reveal that 96% of Americans celebrate Christmas. How is it “inclusive” to exclude this vast majority? And 90% believe it is the birthday of Jesus. How is it “tolerant” not to tolerate expression of this widely held belief? Liberals claim that our Founders were deists or agnostics who wrote the Constitution to prevent any influence of religion on our public life. Nothing could be further from the truth. “Happy holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas”? Insist on it at work. Nativity scenes on city property? Rule them illegal. Salvation Army Santas collecting money for the poor? Kick them out of malls. Carols or Christmas trees in schools? Never! But skeletons and ghouls for Halloween? No problem. The first year West Hollywood, California was incorporated as a city, the city offices were closed for Halloween but open on Christmas Day. What does that tell you? Then we have the usual complaints about Christmas being commercialized, and that we are deep into “consumerism.” These complaints might be legitimate, if they came from clergy who want to emphasize the spiritual meaning of Christmas. But why do secular liberals make similar complaints? And why do these people never complain that Halloween is too commercialized? After all, Halloween is now our second-largest shopping season. There may be a clue here. Witches and devils? No problem – shop till you drop. But Baby Jesus in the manger? No way! This isn't the first time that totalitarians have tried to ban Christmas. The communists did, and still do in Castro’s Cuba. Most Christmas ornaments are made in China – but not allowed to be used there. The Nazis replaced Christmas with “Julfest,” a pagan winter Yule festival. You see, totalitarians can’t tolerate any Authority higher than themselves. A former conscript in the Nazi SS recalled that he was forced to celebrate not Christmas, but a counterfeit winter holiday concocted by the Nazis: On Christmas Eve, there was a celebration, not a Christian one, but a pagan German “Julfest.” We were all together and had to sing some trash about the night of the clear stars and other sad substitutes for the true Christmas message. Those who want to eradicate all signs of our Judeo-Christian heritage imagine that this will lead to a tolerant, secular nation. But the 20th century proved that secular nations can turn out to be anything but tolerant. If you doubt this, study the history of Nazism and communism. Now we are confronted by the threat of Muslim extremists. If we have no deep beliefs, how can we hope to resist the onslaught of fanatics? Observe what is happening in Western Europe. It would be ironic if the campaign against Christianity results not in “tolerance” and “inclusiveness,” but in an extremist Muslim theocracy. Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, one of the greatest churches in the world, was turned into a mosque and is now a museum. Is it possible that the same thing could happen to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris or Westminster Abbey in London? This seems unlikely now, but we shall see – perhaps sooner than we imagine. Whenever you feel pressured to say “Happy holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” consider these points. But while it is still permitted, may I have the pleasure of wishing you and yours a merry Christmas! ＊ A prior version of this article appeared last year. Dr. Stolinsky writes on political and social issues. He may be contacted at dstol@prodigy.net. www.stolinsky.com |
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