I would like to hear of one case where a non-governmental organization, (i.e. a private company or even one publicly-traded) was sued for 'promoting a religion'. Companies cannot discriminate on the basis of religion in choosing employees or serving customers, but there is nothing to prevent them from selling items related to one religion and ignoring the others. They cannot create an environment hostile for employees of a religious tradition, but they are not prevented from being closed on Christmas and open on holidays of other faiths.

No wiser words have ever been spoken! It is ridiculous. But this is a good example of what happens when everything starts getting changed around. This is what happens when we seperate as a whole and divide into groups. Not everyone will be happy beccause they are not getting their way. One group should not be forced to do without because the other groups do not like what they do. It's called TOLERANCE people!!! Frankly I don't give a damn what everyone else does or believes in. It's their choice not mine. It's not my place to say they are wrong or right. To each their own! I'll celebrate my Christmas like I want to for whatever reason I want to just like everyone else should be allowed to. But we should all be able to do so as a whole peacefully. It SHOULD NOT have to be ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. But sadly nothing will ever change. It's always gonna be "my way is the best way" and there are always going to be people who start trouble. Just simply because they can. It's the beginning of the end. What ever happened to "United we stand" and "One nation under God"? Now it's "United we stand, as long as everybody agrees with me" and "One nation under my Gods better than yours and that's the way it is or else". It's damn past time for people to wake up! We didn't have all this BS 20 years ago and everyone seemed to be happy "DOING THEIR OWN THING" and all got along fine.

Are you a grown up?

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ANYTHING to tick off the Religious Reich.

The tree wasn't the Christians' to begin with (news flash: they don't have snow-covered evergreens in Jerusalem).
And if you want to lay claim to marriage, fine. Have your church call it anything you want. But when you ask for it to be sanctioned (only for you) by my government.....

John, marriage is NOT strictly a biblical union. There are Native American tribes that believe in same sex marriages and actually hold homosexuals in a high regard.

Whose beliefs are we to follow? Christians stole this country from the Native Americans. Is this a Christian value?

By the way, how does a Christmas tree and Santa Claus follow the 'real' meaning of Christmas. It is a pagan ritual.

I guess you've never heard of Chanukah, Quanzaa, or any other holiday that happens to land in December. Do you realize that since September, all of this Christmas crap was starting to be shoved down all of our throats?

Christmas is not nor ever was a Pagan holiday. It was not a Wiccan invention. It is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. You need to get your facts straight.

Bear: yes, Christmas was always a Christian holiday, but decorating a tree with ornaments and lights was a Pagan tradition long before Christmas was celebrated on the 25th of December. Also, many of the secular festivities associated with Easter, particularly those involving RABBITS and EGGS, were part of Pagan springtime feritility rites (think about it) before the Christians co-opted the traditions and associated them with Christian holidays.

What amuses me is that the Christian right is so adamantly pro-Israel, but hates it when retailers do their best to include Jews in their December marketing by referencing the "holiday" season to include Hannukkah. So ... are you all a bunch of Jew-haters or not? Make up your minds!!

Poor witch, please check out your facts before you open your poor misguided mouth. Christmas is in celebration of the birth of Jesus-Christ.... always has been and always will be even for you honey :) "every knee will bow" before God one day and account for their life and poor decisions.

She's actually right, Christmas' origins are in fact pagan. You people should get YOUR facts straight before you get all hissy trying to sound smart.

I am wiccan too. (happy yule by the way) Christmas it's self may have not been originally a pagan holiday, but some of the triditions that people use to celebrate christmas were from the yule celebration. (lighting of a YULE log) people, don't get mad at others for being diffrent, that's what america is all about. People came here to be free and not be judged for what they think or how they feel. We used to be proud of that, now we are all just lazy. We find it easier to sit back and complain, and set up rule and guidlines for keeping every one happy. This is rediculous, why can't we all just be happy we don't live in china or some other place where they poison and kill thier own people with lead paint and toxic tooth paste.

I am verry happy to see my thoughts posted by another being. thank you

Christmas was a pagan holiday abducted by the Catholic church as part of their attempt to convert European pagans. It has absolutely noithing to do with the birth of Jesus (born in the spring). Christmas has for a century been a secular holiday for many people.

Those who choose to advertise a secular, as opposed to religous, holiday are threatened & terrorized by Chriostian zealots like AFA. Many of us are getting very tired of being told that our beliefs are not good enough. Our beliefs are none of their business.

It's time we put a muzzle on these religous extremists like AFA.