Hold onto your hats folks, here's a post about Bush and the White House that isn't negative!
Last night on the evening news, we saw a segment about the controversy brewing about this year's official White House Christmas Card... or, should I say, "Holiday" card. (You can check out this article: Conservatives miffed by Bush `holiday' card.) You see, while there is an Old Testament bible passage in the card, the word "Christmas" does not appear anywhere in the card.
Here are a few jaw-droppeing reactions from the religious right:
William Donohue, President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights:
"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"
(Sidenote: On the newcast, this guy even said he would expect a Jewish president to send out "Christmas" cards)
Joseph Farah, editor of a conservative web site:
"(Bush) claims to be a born-again, evangelical Christian. But he sure doesn't act like one... I threw out my White House card as soon as I got it."
Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association:
"Sometimes it's hard to tell whether this is sinister--it's the purging of Christ from Christmas--or whether it's just political correctness run amok... I think in the case of the White House, it's just political correctness. It bothers me that the White House card leaves off any reference to Jesus, while we've got Ramadan celebrations in the White House"
The Heritage Foundation claims there is a...
"war on Christmas, (involving an) ever-stronger push toward a neutered holiday season so that non-Christians won't be even the slightest bit offended."
I won't even get into the whole "separation of church and state" debate, but kudos for the official White House card for eschewing Christmas and merely wishing the 1.2 million people who receive it "Happy Holidays." It is not political correctness... it is just being polite and respectful.
These people need to wake up and realize they their religion isn't the only one in the world... and while there at it, take a walk down a Hallmark store aisle and realize that ... gasp! ... there are many holidays being celebrated in the coming weeks.
We are fighting the side-effects of religious extremism "over there" ... but hopefully "everyday" people of faith in this country realize their religion is being just as hi-jacked right here on our own shores.
And while I am doling out compliments, let me add that I really like the actual Bush card too! Here it is:
Barney and Miss Beazley (and Willie the cat, too!) on the snow-covered lawn of the White House.
If you want to see more of the Bush Scotties, head on over to the White House Home Page... the new Barney video is available (off in the sidebar on the righthand side) called "A Very Beazley Christmas" (hey whack-jobs there's your "Christmas" reference!)... this year's video is all about Barney being overshadowed by his new sister, Miss Beazley, as she celebrates her first Christmas in the White House. Not knock out funny, but still pretty cute (set aside about 10 minutes to watch it).
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