There's a certain group (which doesn't seem very large, folks seem to be bending over backwards to accomodate them) who don't like Christmas. And want it completely out of the social consciousness.
Hey, it's their choice - but I've got a problem when they try to use the First Amendment as a justification. The !st basically says the state shall not establish a religion, and make it a mandatory thing. (Having seen how well it worked in England, the Founding Fathers didn't want a replay locally.)
This doesn't mean that if you're offended by it, you have to have the government remove any and all religious symbolism - because having the symbolism (IE Las Cruces NM having to change their city seal because it has crosses on it, and someone objected) is not the same thing as dragoooning people into churches and forcing them to sit through 8 hour sermons. Or, to put it simply - unless the government requires you to attend religious services or swear to a particular religion, your rights aren't being if you happen to catch sight of a nativity set on a courthouse lawn. Or see "In God We Trust" on coinage or paper money.
Basically what we're seeing is what I'm referring to as the Tyranny of the Minority. Someone yells and screams loudly enough that they're offended, it doesn't matter how trivial the matter is, we're supposed to fall over backwards and remove the source of the offense and not even THINK that they're being intolerant of OTHERS rights and opinions.
Because, you see - if you're offended that trumps everything else.
Well, Foamy thinks differently, and he's not shy about saying so. NSFW, unless you've got headphones.
NEUROTICALLY YOURS CARTOON: NO CHRISTMAS FOR YOU
Merry Christmas!
J.