CHRISTMAS WARS

CHRISTMAS WARS IGNITE; NEW BATTLE WITH ATHEISTS The following report is from the "home front," the Catholic League who knows first-hand about these things. Quote: “The atheists are out in force this year trying to neuter Christmas. But they are being met with stiff opposition from the Catholic League. The battle lines were drawn early. On November 10, news reports stated that several atheist organizations were seeking to use the Christmas season to garner new recruits. Their weapons of choice: billboards placed on highways and bus shelters, and TV advertisements. The billboard campaigns run the gamut from the benign to the malicious. Some merely ask those who don’t believe in God to join them, but others are a direct assault on Christianity. American Atheists, for example, is currently featuring a billboard with a picture of a nativity scene which reads, “You Know it’s a Myth. This Season Celebrate Reason”; it is prominently displayed in New Jersey near the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel that connects to New York City. As soon as news stories surfaced about the American Atheists’ billboard near the Lincoln Tunnel, we were contacted by an anonymous donor who wanted to do something about it. We suggested placing a graphic of a nativity scene on a billboard on the New York side of the tunnel, one that read, “You know it’s Real. This Season Celebrate Jesus.” He liked our idea immediately, so we made the arrangements, and he paid for it. This was a very Catholic League kind of rejoinder. Knowing how aggressive these activists have become in recent years, we were more than ready with a strong response. So on the same day of the news stories about the atheist campaigns, we pulled our trigger: we announced that we had just mailed a Holy Family Nativity Scene (crèche) to the nation’s 50 governors. We quickly heard from Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Alabama Gov. Bob Riley thanking us for the gift. In his letter to the governors, Bill Donohue explained that it was our “sincere hope that it (the crèche) will be displayed in the Capitol Rotunda alongside secular symbols (e.g. a Christmas tree) this coming Christmas season.” It is up to Catholic League members to follow through by contacting the chief of staff serving their respective governors;… The atheists are not happy about our counter-campaign. But we are proud that we led the Christian community nationwide with an immediate response. Moreover, unlike their negative campaign, ours is entirely positive. And that is exactly how it should be.” (Unquote.) Unless you are blind or do not know how to read, you must hear and see an increase in ignorant activists depreciate Christianity in particular and Catholicism specifically throughout the year, but they get energized over our Christmas celebrations. Christianity is too tough for them to bear, so they must attack us. God always wins out. We must stand firm wherever we are against their antics to upset the weak among us who do not know what they can and can't do about Christmas decorations and symbols. Stay alert to what is going on against or derogatory toward Christians, as the Catholic Leageue has been fighting for many years in defense of religious and civil rights. Check them out at www.catholicleague.org (you may need to place that address in your browser then click Go. This is NOT an email address which must have an @ in the address.) It is a www. address that must go in your browser. Simply highlight, copy and paste in your browser. Thanks for visiting. - Bob Rom. 15:13 Merry Christmas to you and yours