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	<title>Comments on: War on Christma&#8230; Hanukkah?</title>
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
		<link>http://www.plunderbund.com/2007/11/29/war-on-christma-hanukkah/#comment-86381</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>King my friend, there are lots of crazy things out there about holiday displays.  The reason Christian displays are targeted more is because most displays are Christian in nature!

In the primary founding document - the Constitution - there is no substantive mention of God, other than to say that the government can not infringe on the rights of the people who worship whomever they want.  This is not accidental.

&lt;blockquote&gt;There are movements now to have the Christmas Tree and SANTA CLAUS defined is religious symbols.

And you would agree with this?&lt;/blockquote&gt;
I dunno - maybe.  They are pretty strongly tied to a religious holiday.  OTOH, they are primarily secular or non-Christian in origin, so...

FWIW, I'm atheist and I usually have a tree (but not this year - the kittens will destroy it!).  And I have no problem with multi-religion governmental holiday displays (ideally, there'd be no displays at all, but it's unrealistic to expect that government be ignorant of the culture it exists in).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>King my friend, there are lots of crazy things out there about holiday displays.  The reason Christian displays are targeted more is because most displays are Christian in nature!</p>
<p>In the primary founding document - the Constitution - there is no substantive mention of God, other than to say that the government can not infringe on the rights of the people who worship whomever they want.  This is not accidental.</p>
<blockquote><p>There are movements now to have the Christmas Tree and SANTA CLAUS defined is religious symbols.</p>
<p>And you would agree with this?</p></blockquote>
<p>I dunno - maybe.  They are pretty strongly tied to a religious holiday.  OTOH, they are primarily secular or non-Christian in origin, so&#8230;</p>
<p>FWIW, I&#8217;m atheist and I usually have a tree (but not this year - the kittens will destroy it!).  And I have no problem with multi-religion governmental holiday displays (ideally, there&#8217;d be no displays at all, but it&#8217;s unrealistic to expect that government be ignorant of the culture it exists in).</p>
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		<title>By: King</title>
		<link>http://www.plunderbund.com/2007/11/29/war-on-christma-hanukkah/#comment-86296</link>
		<dc:creator>King</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pretty good - you found one case!  You should be proud! 

You don't mention nothing about SEA-TAC or the recent uproar in Fort Collins. The rabbi's were so mad about not having a menorah they were shitting spinning dreidel's.

Since there are references to God, higher power, providence, etc... in our founding documents, then you would believe this to be an "unconstitutional government endorsement of religion"?

There are movements now to have the Christmas Tree and SANTA CLAUS defined is religious symbols.  

And you would agree with this?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pretty good - you found one case!  You should be proud! </p>
<p>You don&#8217;t mention nothing about SEA-TAC or the recent uproar in Fort Collins. The rabbi&#8217;s were so mad about not having a menorah they were shitting spinning dreidel&#8217;s.</p>
<p>Since there are references to God, higher power, providence, etc&#8230; in our founding documents, then you would believe this to be an &#8220;unconstitutional government endorsement of religion&#8221;?</p>
<p>There are movements now to have the Christmas Tree and SANTA CLAUS defined is religious symbols.  </p>
<p>And you would agree with this?</p>
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