I honestly can't believe they did this. No, really.

[primroseburrows]

Dear US House of Representatives,

Please to be explaining this:

H.R.847: Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith

In sincere embarrassment,

Me.

P.S. You might be able to redeem yourself here by passing a similar resolution for every other faith in the world, and their holy days, and also for atheists.

(link via moonlight69)

Comments

[newleaf31.livejournal.com]

Oh. Various People All Over the World's. God. REALLY? Because -- and I speak on behalf of all the American Christians I know, which is a lot considering I live at/teach for a Christian seminary -- I haven't really encountered a lot of bigotry and persecution of us for our faith here in the U.S.... Pretty sure Christmas isn't in any danger of being obliterated any time soon.

Now, Eid and the Muslims, THEY could use a resolution like this. Or Yule and the pagans. Or, since I just heard about two Jewish guys who got the stuffing beat out of them on a NEW YORK subway (?!?!?!!!) because they said "Happy Hanukkah" to people, maybe Hanukkah and Judaism. Or... well, heck, pretty much everybody EXCEPT us Christians.... Oy.

(Am so hugely relieved that no Virginia people signed this thing. There's hope for my oft-red state yet!)

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

There's definitely persecution of Christians in other parts of the world, but really? Not much in the US. The whole thing makes my UU liberal First Amendment-loving teeth itch.