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Happy Whatever

ccording to the
We've got war, we've got ter-
Fox News chan-
rorism, we've got layoffs, rising
nel, most
health care costs and trade
notably commentator
deficits as well as "For Sale"
Bill O'Reilly, the secular-
signs popping up in every
ists are trying to steal
neighborhood within 200 miles
Christmas.
of my condo.
Every year at this time, Harry Kirsbaum
Cover the issues, not the
someone from Fox News
Columnist
semantics.
tells the woeful tale that
But the left is just as wrong
someone — the ACLU, some Jewish
as the right.
organizations, some Muslim organiza-
Do all the politically correct organi-
tions, atheists, agnostics and even
zations think that I'm so weak that a
some vegans — have a beef about the
roadside creche or a "Merry Christmas
holiday season.
and welcome to Target" greeting will
These groups say the government
have me running to my parish to
tacitly approves worship of Christ by
become a 50-year-old altar boy?
allowing a Christmas tree on govern-
Did my poor mother worry I'd turn
ment property, or even calling it a
Protestant when my favorite early
Christmas tree.
morning greeting as a kid was, "Jesus
In his Talking Points Memo on Nov.
#% A $&*@ Christ, Ma, leave me the
30, O'Reilly said,
#%A$ alone. I won't be
"... a number of
late for school."
retail companies
Do all the politically
You want to pray in
will no longer use
a church, a synagogue,
correct organiza-
the words 'Merry
a mosque or at the feet
Christmas: Some
of Hugh Hefner during
tions think that I'm
school districts
the holiday season?
have banned
Nobody should care
so weak that a
Christmas songs.
— as long as you don't
And the ACLU is
roadside creche or
try to kill someone
threatening a
innocent in the name
a "Merry Christmas of your God and as
number of law-
suits that allow
long as you shop
and welcome to
Christmas displays
between Thanksgiving
on public proper-
and New Year's Day.
Target" greeting
ty."
Did anyone care
He then cited
will have me run-
about the religious
Speaker of the
persuasion of that lady
ning to my parish
House Dennis
who got trampled in
Hastert and
Grand Rapids entering
to become a 50-
Boston Mayor Torn
that Wal-Mart on
Menino, V‘rho both
"Black Friday?"
year-old altar boy?
fought to have
No. They only cared
Christmas trees
about her enough to
officially called "Christmas trees:' not
get that wig back on her head and that
."holiday trees."
credit card back in her hand as soon
"This Christmas madness will not
as possible.
stop until traditional Americans hold
Because the Christmas-Chanukah-
the anti-Christian forces accountable
Kwanzaa-Holiday season is a time to
he continued. "If you do that,
buy, and if you're not maxing out your
Christmas will return to the market-
credit card in December buying some
place and to the public square. If you
of "Oprah's Favorite Things:' you're a
do nothing, the Christmas tradition
heathen.
will diminish to be replaced by the
Who cares what greeting you get
winter holiday tradition."
when you enter a store? We all know
Holiday tree? Who has time to both- what they'd really like to say:
er with semantics?
"Christmas, Shmistmas. Just empty
What's the difference? Are people
your wallets before you leave." Li
forced to hang little menorahs and
dreidels on Holiday trees?
Harry Kirsbaum's e-mail address is
Everyone should just take a breath.
hkirsbaum®thejewishnews.com

