It's Nice To Commercialize Christmas

Liberty Counsel sent out an alert this week promoting their Seventh Annual “Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign.”

Now what this is a list they put together of businesses they consider "Friends" obviously because they specifically mention Christmas, and "Foes" because, the alert asserts, they "censor it." You can find the list here.

At page top is their name and logo, and then directly underneath is their motto: "Restoring the Culture One Case at a Time by Advancing Religious Freedom, the Sanctity of Human Life and the Traditional Family."

Now it doesn't seem to me to be "advancing Religious Freedom" when you more or less lead a boycott against businesses that don't explicitly mention your preferred holiday. Those who don't specify so as to not offend anyone or appear presumptuous seem to be doing the more to promote religious freedom.

And far from being censors, there are businesses listed under "Naughty" solely because they "don't mention Christmas except items named by manufacturers." Now if they really were naughty, wouldn't they not carry those items or maybe black the word out? I mean, that would be censorship, right?

KB Toys made the "Naughty" list because their web site says “To Receive by Dec. 25 ...,” but doesn't name the day as Christmas. Talk about picky ... I say that is close enough!

Businesses are "Nice" so long as they mention the word "Christmas," regardless of how much commercialization there is of the holiday.

For example, I had to chuckle over one business that made the "Nice" list for having, as Liberty Counsel puts it, "'Christmas' everywhere!" That business is the ChristmasPlace. Chic-fil-A was applauded because Christmas was played in their stores (actually restaurants), and not only that, but we are told "[o]ne song referenced 'God.'” Wonder how many referenced Santa? T. J. Maxx is "Nice" for “'Our Christmas Spirit' and 'Merry Christmas' gift cards." Well, praise the Lord!!!

This whole thing strikes me as puerile and hypocritical at the same time

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there is a footnote stating: "We cannot always verify the current accuracy of all reports submitted to us." Really, now? If you're gonna make a stink, at least make sure you get it right.

One last thought. I clicked on their Online Store button and was taken here, where there is also no mention of Christmas. Although if you go here to order their Help Save Christmas Action Pack you can see the word "Christmas" on an item named by the manufacturer. Guess they need to add their online store to their "Naughty" list. Maybe they would explain as Dunham's Sports did, that "they are not a Christmas store.”

Shallow-minded hypocrites!