Falwell fighting for holy holiday,

[Coastie for Truth]

Evangelical Christian pastor Jerry Falwell has a message for Americans when it comes to celebrating Christmas this year: You're either with us, or you're against us.

Falwell has put the power of his 24,000-member congregation behind the "Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign," an effort led by the conservative legal organization Liberty Counsel. The group promises to file suit against anyone who spreads what it sees as misinformation about how Christmas can be celebrated in schools and public spaces.

The 8,000 members of the Christian Educators Association International will be the campaign's "eyes and ears" in the nation's public schools. They'll be reporting to 750 Liberty Counsel lawyers who are ready to pounce if, for example, a teacher is muzzled from leading the third-graders in "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing."

An additional 800 attorneys from another conservative legal group, the Alliance Defense Fund, are standing by as part of a similar effort, the Christmas Project. Its slogan: "Merry Christmas. It's OK to say it."

Fanning the Yule log of discontent against what the Liberty Counsel calls "grinches" like the American Civil Liberties Union are evangelical-led organizations including the 150,000-member American Family Association. It has called for a boycott of Target stores next weekend. The chain's crime, according to the group, is a ban on the use of "Merry Christmas" in stores, an accusation the chain denies.

The Pat Robertson - Jerry Falwell (Bill O'Reilly) silly season is here again. Only Those guys could use Christmas as a wedge issue. Effin "Un-American."

[BobBoudelangFan69]

1. Radical Jehadist Cleric Falwell ... I Am Victim Hear Me Wimper.

[LaurenG]

2. I really don't understand why these men are so upset

They get most everything they want. The press gives them a voice, they say outrageous things and are NEVER censored. They are making a MOCKERY of Christ. They seem so misguided and ignorant. Fortunately the majority of Christians also know this.

[ray of light]

3. Let them sing

But let them sing Chanukah songs, Muslim songs, Chineese songs, etc....

Teach tolerance!

[tularetom]

4. Notice the store that ISN'T a boycott candidate

Yep. it's wally world, where they censor CD's and DVD's, and carry overtly religious books. I think the whole thing is a stunt dreamed up by mallwart and aimed at stupid gullible fundagelicals to lure them away from target.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

5. These people never cease to amaze me. n/t

[Dervill Crow]

6. If they're gonna be that way about it, they need to move it to September.

and take their stupid Christmas season where it belongs and leave me to celebrate Yule in peace! :rant:

During my decade as a fundy I didn't even like Christmas because it's a pagan holiday. Those idiots aren't even smart enough to get their fundamentalism correct. :eyes:

Jeeminy Christmas, you should pardon the expression. :rofl:

[Nikki Stone 1]

7. So who ISN'T boycotting Target now? Between Falwell and Planned Parenthood

(and the fact that 70% of its political donations go to repugs), Target is becoming a--well, a target.

[Puglover]

8. Hasn't this old asshat

ever heard of ministering to the ill, the poor, the hungry?

Evil people like this don't annoy me so much as the ignorant sheep that follow them.

:eyes:

[underpants]

9. Ah yes in the spirit of the teachings of Jesus Christ

:eyes:

[Demeter]

10. Against. Yes, Definitely Against

As if you had to ask, Pat.