why ACLU is no friend of Americans

[Guest guest]

The Jewish grinch

who stole Christmas

By Burt Prelutsky

I never thought I'd live to see the day that Christmas would become a

dirty word. You think it hasn't? Then why is it that people are being

prevented from saying it in polite society for fear it will offend?

Schools are being forced to replace " Christmas vacation " with " winter

break " in their printed schedules. At Macy's, the word is verboten

even though they've made untold millions of dollars from their

sympathetic portrayal in the Christmas classic, " Miracle on 34th

Street. " Carols, even instrumental versions, are banned in certain

places. A major postal delivery service has not only made their

drivers doff their Santa caps, but ordered them not to decorate their

trucks with Christmas wreaths.

How is it, one well might ask, that in a Christian nation this is

happening? And in case you find that designation objectionable, would

you deny that India is a Hindu country, that Pakistan is Muslim, that

Poland is Catholic? That doesn't mean those nations are theocracies.

But when the overwhelming majority of a country's population is of

one religion, and roughly 90 percent of Americans happen to be one

sort of Christian or another, only a damn fool would deny the

obvious.

Although it seems a long time ago, it really wasn't, that people who

came here from other places made every attempt to fit in.

Assimilation wasn't a threat to anyone – it was what the Statue of

Liberty represented. E pluribus unum, one out of many, was our motto.

The world's melting pot was our nickname. It didn't mean that any

group of people had to check their customs, culture or cuisine, at

the door. It did mean that they, and especially their children,

learned English, and that they learned to live and let live.

That has changed, you may have noticed. And I blame my fellow Jews.

When it comes to pushing the multicultural, anti-Christian agenda,

you find Jewish judges, Jewish journalists, and the American Civil

Liberties Union, at the forefront.

Being Jewish, I should report, Christmas was never celebrated by my

family. But what was there not to like about the holiday? To begin

with, it provided a welcome two-week break from school. The decorated

trees were nice, the lights were beautiful, " It's a Wonderful Life "

was a great movie, and some of the best Christmas songs were even

written by Jews.

But the dirty little secret in America is that anti-Semitism is no

longer a problem in society – it's been replaced by a rampant anti-

Christianity. For example, the hatred spewed toward W. Bush

has far less to do with his policies than it does with his religion.

The Jews voice no concern when a Bill Clinton or a Kerry makes a

big production out of showing up at black Baptist churches or posing

with Rev. because they understand that's just politics.

They only object to politicians attending church for religious

reasons.

My fellow Jews, who often have the survival of Israel heading the

list of their concerns when it comes to electing a president, only

gave 26 percent of their vote to Bush, even though he is clearly the

most pro-Israel president we've ever had in the Oval Office.

It is the ACLU, which is overwhelmingly Jewish in terms of membership

and funding, that is leading the attack against Christianity in

America. It is they who have conned far too many people into

believing that the phrase " separation of church and state " actually

exists somewhere in the Constitution.

You may have noticed, though, that the ACLU is highly selective when

it comes to religious intolerance. The same group of self-righteous

shysters who, at the drop of a " Merry Christmas " will slap you with

an injunction, will fight for the right of an American Indian to

ingest peyote and a devout Islamic woman to be veiled on her driver's

license.

I happen to despise bullies and bigots. I hate them when they

represent the majority, but no less when, like Jews in America, they

represent an infinitesimal minority. I am getting the idea that too

many Jews won't be happy until they pull off their own version of the

Spanish Inquisition, forcing Christians to either deny their faith

and convert to agnosticism or suffer the consequences.

I should point out that many of these people abhor Judaism every bit

as much as they do Christianity. They're the ones who behave as if

atheism were a calling. They're the nutcakes who go berserk if anyone

even says, " In God we trust " or mentions that the Declaration of

Independence refers to a Creator with a capital " C. " By this time,

I'm only surprised that they haven't begun a campaign to do away with

Sunday as a day of rest. After all, it's only for religious reasons –

Christian reasons – that Sunday, and not Tuesday or Wednesday, is so

designated.

This is a Christian nation, my friends. And all of us are fortunate

it is one, and that so many Americans have seen fit to live up to the

highest precepts of their religion. Speaking as a member of a

minority group – and one of the smaller ones at that – I say it

behooves those of us who don't accept Jesus Christ as our savior to

show some gratitude to those who do, and to start respecting the

values and traditions of the overwhelming majority of our fellow

citizens, just as we keep insisting that they respect ours.

Merry Christmas

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Burt Prelutsky has been a humor columnist for the L.A. Times, a movie

critic for Los Angeles magazine and a freelance writer for TV Guide,

Modern Maturity, the N.Y. Times and Sports Illustrated. He has also

written TV scripts for shows such as " MASH, " " Tyler "

and " Diagnosis Murder. " His most recent book " Conservatives Are From

Mars, Liberals Are From San Francisco, " >

[Guest guest]

It's difficult to find the clarity of meaning in this article as almost every phrase can be disputed. Yet it is served up to us as common knowledge. The article is about targeting Jews and his supposed identity as a Jew does not lessen the evil with which it was delivered."Gordon S. " wrote: The Jewish grinchwho stole ChristmasBy Burt PrelutskyI never thought I'd live to see the day that Christmas would become a dirty word. You think it hasn't? Then why is it that people are being prevented from saying it in polite society for fear it will offend? Schools are being forced to replace "Christmas vacation" with "winter break" in their printed schedules. At Macy's, the word is verboten even though they've made untold millions of dollars from their

sympathetic portrayal in the Christmas classic, "Miracle on 34th Street." Carols, even instrumental versions, are banned in certain places. A major postal delivery service has not only made their drivers doff their Santa caps, but ordered them not to decorate their trucks with Christmas wreaths. How is it, one well might ask, that in a Christian nation this is happening? And in case you find that designation objectionable, would you deny that India is a Hindu country, that Pakistan is Muslim, that Poland is Catholic? That doesn't mean those nations are theocracies. But when the overwhelming majority of a country's population is of one religion, and roughly 90 percent of Americans happen to be one sort of Christian or another, only a damn fool would deny the obvious. Although it seems a long time ago, it really wasn't, that people who came here from other places made every attempt to fit in. Assimilation

wasn't a threat to anyone – it was what the Statue of Liberty represented. E pluribus unum, one out of many, was our motto. The world's melting pot was our nickname. It didn't mean that any group of people had to check their customs, culture or cuisine, at the door. It did mean that they, and especially their children, learned English, and that they learned to live and let live. That has changed, you may have noticed. And I blame my fellow Jews. When it comes to pushing the multicultural, anti-Christian agenda, you find Jewish judges, Jewish journalists, and the American Civil Liberties Union, at the forefront. Being Jewish, I should report, Christmas was never celebrated by my family. But what was there not to like about the holiday? To begin with, it provided a welcome two-week break from school. The decorated trees were nice, the lights were beautiful, "It's a Wonderful Life" was a great movie, and some of the best

Christmas songs were even written by Jews. But the dirty little secret in America is that anti-Semitism is no longer a problem in society – it's been replaced by a rampant anti-Christianity. For example, the hatred spewed toward W. Bush has far less to do with his policies than it does with his religion. The Jews voice no concern when a Bill Clinton or a Kerry makes a big production out of showing up at black Baptist churches or posing with Rev. because they understand that's just politics. They only object to politicians attending church for religious reasons. My fellow Jews, who often have the survival of Israel heading the list of their concerns when it comes to electing a president, only gave 26 percent of their vote to Bush, even though he is clearly the most pro-Israel president we've ever had in the Oval Office. It is the ACLU, which is overwhelmingly Jewish in terms of

membership and funding, that is leading the attack against Christianity in America. It is they who have conned far too many people into believing that the phrase "separation of church and state" actually exists somewhere in the Constitution. You may have noticed, though, that the ACLU is highly selective when it comes to religious intolerance. The same group of self-righteous shysters who, at the drop of a "Merry Christmas" will slap you with an injunction, will fight for the right of an American Indian to ingest peyote and a devout Islamic woman to be veiled on her driver's license. I happen to despise bullies and bigots. I hate them when they represent the majority, but no less when, like Jews in America, they represent an infinitesimal minority. I am getting the idea that too many Jews won't be happy until they pull off their own version of the Spanish Inquisition, forcing Christians to either deny their faith

and convert to agnosticism or suffer the consequences. I should point out that many of these people abhor Judaism every bit as much as they do Christianity. They're the ones who behave as if atheism were a calling. They're the nutcakes who go berserk if anyone even says, "In God we trust" or mentions that the Declaration of Independence refers to a Creator with a capital "C." By this time, I'm only surprised that they haven't begun a campaign to do away with Sunday as a day of rest. After all, it's only for religious reasons – Christian reasons – that Sunday, and not Tuesday or Wednesday, is so designated. This is a Christian nation, my friends. And all of us are fortunate it is one, and that so many Americans have seen fit to live up to the highest precepts of their religion. Speaking as a member of a minority group – and one of the smaller ones at that – I say it behooves those of us who don't accept Jesus

Christ as our savior to show some gratitude to those who do, and to start respecting the values and traditions of the overwhelming majority of our fellow citizens, just as we keep insisting that they respect ours. Merry Christmas--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Burt Prelutsky has been a humor columnist for the L.A. Times, a movie critic for Los Angeles magazine and a freelance writer for TV Guide, Modern Maturity, the N.Y. Times and Sports Illustrated. He has also written TV scripts for shows such as "MASH," " Tyler " and "Diagnosis Murder." His most recent book "Conservatives Are From Mars, Liberals Are From San Francisco," > _______________________ Alpenpässe Chèvres SuissesAlpine Pass Swiss Dairy Goats Naftoli, Efraim, & Ilana Pickard 45201 Carmel Valley road Greenfield, CA 93927

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[Guest guest]

Gordon, while I fully agree that the ACLU has hidden agendas and is not a friend of the American people, I find this article to be highly offensive. I think that having presented this as " evidence " weakens your position rather than strengthens it. The fact that the writer says he is Jewish does not justify the venomous attack on the Jewish people. I'm on this group to discuss Raw Dairy - and by extension NAIS. At no time did I expect that this discussion would be reduced to anti-semitism.

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