"Committee to Save Merry Christmas" announces SEARS BOYCOTT!

**NOT** a parody!


SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 30 /Christian Wire Service/ -- The Committee to Save Merry Christmas today announced Macy's Department Stores has agreed to return the phase "Merry Christmas" to store signage and advertising. "On behalf of every American who celebrates the real meaning of Christmas, we applaud Macy's decision and hope other retailers will follower their lead," said Manual Zamorano, chairman of the Committee to Save Merry Christmas. Macy's letter of agreement can be found at www.savemerrychristmas.org.

On the heels of this major victory, the Committee to Save Merry Christmas has announced a national boycott against Sears Department Stores for the 2005 Christmas season. "Pro-Christmas Americans should avoid the 'Bah, Humbug' attitude of Sears this Christmas shopping season," said Zamorano. Sears has rejected several requests that "Merry Christmas" signs be returned and posted in their stores and that their advertising both acknowledge and respect the time-honored phrase "Merry Christmas."

"Sears is in need of an extreme makeover in regards to their discrimination and bias against Christmas," said Zamorano. "Over the past several years, Sears has systematically removed references to Merry Christmas. Inviting us to shop for Christmas gifts yet eliminating Merry Christmas is offensive to the sensibilities of millions of average Americans. Eliminating 'Merry Christmas' is plain wrong. It's time to remove Sears from your Christmas shopping list."

The Committee to Save Merry Christmas is asking Americans to boycott Sears and shop elsewhere. Americans should contact Sears and urge them to respect to "Merry Christmas":

Mr. Aylwin Lewis
President & CEO Sears, Roebuck and Company
3333 Beverley Road
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179
phone (847) 286-2500
fax (847) 286-7829

"It's the height of hypocrisy for Sears to make tens of millions of dollars selling Christmas presents, yet coldly refuse to acknowledge Christmas," said Zamorano. "What's the holiday all about, anyway? Politically-correct phases like 'Seasons Greetings' and 'Happy Holidays' are no substitute for the real thing."

http://www.earnedmedia.org/csmc1130.htm
If you are interested in interviewing Mr. Zamorano, please email your request to contact@savemerrychristmas.org.

Below are links to news stories about the Committee to Save Merry Christmas.

FoxNews.com
CWFA.org
ReclaimAmerica.org
MitchNews.com

for being more inclusive in their holiday greetings.

No pun intended.

Don't these people have better things to do? Like helping the poor?

Shows us where their priorities lie.

Or Paganism? I say boycott Macy's and shop Sears!

and thanks for wishing everyone a Happy Holiday.

really IS about rampant retailing and materialism?

It's about time someone did something about this...it's one of the most important issues of our time.

:sarcasm:

"Have a merry Christmas or God will damn you and all your descendants to eternal Hell."

Last I checked, it wasn't about buying gifts and being greedy...

Why can't these people do something else instead, such as helping the poor?

Do they have any clue how STUPID and PETTY they seem? sheesh. Nevermind Sears pays the U.S. soldiers who are serving in Iraq. If Sears goes out of business, those soldiers the Religious, RW wacko nut jobs say they LOVE and SUPPORT....WON'T GET THEIR FUCKING PAY...YOU DAMN IDIOTS!!!:grr:

Sears Maintains Benefits for Military Reservists

Netlore Archive: Sears, Roebuck & Co. maintains full job benefits and partial pay for military reservists called up to fight in the Iraq war

Description: Email rumor
Circulating since: March 2003
Status: TRUE
Analysis: See below



Email example contributed by Mego, 17 March 2003:

Fwd: Good News !!!!!! SHOP AT SEARS
IT IS ALL ABOUT HOW YOU TREAT THE PROTECTORS OF OUR LAND.

I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually, people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being called up...

Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years. I submit that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and should be recognized for its contribution.

I suggest we all shop at Sears, and be sure to find a manager to tell them why we are there so the company gets the positive reinforcement it well deserves.

Pass it on.



Comments: This is true. Sears, Roebuck & Co., which employs approximately 500 military reservists nationwide, goes above and beyond what is required by law to support employees called to active duty.

Federal law stipulates only that companies hold reservists' jobs open until their tour of duty is complete. On top of that, Sears has committed itself to making up the difference between employees' civilian salaries and military pay, as well as continuing job benefits like health and life insurance. "It's the right thing to do," one Sears manager told reporters.

Although this email doesn't say so, scores of other U.S. companies are doing the same.





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Sources and further reading:

Sears Extends Pay & Benefits for Reservists
ConsumerAffairs.com, 2 April 2003
Sears Helps Reservists Pay Bills
11Alive.com, 2 April 2003

ESGR Outstanding Employers
List of employers who have gone above and beyond the requirements of the law in support of their National Guard and Reserve employees.





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Merry fucking Christmas.

Each time these 'Christmas' nuts boycott another store, you can hear fundy checkbooks opening across the land. And off it funnels to the Republican Party.

Wish Dems had some instant fundraiser wedges like that. Oh wait, they'd need a strong psycho base first.

so here's a Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays to Mr. Zamorano. This group of people need something more in their life than worrying about words.

To ask what was wrong with just having a greeting that would wish everyone a Happy Holiday no matter what religion they were a part of.

I'll keep trying.

Extreme Makeover Home Improvement and all.

https://www.sears.com/sr/framework/home.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0938079277.1133385703@@@@&BV_EngineID=cceeaddgggfggelcegecegjdghldgfi.0&targetPage=%2fmisc%2fsears%2fcustserv%2fse_custserv.jsp&vertical=SEARS

("customer service" - only one I found...)

maybe I can score a gift certificate

Sears:
I would just like to say thank you for being inclusive in your holiday greetings. I'm not a Christian and I find it insulting being told Merry Christmas by store employees. I'm proud of my religious beliefs. I believe instrucing your employees to wish people Happy Holidays is sufficient.

Macy's:
I was very disappointed to read that Macy's is bowing to the wishes of a few religious zealots and promoting one religious holiday over the others being celebrated during this time of year.

As a non-Christian, I find it insulting. I have been a customer of Macy's in the past, but I will now shop elsewhere.

These reptiles ALWAYS start divisive, polarising campaigns!

Tsk. I'm a Christian and if I don't know what someone is I say "happy holiday's" out of being respectful. Doy. There is no "war" on Christmas. :eyes: They're all so ignorant it's sad.

suck, royally, and OUT LOUD.

I hate sears.

But I tried.

because of some extremely shoddy service recieved and the subsequent rudeness of management we talked to. Maybe it's time to check them out again.

contact@savemerrychristmas.org

... what people will get pissed off over...

How about our service personnel spending another "Holiday Season" away from home???

I'm pissed about that. :headbang:

:shrug: I've never heard her say "Merry Christmas" either. :shrug:

For the life of me, I can't figure out why so many of these Christians are trying to dictate to the rest of us what we should call our tree,
what we're supposed to say, an now telling us where to shop.
To hell with all of them, I've had it; and further, in my opinion, there are certainly a lot more important things than this they could be using their energy on. :evilfrown: :mad: :argh:

This is the most pressing issue of our times?

Fox News and Bill O'Reilly sell Holiday Ornaments for Holiday Trees!

http://shop.ecompanystore.com/foxnews/FOX_productdetail.asp?TYPE=Holiday%20Ideas&PRODUCT=FOX21001200&MU=

The O'Reilly Factor Holiday Ornament - Product #:FOX21001200
Put your holiday tree in "The No Spin Zone" with this silver glass "O'Reilly Factor" ornament.

Why don't they just hang a portrait of him over the fireplace? :sarcasm:

"red store" by 1/2 again..

http://www.buyblue.org/node/1806/view/summary

Don't let these idiots tell them what to do. And maybe we should boycott Macy's. I mean, give me a break! Why can't they get it into their thick skulls that not everyone in America is Christian?:shrug:

Tammy

HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5489238&mesg_id=5489311

LOL!

I'm going to demand these wackos go after THOSE wackos!

:rofl:

and I was soooo happy he covered that.

Some days I think they get their news from DU.

:roflmao:

Now if I say something genericly polite like "Have a great holiday." to someone who's religious affiliation is not readily apparent, and the person answers back "Merry Christmas" I find myself thinking "What the hell is that person's problem?" instead of simply acklnowledging the season.

They've taken a pleasant holiday, the commeration of the birth of the Prince of Peace and turned it into something to hammer people over the head with.

People, Jesus was a tolerant guy who was willing to accept the customs of others. He was perfectly willing to go to the home of an officer of the Roman occupation force to heal his servant because it was the right thing to do.

Jesus would not like people getting in other people's faces about his birthday. He also would not have approved of the blatent commercialism but that's another story.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think "real meaning of Christmas" can be found anyway near a fucking Macy's. Your mileage may vary, though....

Christmas special:

"And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." And suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, and good will toward men."

"That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown."

Somehow the Xtians always forget that peace on earth and good will towards men stuff.

I can't believe that these assholes are getting away with this. Every December, wer'e going to have to listen to these people whine about "happy holidays". Why do they give a shit what phrase Sears uses?

The fake Christians are colliding with the real corporatists.

It was bound to happen!

Pretty colors!

Why don't you ask a Who down in Who-ville, because I don't think you have a clue.

Asshole doesn't he know christmas was killed years ago.. Industrial Revolution.

Sears, Walmart, Toys R Us, Billion dollar trade deficit.. Consumer greed.

If he really wants to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas he needs to Boycott them all. Not just one that refuses to say Merry Christmas.

Dickens, Tom Nast, Currier & Ives, et al.?

Jesus was a Teacher, not a Preacher!

Stop trying to pull me into your boat; My canoe is floating along just fine!!!

I don't know about this fake Christmas persecution crap, but people should boycott Sears because they treat their employees like shit. :grr:

</totally not a bitter ex-Sears employee>