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Meshuga Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 01:03 PM
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O'Reilly Ambushes Elementary School For 'War On Christmas' (VIDEO)
"Bill O'Reilly has targeted an elementary school in Massachusetts for daring to have a non-religious holiday fair.

Byam Elementary School banned all religious decorations from its Gift Room. It's the way they've done it for years; when the Parent Teachers Organization held meetings encouraging new people to get involved in the event and brainstorm about new ideas, no one but past volunteers responded. Then, once planning was underway, some families started complaining about the secular nature of the fair -- and quickly got their ire broadcast on talk radio."

Video at Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/06/oreilly-ambushes-elementa_n_381756.html

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Vinnie From Indy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 01:12 PM
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1. Wouldn't Santa and all the rest be an assault on Christmas by his definition?
I have always wondered how does the whole secular, capitalist milking of religious holidays fit in with O'Reilly's grand scheme of things. It seems that the main thrust of his argument is that Christ is being left out of Christmas. Has he ever explained how Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny are constantly upstaging Jesus? Surely in the U.S. their are hundreds of store managers of all sorts that make the decision each Christmas season to bump Baby Jesus decorations from in front of the Huggies display in favor of Santa and Rudolph etc. In fact, I would argue that Baby Jesus gets punked millions of times each year by Americans. Just like they said in "It's A Wonderful Life" - "Every time you hang a Santa decoration, God kills a puppy."
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onager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 01:15 PM
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LAGC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-12-09 02:08 AM
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5. LOL. I just saw a "In Santa We Trust" Fake Million-Dollar Note
At the grocery store check-out today. The Red (Communist) Santa has truly upstaged God in our modern, commercialized society.
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Boo_Radley Donating Member (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 01:17 PM
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3. Every year
He does this every year. That sorry rat can suck the joy out of <i>anything</i>. He'll even make Christmas an excuse to stir up anger and resentment from his flock.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 01:48 PM
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4. Halloween 2010 Coming Soon
Halloween 2010 will be here October 31, 2010

This is payback for advertising Christmas before Halloween even got here this year.

The War on Christmas continues...we will never surrender, O'Liarly.

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