ACLU, 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 I think they just need a little holiday spirit, don't you?
2006-09-07 03:20:14 · 14 answers · asked by Lisa 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Good idea, and make sure it is one that embodies all the religious spiritual meaning of the holiday. I am not a religious person. I celebrate Christmas not from a religious standpoint, but rather a secular one. I like Santa Claus, elves, and reindeer. When someone wishes me Merry Christmas I return the compliment, but I would do the same if it were Happy Hanukkah, or Happy Kwanzaa. Why you ask? Because I enjoy seeing people reveling in joy for the season. This idea that the minority must be catered to above the wishes of the majority is out of control. We live in a representative democracy. What this means for those government challenged among us is that the wishes of the majority are represented, and while the minority should not be completely overlooked they do not have a right to dictate terms for all of us to live by. Honestly now who among us has been physically hurt by seeing a manger scene or having someone utter Merry Christmas to them. It's just another example of ridiculous political correctness taken to far. Get over it people!
Captain Atheism: Sending a christmas card is vandalism/extortion? This is indicative of the problem in general. No one is suppressing your right not too make merry Scrooge, but people like you sure want to suppress my right to play Bob Crachet. Yep, you guys are all for rights, until we are talking about the other guy's rights.
Captain Atheism: Actually I am not aware of that. As I said I am not religious, nor do I pay that much attention to the flakes at the ACLU (Flakes <-- Purely my opinion, no agenda attached). However, since you want to talk about extortion, what do you call ACLU sponsored campaigns to boycott retailers whose sales people say Merry Christmas rather than Happy Holidays. Not everyone who celebrates Christmas is religious or even Christian. I know many Jewish people who celebrate the secular aspects of the holiday. Get a clue the ACLU is about oppressing majority opinion in favor of minorities. This is their stock in trade. While I support their right to operate in this free society, I do not have to agree with it.
Captain Atheism: Okay I am a reasonable person I will retract the boycott statement. As to sending Christmas cards to the ACLU, and possibly slowing their donation machine I would ask this. How is this different from tying up business operations in mountains of legal paper? My point here is that you are either for the rights of all, even the ones you don't agree with, or you are just for the rights you think people should have. There is nothing illegal about sending mail, unless it is in some way threatening to the receipient. If you are going to take unpopular stances as the ACLU often does there are going to be backlashes. As for other boycotts, I don't agree with organized boycotts. Better a peaceful letter campaign as opposed to bombing buildings. If I don't like something a retailer does I just don't shop there, I don't need to stand outside with a sign to deter others. In short they have the right to make their own choices whether to do business with that company or not.
2006-09-07 03:34:05 · answer #1 · answered by Bryan 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
N I'll send my Christmas Cards to groups like the Alliance Defense Fund, and include a donation. If you are intrested I believe the website is www.alliancedefensefund.org and they will continue to fight for OUR equal rights. As to the ACLU "fighting for what America stands for", why do groups like the ADF win lawsuits to fix the rules the ACLU makes. I won't say all the work they do is bad but since this is the religious category I am only covering religious lawsuits and such. Remember the first Amendment say you have freedom to worship any God, or no God, not you are free to be an atheist and tough to the rest.
2006-09-07 03:33:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Interesting how the Christians are all out promoting this vandalism/extortion this month. It really shows their true colors. We atheists don't even have to say anything. You people doom your own cult to obsoletion every time you open your mouths.
Edit - to the guy below... you obviously aren't familiar with what this poster is suggesting. This is not a "get well" message. There is a Christian crusade right now, attempting to get Christians to flood the ACLU with Christmas cards, so their mail will be disrupted, and their operations will shut down, as they attempt to sort out donations amidst the Christmas card clutter. This is vandalism/extortion. (Choose whichever word you like)
As for the ACLU boycotting retailers... I believe you have that backwards. The ACLU doesn't boycott. They lobby. However, the Christian Right boycotts any retailer that agrees with them. They also boycott any organization that supports gay rights, etc. (Ford and Wal Mart are their most recent targets.) The group "Focus On The Family" spearheads this stuff. I have a psycho-Christian in the next cubicle that reads me all of their nonsense every week...
2006-09-07 03:29:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
i will deliver them some money to hire a card opener. Hallmark loves your thought although. Donation counsel Date/Time of present: 11/19/2007 11:00 AM Donation volume:* $20.00 * notice: Contributions to the yank Civil Liberties Union are actually not tax deductible. to examine greater, click right here.
2016-10-14 10:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hah. You're making a fool of yourself if you believe that this would bother the ACLU. Your right-wing media told you that non-Christians are offended by the word "Christmas", and you fell for it. Sucker.
2006-09-07 06:06:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Send an Easter card also.
2006-09-07 03:22:42 · answer #6 · answered by Conservative Texan 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I read your question, I passed over it, then I got it and busted out laughing! That's very good!
2006-09-07 03:22:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they can put my Chirstmas card on their 'holiday' tree.
2006-09-07 03:21:27 · answer #8 · answered by Char 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Only if they promise to stop all of their frivolous lawsuits that are detrimental to our system.
2006-09-07 03:22:19 · answer #9 · answered by jh 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I don't do Christmas cards, period!!!
2006-09-07 03:28:53 · answer #10 · answered by gamerunner2001 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋