Do you really think the aclu can have so much power as to eliminate a holiday based on Jesus and good will?

Question

This in in response to a silly question. I think it is time for Americans to act like Americans and speaking out on this subject seems like a good beginning to me

This is not about religion I don't even go to church, but I can remember when there was a tragedy while we were at school bowing our heads in prayer for those who suffered. This taught us respect as well as religion. Our country is founded on fundamental laws of life seperation of church and state is impossible and impractical

Answer 1

There is no war on Christmas. It's a myth propagated to make conservatives feel persecuted and to sell some books.

Answer 2

The ACLU not trying to eliminate Christmas and couldn't do so if they tried. They take cases for people believe that government entities are promoting a religion with people's tax dollars and I support those efforts. These cases are a little ridiculous -- I'd like to see one where they say Christmas trees promote paganism!

Religion is a private matter and should be kept that way.

And Ithink your main point is the the Christian religion is very strong in this country and won't be undermined by the ACLU.
However, I'd like to see a lot more "good will" from many of the supposed "Christians" on YA.

Answer 3

The ACLU isn't against any Holiday just the govt involvement in that holiday. When the govt is involved it supposed to be neutral towards religion yet I don't see any federal holiday celebrating Ramadan a Muslim holiday or any Muslim or pagan holidays. This shows that govt neutrality has been compromised to recognize only christian and Jewish holidays the only exception might be Kwanzaa I think that's how its spelled. That was just a bone thrown to African American caucus in congress. The govt should celebrate all or get completely out of the holiday business.

Answer 4

Fear mongering is FUN!

"Get rid of Jesus!" That kind of quote really makes people jump.

I remember the one about "Cut and Run!" Let's keep making crap up, call it cake, and see if people eat it.

I, for one, would hate for the USA, great nation that it is, to become a religion-run state. It needs to not be like the other theocracies of the world. It might end up starting a war against a nation based on religion instead of money or ideology or resources.

America is the best! Freedom rules!

Answer 5

Which holiday is that? It isn't like Christmas actually falls on a real christian event. It actually was originally to honor Thor, but christians decided to celebrate Christ's birthday then so that they could try to convert more to their religion. It's the same for virtually all modern christian holidays.

Answer 6

I'm sorry, but this is a rather ridiculous question. The ACLU can't "eliminate" Christmas, and I am quite certain it doesn't intend to do so.

Now, perhaps the ACLU is advocating the separation of church and state, which isn't the same thing of course -- at least, not to the educated mind.

Answer 7

The ACLU has done some good work in thier inception, but I havent seen them do anything good ina long while. I think there is too much power given to that organization from the liberal party members. I'm very afraid for things like Christmas, public religous observance, and the like, as every time we turn around the ACLU is looking to strip us of yet another thing that makes this country so great.

Yes, I fear that they will one day have the power to do something drastic that could potentially cause some riotous behaviours.

Answer 8

As part of the ACLU justice mission, we work hard to protect the rights of free religious expression for all people, including Christians.

Of course, there is no "Merry Christmas" lawsuit, nor is there any ACLU litigation about U.S. currency, military chaplains, etc. But the facts are not important to these groups, because their real message is this: By protecting the freedom of Muslims, Jews, and other non-Christians through preventing government entanglement with religion, the ACLU is somehow infringing on the rights of those with majority religious beliefs.

In truth, it is these website Christians who are taking the Christ out of the season. Nowhere in the Sermon on the Mount did Jesus Christ ask that we celebrate His birth with narrow-mindedness and intolerance, especially for those who are already marginalized and persecuted. Instead, the New Testament—like the Torah and the Koran and countless other sacred texts—commands us to love our neighbor, and to comfort the sick and the imprisoned.

That's what the ACLU does. We live in a country filled with people who are sick and disabled, people who are imprisoned, and people who hunger and thirst for justice. Those people come to our Indiana offices for help, at a rate of several hundred a week, usually because they have nowhere else to turn. The least of our brothers and sisters sure aren't getting any help from the Alliance Defense Fund or WorldNet Daily. So, as often as we can, ACLU secures justice for those folks who Jesus worried for the most.

As part of our justice mission, we work hard to protect the rights of free religious expression for all people, including Christians. For example, we recently defended the First Amendment rights of a Baptist minister to preach his message on public streets in southern Indiana. The ACLU intervened on behalf of a Christian valedictorian in a Michigan high school, which agreed to stop censoring religious yearbook entries, and supported the rights of Iowa students to distribute Christian literature at their school.

There are many more examples, because the ACLU is committed to preserving the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom for all. We agree with the U.S. Supreme Court's firm rulings that this freedom means that children who grow up in non-Christian homes should not be made to feel like outsiders in their own community's courthouse, legislature or public schoolhouse.

To our "Merry Christmas" correspondents and all other Hoosiers, we wish you happy holidays.

Answer 9

I think people are pushing their luck and if that were to happen, it would result into a "civil war" so to speak. You can't push out religions in the name of freedom of religion. I don't care who you say it offends, you can't take away or modify a religious holiday just so it doesn't offend atheists and Arabs. The Jewish have Hanukkah, and you never hear them complain about Christmas. And if the Jews aren't complaining, then you know you're out of line.

Answer 10

The ACLU has no interest in eliminating Christmas. They are interested in preserving the division between church and state, so tax payers aren't subsidizing religion or endorsing one religion over another. As long as religion is your private business, they couldn't care less.