Twas the Month before Christmas

[buckee]

T’was the Month Before Christmas*

T’was the month before Christmas*

When all through our land,*

*Not a Christian was praying*

*Nor taking a stand.*

*See the PC Police had taken away,*

*The reason for Christmas –

No one could say.*

*The children were told by their schools

Not to sing,*

*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*

*It might hurt people's feelings,

The teachers would say*

* December 25th is just a 'Holiday.'*

*Yet the shoppers were ready

With cash, checks and credit*

*Pushing folks down to the floor

Just to get it!*

*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*

*Something was changing,

Something quite odd! *

*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*

*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*

*As Target was hanging

Their trees upside down*

* At Lowe's the word Christmas –

Was nowhere to be found.*

*At K-Mart and Staples and Penney's

And Sears*

*You won't hear the word Christmas;

It won't touch your ears.*

*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty*

*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*

*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*

*On Boxer, on Rather,

On Kerry, on Clinton!*

*At the top of the Senate,

There arose such a clatter*

*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*

*And we spoke not a word,

As they took away our faith*

*Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*

*The true Gift of Christmas

Was exchanged and discarded*

*The reason for the season,

Stopped before it started.*

*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break'

Under your 'Dream Tree'*

*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*

*Choose your words carefully,

Choose what you say*

*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS ,

Not Happy Holiday!*

Please, all Christians join together

And wish everyone you meet

During the holidays a

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christ is

"The Reason for the Christ-mas Season!"

Thanks Steve B

[redkneck]

So true Steve, sadly so very true.

[Tominator]

Lots of pessimism there, and some of it summarily puts all teachers in a bad light. Simply not true in a lot of cases.

[wtnhunt]

Man I love living in small town USA where what Christmas is about has not been removed by liberals.

[arrow32]

True in ways true in ways.

I don't think he ment you Chris.lol

Place around here is horrible everyone is tyring not to offend anyone by saying Merry Christmas at there business. Well all I got to say is if where I work puts anything up that says Happy Holidays I'll be calling my buddy the District Manager and having a chat with him.

[wtnhunt]

Lots of pessimism there, and some of it summarily puts all teachers in a bad light. Simply not true in a lot of cases.

Think this was just a generalized cut and paste Chris and unfortunately probably does sum up things in many or even most places. It is a sad state of affairs when teachers have to be concerned about mentioning anything about religion and the potential for lawsuits or losing their jobs. That said I will say that a good number of teachers around here in these small school systems still give kids no homework assignments on Wednesdays for the sole reason that so many people go to Wednesday services. Would imagine despite the direction that liberals are trying to take things that there are probably a lot of similar situations with schools all across the country.

[RTPROFamily]

Steve, that was a great post!

I sent this post to a friend this morning and he told me at a small school about 60 miles from us if a kid wishes another kid Merry Christmas they will be suspended from school for 3 days.! Unbelievable!

There isn't any free speech anymore.

If you study history of the American settlers they developed the public school system for kids to learn to read and understand the BIBLE. Look how far away we are from that.

Our money with In God WE Trust will be next!

[Shaun_300]

Great post Steve. Sure is sad how people think about Christmas these days. I was at the parade on Saturday and I kept hearing "Happy Holidays!" shouting from the floats. Sickening! Lucky I did hear a chant or two saying Merry Christmas.

[Tominator]

and unfortunately probably does sum up things in many or even most places. It is a sad state of affairs when teachers have to be concerned about mentioning anything about religion and the potential for lawsuits or losing their jobs.

I guess that's my point. I would disagree with that.

I completely understand that Christmas is over-marketed for a lot of the wrong reasons, but I guess I like to focus on the positive effects of Christmas--and there's a lot of them.

[RangerClay]

There is a Christmas tree in my classroom.

With an angel on top!

[Adjam5]

Excellent post Steve...Soo much is going the way of PC now a days.

The watering down of societies values and morals is a constant thing so we must be vigilant and keep OUR faith in God.

[wtnhunt]

I guess that's my point. I would disagree with that.

I completely understand that Christmas is over-marketed for a lot of the wrong reasons, but I guess I like to focus on the positive effects of Christmas--and there's a lot of them.

You are disagreeing that there are many places in this country where teachers are not allowed to talk about Christ or religion?:confused:

I cannot speak for elsewhere, but I know around here the bigger cities they are with the liberal pc type crap that this post is about. No prayer at football games allowed, no moment of silence for kids to say a prayer, and etc....

I do agree with focussing on the positive effects of Christmas though, and yes there are a lot of them.

[Tominator]

does sum up things in many or even most places.

It is a sad state of affairs when teachers have to be concerned about mentioning anything about religion and the potential for lawsuits or losing their jobs. .

You are disagreeing that there are many places in this country where teachers are not allowed to talk about Christ or religion?:confused:

I disagree with the "many or even most," and that if those situations do arise that it would get to the point of a lawsuit or termination. Although, I'm sure the media would have you believe it happens all the time because they tend to focus on the extreme/negative of what's wrong with America instead of the opposite.

But, I'll stop hijacking the thread and reiterate that I fully realize the intent of the post, but it's a pessimistic view IMHO. :surrender: :nurse: