How the Liberals Stole Christmas

Alex Berezow
Political Hot Zone

Most liberals claim to be ardent supporters of the First Amendment, which, of course, among other things, guarantees all people the right to freedom of religion. To be perfectly clear, the First Amendment states exactly, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech..."

The First Amendment is perfectly clear: All citizens have the right to freely express their religion. Liberals, being the only true supporters of the First Amendment, fully support this idea, unless, of course, you are a Christian.

The radical religious right (also known as people who go to church) have been under attack by leftists in this country for several decades. Recently, those on the left have made Christmas their new target. It appears that the ACLU, the frontrunner among those assaulting traditional American values, and other anti-Christmas Liberals have given the Grinch some competition.

The following are just a few of the many instances of how the celebration of Christmas (a fundamental right supported by the First Amendment's provision for freedom of religion and speech) is being suppressed across the country:

Freedomforum.org posted a story written by the Associated Press that details how New York City public schools have banned Nativity scenes but still allow the display of the Jewish menorah (Hanukkah symbol) and Islamic star and crescent (religious symbol). In nearby Yonkers, N.Y., a school district required teachers to tear down bulletin boards with middle school children's artwork due to their anti-Christmas policies.

According to "The O'Reilly Factor," the ACLU (a.k.a. the Anti-Christian Litigation Unit) has threatened to sue an elementary school in Colorado for putting on their annual Christmas pageant. The Christmas pageant was entirely voluntary; anyone who did not wish to be involved did not have to be. "Silent Night" and "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" were two of the traditional hymns that the ACLU objected to.

NewsMax.com reports of a school superintendent in Silverton, Ore., forced students to remove all religious Christmas decorations from their lockers. The same source tells of how a fourth-grader in Ephrata, Pa., was prevented from handing out religious Christmas cards to other classmates.

As if these cases were not bad enough, many Liberals now find the word "Christmas" itself to be objectionable. Although Christmas has been recognized by Congress as a federal holiday, some public schools around the nation have found the word "Christmas" to be so atrocious, that they had it removed from school calendars. Again, NewsMax.com reports that the ACLU (who else?) threatened to sue a school board in Covington, Ga., for placing the word "Christmas" on its school calendars.

England had established the Anglican Church as the official church of Britain. Americans were not too impressed with that idea, so when Thomas Jefferson spoke of a "separation of church and state" in a personal letter, he simply meant that CONGRESS (see the First Amendment) had no right to establish an official, nation-wide church. In no way does this imply that students cannot freely express their beliefs in a school. (On a side note, it also means that a judge can display the Ten Commandments in his courtroom if he so chooses. Is the judicial system the same as Congress?)

It is perfectly clear that in the cases cited above, these students' right to freely express their religious values were being blatantly violated by people who claim to support "religious tolerance." More than that, it is a violation of a person's right to free speech by preventing them from sharing their beliefs with others. It does not matter where a student chooses to share his or her beliefs; that includes a classroom.

The ACLU, who supports free speech for the North American Man-Boy Love Association (an organization of pedophiles) and the Ku Klux Klan, has attacked the rights of other citizens to celebrate Christmas. Hypocritical? You bet. And, typical, I might add.

So if you see any hairy green creatures creeping around Whoville this Christmas, do not be alarmed; they may just be disgruntled liberals.

Political Hot Zone appears every Thursday. Alex is a senior in microbiology. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the Daily Egyptian.

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