Battling Hate Crimes Against Christmas by Bonnie Alba

Those few U.S. citizens who can’t stand the thought or public expression of “Merry Christmas” or any other symbol of Christmas are taking up the annual banner of their War against “the reason for the season.”

These misguided citizens can’t stand to see the Nativity on public property. It offends them. In the name of the misinterpreted First Amendment, the American Civil Liberties Union gladly pursues the War in court.

School Administrators and school boards struggle with renaming the annual “Christmas” concert to the benign “Holiday” or “Winter” Concert. Ditto for Christmas trees and class parties; for Christmas cards and gift exchanges among students.

Cities and local officials across the country wrestle with “Should we take the chance of public display of Christmas symbols, mainly the Crèche or Nativity scene, in public and risk the ACLU taking us to court?” Who can blame them?

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