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	Half of all advertising is a waste of money; we just don't know which half.

Merry!, uh, ... Happy! Oh, just have a nice day

Wisconsin State Journal

Thursday 7 December 2006, 8:06 pm
Keywords: Christian Topics , News Articles

by SUSAN LAMPERT SMITH

When Tom Flynn hears "Merry Christmas!," he hears an implied insult coming from conservative Christians reasserting their dominance at a time when America is growing more diverse. Flynn is waging "war on Christmas," and he says his side, the "Happy holidays!" crowd, is winning.

The right says we wreck the holiday when we don't acknowledge its Christian roots. Flynn says "Merry Christmas" has become "hate speech."

Flynn says demands that retailers such as Wal-Mart and Macy's include the word "Christmas" in their advertising are an affront to Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, atheists and everyone who doesn't spend December anticipating the birthday of Jesus Christ: "Merry Christmas is code for 'All you non-Christians get to the back of the bus.' This is a Christian country. We own the last two (months) of the calendar. We're No. 1! By the way, you're all going to hell!"

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/column/index.php?ntid=109902&ntpid=1

Mark sez: As a Christian I'm not supposed to use foul language. Let's just say this whole idea makes me want to hurl.