War Against Christmas 2004 Competition [VI]
12/11/2004
WAR AGAINST CHRISTMAS 2004 COMPETITION
[I] [II] [III] [IV] [V] [VII] [VIII] [IX] [X] [XI] [XII] [XIII] [XIV] [XV] [XVI] [XVII] [XVIII] [XIX] [XX] — See also: War Against Christmas 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
Another Boycott Beckons (Sob Again!) [Bryanna Bevens]
A couple of days ago, I ranted about Target’s new policy that forbids the Salvation Army from placing volunteers outside its doors to collect donations for charity.
Supposedly, this is the result of a new policy that prohibits solicitation.
Hey, if you are going to take a stand against solicitation, why not gut Christian charity? By the way, I notice none of these stores have sought to squelch UNICEF. Hmmm, very suspicious!
Well, Target isn’t the only corporation guilty of fat cat malevolence toward the Salvation Army. Here are a few more, courtesy of a recent ABC news story:
- Barnes & Noble
- Best Buy
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Ok, so here’s the thing: I haven’t spent much time at Home Depot, Lowe’s or Circuit City and by "spent much time" I mean I never go there. Saws, lumber, electronics etc… yeah, every clock in my house blinks, ok?
Barnes and Noble, however — I am a frequent flyer.
Again, I am the last person who should encourage a boycott. But I am willing to give up B&N because, frankly, it’s the only way to let them know that they have gone too far.
First Bloomingdales, now Barnes and Noble. Who am I? Job?
Khristmaskampf in U.K. (What Established Church?) [John Brimelow]
The Rev Kendall Harmon, whose titusonenine blog is probably the most substantial internet bastion of traditional Episcopalianism, has fortifications thrown out against the anti-Christmas campaign too. Here he reports an Englishman protesting in the (London) Times about the eradication of any references to Christmas in his company’s Christmas cards:
"As a Christian, I would be pleased to receive a greetings card which celebrated a festival of another religion. I would have thought that adherents to other religions would think likewise."
The U.S. throws a long cultural shadow and we have a lot to answer for.
Another recent titusonenine item reports that a retiring member of the U.K. Anglican Church’s Archbishop’s Council has presented a paper "forecasting that Christianity in Britain will be driven underground" and predicting a "time of great persecution coming, which will drive Christianity all but underground in the West."
It started here!