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Friday, December 16, 2005

Jesus H. Christ on a Bicycle
Posted by Jill | 7:21 AM

That's just one of the symbols of Christmas Virginia Representative and Christofascist Zombie (TM Marc Maron) Jo Ann Davis thinks needs protection from the federal government.

Plastic Jesii and resin nativity signs, and even the old Germanic pagan symbols are now right up there with brain dead [white] women on the list of theings needing protection by the House of Representatives. Forget about all the kids they're throwing off school lunches, and the elderly who won't get medical care. Let's protected the plastic Jesii:

Saying Christmas is under attack, Virginia Rep. Jo Ann Davis sought passage Wednesday night of a resolution expressing support for "the symbols and traditions of Christmas."

The largely symbolic resolution, scheduled for a House vote as early as today, triggered a partisan culture clash in the House chamber. Conservative Republicans applauded the measure, but many Democrats criticized it as religiously insensitive.

Davis, an outspoken Christian conservative from Gloucester, said she was spurred to act after seeing news reports of retailers telling their employees to wish customers a "happy holiday," instead of "Merry Christmas," and schools forbidding everything from Christmas plays to Santa Claus.

"Christmas has been declared politically incorrect," Davis told colleagues on the House floor. "Any sign or even mention of Christmas in public can lead to complaints, litigation, protests and threats. America's favorite holiday is being twisted beyond recognition."

Her resolution, if adopted, would put the House on record as supporting the use of Christmas symbols and traditions, while opposing "attempts to ban references to Christmas."

"It was just something that was burning inside me," Davis said in an earlier interview.

"At what point did Christmas become so offensive?"

But many Democrats protested the resolution, saying that Congress has no business praising one religious holiday over others.

"I'm offended by this," said Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., who's Jewish. "You've drawn me out. Why not protect my symbols?"

Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y, asked Davis to amend her resolution to include symbols of other holidays, such as Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, but Davis refused.

"The attack has not been on the menorah or any symbols of the other religions," Davis said, referring to the Jewish candelabrum used to celebrate Hanukkah.

"I will leave it as the resolution stands."


Earth to Zombies: Christmas is not under attack, you fucking idiots. You are being manipulated into a frenzy by Bill O'Reilly for his own ends, those ends being ratings. The country is NOT going to become an Assemblies of God theocracy, at least not while people like me are still able to speak up.

You want to be an unthinking Christofascist zombie, fine. That's your business. No one is stopping you. Believe whatever the hell you want. But if your faith is so strong, and if you know your Bible is literal truth, then why do you need constant re-affirmation from society at large that this is so?

Hmmmmmmmmm?????

(Hat tip: skywind)
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