Monday, December 27, 2004

Christmas Revival

Audrey Hudson of the Washington Times has a nice take on the "tug of war between political correctness and Christmas". Some snippets:
"Those who are so opposed to [Christmas] feel that the tide is turning now, once again, against them," Cardinal McCarrick said. "I think that might be because those who are so opposed to it feel that they're caught in a corner.
"I believe there is a real revival of religion in our country, not just of Christianity, not just of the traditional religions, but of people who really believe in God and may not be able to express it in the words of present-day religion," the Catholic cleric told "Fox News Sunday."
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Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, was asked during her own appearance on Fox about the political correctness of banning Christmas trees and depictions of the Nativity.
Mrs. Cheney said it began with an honest effort by Americans to be polite and considerate and say "season's greetings" or "happy holidays" because those they greet might not celebrate Christmas.
"But in our effort to be nice ... we let the pendulum swing too far," Mrs. Cheney said. "It is one thing to be sure to be inclusive. It's another thing entirely to exclude Christmas."

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