The dirty little secret in America is that anti-Semetism is no longer a significant problem in society; it’s been replaced by a rampant anti-Christianity.
I never thought I’d live to see the day that Christmas would become a dirty word. You think it hasn’t? Then why is it that people are being prevented from saying it in polite society for fear that it will offend?
Schools are being forced to replace “Christmas vacation” with “winter break” in their printed schedules. At some major retail chains, the word is verboten, replaced as a matter of policy by the generic Happy Holidays. Carols, even instrumental versions, are banned in certain locales. A major postal delivery service has not only made their drivers doff their Santa caps, but ordered them not to decorate their trucks with Christmas wreaths.
How is it, one well might ask, that in a Christian nation this is happening? And in case you find that designation objectionable, would you deny that India is a Hindu country, that Turkey is Muslim, that Poland is Catholic? That doesn’t mean those nations are theocracies. But when the overwhelming majority of a country’s population is of one religion, and most Americans happen to be one sort of Christian or another, only a darn fool would deny the obvious.
Although it seems a long time ago, it really wasn’t, that people who came here from other places made every attempt to fit in. Assimilation wasn’t a threat to anyone; it was what the Statue of Liberty represented. E pluribus unum, one out of many, was our motto. The world’s melting pot was our nickname. It didn’t mean that any group of people had to check their customs, culture or cuisine, at the door. It did mean that they, and especially their children, learned English, and that they learned to live and let live.
That has changed, as you may have noticed. And I blame my fellow Jews. When it comes to pushing the multicultural, anti-Christian, agenda, you find Jewish judges, Jewish journalists, and the ACLU, at the forefront. Being Jewish, I should report, Christmas was never celebrated by my family. But what was there not to like about the holiday? To begin with, it provided a welcome two week break from school. The decorated trees were nice, the lights were beautiful, It’s a Wonderful Life was a great movie, and some of the best Christmas songs were even written by Jews.
But the dirty little secret in America is that, in spite of the occasional over-publicized rants by the likes of Mel Gibson and Michael Richards, anti-Semitism is no longer a problem in society; it’s been replaced by a rampant anti-Christianity. For example, much of the hatred spewed towards George W. Bush has far less to do with his policies than it does with his religion. The Jews voice no concern when a Bill Clinton or a John Kerry makes a big production out of showing up at black Baptist churches or posing with Rev. Jesse Jackson because they understand that’s just politics. They only object to politicians attending church for religious reasons.
My fellow Jews, who often have the survival of Israel heading the list of their concerns when it comes to electing a president, only gave 26% of their vote to Bush, even though he is clearly one of the most pro-Israel presidents we’ve ever had in the Oval Office. Unlike Clinton, who had Yasser Arafat sleeping in the Lincoln Bedroom so often even Monica Lewinsky got jealous, Bush saw to it that the Palestinian butcher was persona non grata at the White House.
It is the ACLU, which is overwhelmingly Jewish in terms of membership and funding, that is leading the attack against Christianity in America. It is they who have conned far too many people into believing that the phrase “separation of church and state” actually exists somewhere in the Constitution.
You may have noticed, though, that the ACLU is highly selective when it comes to religious intolerance. The same group of self-righteous shysters who, at the drop of a “Merry Christmas” will slap you with an injunction, will fight for the right of an American Indian to ingest peyote and a devout Islamic woman to be veiled on her driver’s license.
I happen to despise bullies and bigots. I hate them when they represent the majority, but no less when, like Jews in America, they represent an infinitesimal minority.
I am getting the idea that too many Jews won’t be happy until they pull off their own version of the Spanish Inquisition, forcing Christians to either deny their faith and convert to agnosticism or suffer the consequences.
I should point out that many of these people abhor Judaism every bit as much as they do Christianity. They’re the ones who behave as if atheism were a calling. They’re the nutcakes who go berserk if anyone even says, “In God we trust” or mentions that the Declaration of Independence refers to a Creator with a capital “C.” By this time, I’m only surprised that they haven’t begun a campaign to do away with Sunday as a day of rest. After all, it’s only for religious reasons – Christian reasons – that Sunday, and not Tuesday or Wednesday, is so designated.
This is a Christian nation, my friends. And all of us are fortunate it is one, and that so many millions of Americans have seen fit to live up to the highest precepts of their religion. It should never be forgotten that, in the main, it was Christian soldiers who fought and died to defeat Nazi Germany and who liberated the concentration camps.
Speaking as a member of a minority group – and one of the smaller ones at that — I say it behooves those of us who don’t accept Jesus Christ as our savior to show some gratitude to those who do, and to start respecting the values and traditions of the overwhelming majority of our fellow citizens, just as we keep insisting that they respect ours.
Merry Christmas, my friends.
BurtPrelutsky@aol.com
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Mr. Prelutsky: you've certainly hit on something. So now there's two Jews on the right side.
But, having made the observation, there is the more relevant question, Why?
One thing you have noted as a factual observation seems to me to get at the why. The Jews who are trying to destroy the Christian nature of this country have the same animus to their own religion, at least if it is the traditional commandment observing version (i.e., what has come to be known as Orthodox). Certainly, the Conservative-Reform-Reconstructionist-Humanitarian version embracing homosexuals, feminism, and the like, is far more palatable to this crowd.
So, the question remains with us. Why are secular Jews driven to lead the world's Elites?
By the by, you could make the argument that Catholics who leave the Church behind tend to embrace radicalism in much the way Jews do but there does appear to be a disproportionate leadership role acquired with some zeal by the Jews.
While there is much to be said about this, I thought I would just applaud a Jew who took a good stand on behalf of this nation.
Well done.
David Yerushalmi
Comment by David Yerushalmi | December 12, 2006
Burt,
I am sure some strangers will be upset that I wish them “Happy Holidays” this year. It is sad during this season of joy and peace, people must fight over what is said and lose what is meant.
During the holiday season this is what I do. I wish my Jewish friends a Happy Chanukah. I wish my Christian friends Merry Christmas. I wish my Pagan friends a Blessed and Joyous Yule. My Buddhist friends are wished a Blessed Bodhi. I wish complete strangers and those who’s faith I do not know a heart felt Happy Holidays.
I respect the traditions and faith of others, but I am not a mind reader. I don’t get upset when someone wishes me a holiday greeting that is not of my faith, because I know that it is the thought that counts.
So to the people who’s faith I do not know I wish you a very Happy Holidays, I wish you health and well being and peace. Politely tell me your faith and I will wish the greeting that is appropriate. If that is not good enough for you, if I have to defend myself from the attacks of those insulted by my well wishes, next year I will not make the effort. All strangers will be greeted with a Blessed and Joyous Yule, reflecting the holiday I celebrate at this time.
Happy Chanukah,
Journey
Comment by Journey | December 13, 2006
Burt says: "… only gave 26% of their [Jewish] vote to Bush."
Hey, that's about double the number that voted Republican in the Clinton years! I'd say we're making progress.
I don't want Christians reading Burt's protest to get the wrong idea about us Jews, even the ones he's talking about. I protest I am not one of those Jews who want Christmas dead, and I don't really think that's what most liberal-voting, ACLU supportive Jews are about. I don't celebrate Christmas, but I'd feel a whole lot better seeing more gentiles having some kind of positive faith. Jews too. I was very fond of caroling and the unjaded spirit of Christmas people used to have in this country; and got as teary-eyed and happy watching "It's a Wonderful Life" as any Christian.
But, I know what you mean, Burt. Most Jews support the church-state division and a lot of other rubbish as though it were the best idea since liberty. Many of them honestly believe they are protecting liberty by it, and have bought that tripe about "too much" religion being a root of evil. Even purportedly 'religious' Jews are suspect of Christians who talk of faith, miracles, or creationism as though charlatans (and mock pious Jews to boot). It is as if to say: our religion is valid and benign, but yours is pagan superstition and not to be trusted. Behind them, are the real anti-religionists (atheists) goading them on and chastising them if they show the least compassion. Many Jews act as though their religion were an embarrassment for which they'd readily apologize. What they don't seem to get is that once these anti-religious bigots get done with the Christian religion, ours is next.
I am hardly what you'd call deeply religious or observant. Yet, you either have faith in G-d's existence or don't. There is no middle-ground or neutral stance. That's what many Jews and Christians appear to be doing: staking out a nice, safe, neutral position of deniability (e.g., I believe in G-d, but not all that hocus-pocus). Well, faith is not one of those things you can blend to get just the right mix; it's a take-it-or-leave-it proposition. You have it or you don't; and, if you don't and say you do, its just for show.
Assuming you do have faith and you know our common heritage, how can you deny the same respect for faith we demand and expect from Christians. Christians have sometimes acted in cruel ways toward us, but those are not these Christians. Today's Christians are mindful by their past and taught by their religion to tolerate others. They are tolerant, charitable, and the best friends Jews have had at any time. Much more so than the supposed tolerance of Muslims. The bigotry of the past was rarely the product of their churches and was, more often, the outburst of the ignorant, vindictive or manipulative. Overall, Christians have shown Jews greater tolerance and even respect than any other religion with which we've had close contact. Islam tolerates us only in a debased state and only until we can be pressured to convert. The Romans tolerated us as one more religion among contending religions, but were otherwise indifferent to us and, ultimately, dispersed us as troublesome. Pre-Muslim Egyptians, Persians and Assyrians tolerated us not much differently than did Greeks, and often worse. In Hindu, Buddhist and Confusian countries, we are sometimes tolerated and sometimes driven out; in any case we never flourished there in any great numbers as we did in the West. In Nazi Germany and communist Russia, it was not Christians who butchered us with such dispassionate methodicalism, it was Christ-denying atheists and secularists. Almost exclusively, it was Christians who risked themselves to hide or get us out.
Like you, I wish all my Christian friends a "very merry Christmas", not least because I trust in Christian charity and tolerance as a better deal than other religions wish us.
Comment by Robert W. Stapler | January 2, 2007