Why is it that every year around this time certain people have problems with Christmas decorations?

If you look back over the last 5 or 6 years you will see that every year there is always a story of someone or some group against Christmas. Last year it was the Wal-Mart Happy Holidays pledge. No Merry Christmas was allowed to be said! Other years it was the nativity scenes on public land. You are allowed to have the scene but you can’t have Jesus in the crib. What is the point of the scene then? Of course the media eats this up because they think that showing these stories will enrage Christians and make them act ‘un-Christian-like’. Sorry to say they are wrong. This year we had 2 issues. One was the wreath that was made into a peace symbol on the side of a home. People in that complex said it was a satanic symbol. I have never seen a satanic symbol in the shape of a peace sign. Perhaps they were thinking it was a pentagram without the star? Naturally, the lady received an apology and was allowed to keep her wreath. And why not, isn’t that was the holiday season is all about. Peace on Earth and good will toward men?

Now we have the SeaTac airport story. This, of course, was blown way out of proportion. The airport took down 15 Christmas trees because they said that a rabbi, Elazar Bogomilsky, said he was offended by them and also that there were no menorahs in the airport. Again, the media made the mistake. Reporters said that the rabbi was planning on suing the airport, that he was outraged that Christmas took precedence over Hanukah. The reporters were wrong, as usual. The rabbi never sued, in fact, he never made an objection to the display of the Christmas trees. He said he never wanted them to remove the trees. He felt that a menorah along with the trees would symbolize the holiday season much better. It was a suggestion. I think the media would find that most rational Jews appreciate Christmas trees, lights and the decorations much like their own Hanukah decorations. Jews and Christians appreciate each other’s religion. The media does not.

Companies are so worried about being P.C., because of the threat of being sued, that they will go to extremes. Even when they are given a suggestion, they immediately think someone is offended. This country has gone too far with the whole P.C. ‘thing’. It is time to understand that it takes a great deal to offend most Americans. Those who are easily offended are certainly not in the majority. Most of them are out for their own gratification or monetary gain, by filing frivolous law suits.

Our country’s cities and towns are trying hard not to offend anyone, but at the same time they are offending the good citizens of this country who would like to see a menorah or a nativity seen with the baby Jesus in the crib. After all it is that time of year isn’t it? Next they will try to ban jack-o-lanterns on Halloween.