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6 ‘Naughty’ Companies That Are Allegedly ‘Christmas Unfriendly’

Nov. 23, 2012 1:01pm Billy Hallowell

Each holiday season, the Liberty Counsel (LC), a conservative, non-profit litigation and education organization, publishes its “Naughty and Nice List.” The purpose of the endeavor is to inform the public about the “retailers that acknowledge Christmas” and those businesses “that pretend it doesn’t exist.”

Naturally, those companies landing on the “nice” list are those which embrace Christmas and refrain from watering down the holiday’s true spirit. On the flip side, “naughty” companies are those that, in some way, purportedly dismiss the Christmas tradition.

According to LC, the designations are made based on the organization’s research and on reports from consumers. As each holiday season progresses, companies are added to both the “naughty” and “nice” roster. Below, find six of the most interesting and well-known brands on the “naughty” list.

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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

LC claims that American Eagle is had an “egregious disregard” for Christmas over the past five years. As for its web site, the organization writes that the company “profits off colors, sights, sounds and symbols of ‘Christmas’ yet remains exclusive of ‘Christmas.’” The final verdict? With no products and lacking in Christmas spirit, LC concludes that the company is “‘Christmas’ unfriendly.”

Photo Credit: American Eagle

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Gap

Like American Eagle, the GAP doesn’t use the word “Christmas” anywhere on its web site. Considering that no items are sold in relation to the holiday, LC has added it to its “naughty” list as well. The group accuses the company of purging the word from its “stores, commercials or other advertisements.”

6 Naughty Companies That Allegedly Ignore Christmas | Liberty Counsel

Photo Credit: GAP

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Garmin

According to LC, Garmin should become known for much more than its GPS systems and other technologies. An analysis of the company’s web site apparently found no contemporary mentions of “Christmas.” However, the organization reports that the Christian holiday has been mentioned in the past. LC wants shoppers to express their “disappointment over the company’s non-acknowledgement of ‘Christmas.’”

Screen shot of the Garmin web site, featuring the word “holiday”

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Old Navy

Owned by Gap, Inc., Old Navy has also come under fire by LC for not promoting “Christmas” in its stores. While the word “holidays” is touted on the company’s web site, Christmas, itself, is not promoted. Considering the GAP’s handling of this issue on its own site, there’s no surprise there.

Screen shot from Old Navy’s web site

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Tractor Supply Company

A seemingly odd inclusion, LC claims that Tractor Supply Company’s web site includes no mention of Christmas. While the company does offer a “Happy Holidays” gift card, as of today there is no mention of the Christian holiday on the front page of the company. But it must be mentioned that, upon searching for “Christmas,” numerous items (see below) pertaining to the holiday are for sale by Tractor Supply Company.

Screen shot from the Tractor Supply Company web site

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Abercrombie & Fitch

Last, but not least, we feature the clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch. Currently, LC has the business listed as being anti-Christmas. While the group claims the holiday isn’t mentioned anywhere on the Abercrombie web site, TheBlaze found it prominently featured on its homepage. Perhaps this change went into effect after LC published this year’s list. Here’s the pro-Christmas screen shot.

Screen shot of the Abercrombie web site

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For the full list of companies that are purportedly hostile to Christmas (and those that are “nice”), click here.

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Comments (190)

burnteye86
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:11pm
Glad to find this out. Since there is a war on Christmas, I won’t be giving any money to the enemy.

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- buster2
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:58pm
  I agree. Every Christian particularly shouldn’t give one nickel to this businesses.
  
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- Cadcamtrainer
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 9:29pm
  I knew of the others but not the Tractor Suply Store….. Oh well, I guess they don’t want my money…..I will never set foot in these stores again. Ever!
  
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- SendTheMeteors
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 11:13pm
  Let’s face it. Companies are in the business of making money, not promoting one or other religion. To do otherwise is a disservice to their investors.
  
  If a company can make extra money by proclaiming the Christmas season on their website, they’ll do it. I’m not sure that represents anything but the atheist Ayn Rand philosophy though.
  
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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 12:12am
  Most of these businesses are owned by “chosen people”. Go figure.
  
  Christmas……that time of the year where Gentiles are that much poorer and “chosen people” are that much richer.
  
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- Jetstream001
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 1:10am
  This news won’t change my buying habits one bit. Evangelicals need to understand that Christmas has its roots in heathenism and was ‘christianized’ by Romanism.
  
  The forefathers of America coming over on the Mayflower would have been as likely to ostracize merchants that DO recognize Christmas as not.
  
  My how far we have fallen.
  
  I look at where something is made. I refuse to buy stuff made in a Communist country or by companies that are actively against biblical morality. That, to me is far more important than the (non)observance of an idol-worshiping-based holiday.
  
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- JACKTHETOAD
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 5:37am
  I’m surprised about the tractor store, too. I didn’t know there were farms in hell. I thought it was barren. They’ve done some tilling, obviously.
  
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- Scooby_Do
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 7:22am
  I agree, that is why I don’t have cable. Read fresh political commenatry at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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- Mojoron
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 8:20am
  Wow! TSC USED to be one of my favorite places to buy Carhart clothes, I guess I’ll go someplace else.
  
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- horsefeathers99
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 9:44am
  This is a more extended list from the American Family Association (AFA).
  A few of these on the list would not surprise me. I wonder about Home Depot who very strongly supports gay pride parades, festivals and workshops.
  
  http://action.afa.net/Detail.aspx?id=2147486887
  
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- turkey13
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 3:45pm
  Well I did purchase from 3 of these companys. I just added them to my no fly list which are the blue states. I made a new map as the election showed. I wasn’t surprised of some of those states like NY, NJ & Mass – but New Mexico! Today I pay $1.09 extra on a desk calender but had to bypass Ohio for the folks there letting all that cheating go on.
  
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- Wolf
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 4:36pm
  In other words, you’re not giving any store-bought gifts. Great idea: put your heart, blood, sweat and tears into your gifts and show family and frinds exactly what Christmas gifts should be.
  
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- VoteBushIn12
  Posted on November 25, 2012 at 2:37pm
  Do you see Jews complaining when a store says “Holiday” and not Hannukah?
  Do you see Muslims complaining?
  Do you see ANY OTHER RELIGIOUS GROUP COMPLAINING?
  
  There isn’t a war against Christmas. Christians are just whinny little bitches; mad that the world doesn’t revolve around them.
  
  “Happy Holidays” does not equal “Happy every holiday but Christmas”. It’s inclusive, not exclusive. It says “I wish you well regardless of your religion or creed”.
  
  Grow up.
  
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- Grey Eagle
  Posted on November 25, 2012 at 7:05pm
  I agree with you. They will not get my money for Christmas or after either.
  
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- vaman
  Posted on November 26, 2012 at 8:09am
  Do doubt these stores will miss the religious radicals from the blaze and their huge spending habits. The fictious attack on xmas continues. Even a tractor store! Oh my!
  
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Kupo
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 4:31pm
Actually, I am far more willing to want to shop at a store on the “naughty” list because they don’t seem to give in to the blatant commercialization that has destroyed the entire spirit of the holidays.

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- ladyevidence
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 4:41pm
  I was kind of thinking the same thing, Kupo!
  
  I do get frustrated if they threaten to fire or discipline people over saying, “Merry Christmas!”, if that’s what they want to say. That just seems too over-the-top. But, for the most part, the people in this list just seem to want to stay on neutral ground by staying quiet.
  
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- garyt55b
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:09pm
  But you’ll still shop…hmmmm…which part was the commercialization? Or do you just shop around this time for the hell of it?
  
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- Smokey_Bojangles
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:44pm
  So you SHOP at stores that do not advertise Christmas Shopping because of Commercialization?
  I hope you are not Christmas Shopping.
  
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- Grannie4news
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 6:19pm
  @Kupo and Ladyevidence: It doesn’t make much sense to me to have more respect for a company that hopes to make a profit (and are competing with Stores that remember His name) off of Christians celebrating their Saviors birth, failing to put the Christ back in ‘Christ’mas. Mas is NOT a Holiday, it just means MORE in Spanish. I guess these anti-Christians want just that MAS MONEY. I, for one , will not patronize a store that doesn’t own up to believing there IS a LORD JESUS CHRIST. Without Him, what is there to celebrate?
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 6:21pm
  No, I’m not Christmas shopping. I love Christmas, but I am not into the commercial aspect of it. If I give a gift it will be something that I make myself. All I am saying is that if a store’s policy on Christmas has any effect on my proclivity of purchasing from them then I would rather not frequent a store that exploits the birth of Jesus in bolstering their sales figures.
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 6:23pm
  @Grannie
  
  Oh please, these stores don’t give a crap about Jesus.
  
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- chips1
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 6:51pm
  KUPO:
  Your all set for the winter. Your stocking should be full of coal.
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 7:08pm
  Nope, because Santa Clause isn’t real. Oh sorry, did I spoil it for you?
  
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- PubliusScipio
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 5:56am
  Sigh,
  
  I wish there were more people like you out there, Kupo! There’s only one day Jesus said to keep in remembrance of him – and not only has it not been commercialized, but I’m sure most of the “Christians” on here couldn’t tell us what that day is.
  
  With any luck, this might make at least one person question the actual holiness of celebrating a pagan holiday in the title (not the name) of Jesus.
  
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- binge_thinker
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 11:20am
  Commercialization= Bad
  
  Commercialization in the name of some pseudo, whacked out, political correctness tripe = worse.
  
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- DejahThoris
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 12:22pm
  Grannie – the “mas” isn’t spanish. Christmas = “Christ’s Mass”. It’s a catholic holiday stolen from the pagans and glossed over with a slight veneer of Christianity. This is historical fact.
  
  Messiah didn’t tell us to celebrate his birth (although I believe we have enough clues to tell us when it was and there’s a holiday given directly by the Lord that points to it). He did tell us to celebrate Passover in remembrance of him as the Passover Lamb, the perfect sacrifice who takes away the sins of the world.
  
  Isn’t using a pagan holiday to celebrate him kind of like a wife telling her husband she wants to celebrate his birthday on her abusive ex-husbands birthday with all of the ex’s favorite foods and traditions? We have been redeemed out of darkness! Why would we throw our freedom back in the face of our Redeemer by wallowing in sin? Shall we sin that grace may increase? No! Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial!
  
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- Lt_Scrounge
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 11:44pm
  I shop at Tractor Supply for one reason. They have what I want at the best price. Their dog food is better quality than Walmart, and costs less than the brands at Petco. They had a great deal on cat food this weekend that I took advantage of. I got a month’s worth at 15% off what it would’ve cost at Walmart. As for the other stores, except for the extreme sales at Old Navy, I wouldn’t shop at any of the rest anyway. I’m too much of a bargain hunter (hence the screen name) to pay $40 for a pair of jeans when I can get a pair of Wranglers from Walmart for $18.
  
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blanco5
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 3:53pm
The beauty of the free market (however much longer it may last) is that these companies can choose to acknowledge Christmas or not and we consumers can choose to shop there or not.

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- YellowFin
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 4:08pm
  Maybe these so-called “naughty business’” are just smart enough to realize Christmas is not a Christian observance. Therefore they do not promote it as such.
  
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- jeanr
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 4:18pm
  YellowFin, you are one of the people that make we wish Christians would wipe out all of the other religions and atheists of the world. Then I could sit back and watch you destroy yourselves without a common enemy anymore. The only thing funnier to me than a religious zealot is 2 zealots trying to rip each others’ ideas apart without a shred of irony.
  
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- YellowFin
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 4:21pm
  jeanr,
  
  Are you going to tell us that Christmas is not from pagan origins?
  
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- blanco5
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 4:25pm
  A little off of my point, but okaaaaay.
  
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- jeanr
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 4:31pm
  I completely agree with your YellowFin. But plenty of practicing Christians would not.
  
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- From Virginia
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:59pm
  The Federal Holiday of Christmas is NOT a Christian holiday. Christians, in the old days (ok – 100 years ago) took the day off from work (when most people worked 6-7 days a week) with the blessing of their employers. Since people were taking the day off anyway and the holiday excluded Jews the Federal government declared December 25th the Federal Holiday of Christmas.
  
  On a national scale Christ was replaced with the secular Santa Claus, wreaths, Christmas trees and the exchanging of gifts. This was to include Jews and atheists into the fun of the season and bring the country together.
  
  At the time, Christians were outraged that their Holy Day had been co-opted by the government into a secular free-for-all, but for the most part it worked out quite well and everybody could play at Santa, exchanging gifts, and wishing good will to all men. And Christians would still take the day to go to church to celebrate the birth of Christ.
  
  Today, we have moron atheists claiming that Santa Claus and Christmas trees are religious.
  
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- Smokey_Bojangles
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 6:12pm
  So Santa was born under a Christmas tree to give us presents?
  Church Of Christ does not celebrate Christmas,and they are some hardcore Christians.
  
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Balpit
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 3:32pm
Garmin has those really stupid jingles sung to the tune of “Carol of the Bells”.

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- jims3rdwife
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:32pm
  but I think those jingles are hysterical… however, I dont give or buy garmin, I buy maps
  
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longknifed
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 3:23pm
A.E. looks like an Antebellum plantation because all of its workers are black and its managers are white. I’ve never seen a black person where A.E. until I saw its workers.

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thegreatcarnac
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 3:16pm
The advertisers of America are bereft of decency and morals. I am not just talking about sex in advertising but the basic morals and mores that make up decent societies. They are not Christians for the most part. They are the advertising world’s version of shock-jocks. They want attention and if they can make one mad or go against years of culture…they will do it. Look at the commercials now. They are filled with race-mixing, Christian bashing, and drunks. I say we (as Americans) stop so much consumption and buy just what we need until these stores act correctly.

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- wvernon1981
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 3:26pm
  On what possible rational basis could you be against race mixing?
  
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- jeanr
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 4:15pm
  Good point. One of the cornerstones of effective advertising is to anger your potential customers. Hence the new McDonald’s slogan, “Keep feeding your fat faces with our junk food until you die of a heart attack or diabetes you American slobs.” It’s gonna be a big hit.
  
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Gourdy
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:44pm
The whole point of this list is kind of absurd. What’s Christian about overspending and over-consumption to venerate the birth of Jesus?

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- garyt55b
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:11pm
  yea! and why send trillions of tax dollars to Washington to celebrate….wait….celebrate SPENDING!
  
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- charles116
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:41pm
  Anti Christmas?
  I guess Passover is anti-Easter?
  
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jeanr
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:41pm
So why does it matter? Why would a store advertise Christmas and why would someone shop there because they do? Though I am not religious, I would think that shopping should have nothing to do with celebrating Christmas and anybody who equates the two is being a consumerist, not a Christian.

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- From Virginia
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 6:08pm
  I’ve known a lot of people over the years upset at the anti-Christmas campaign by the leftists. These are people who are Jewish or agnostic or atheist (I won’t even include the Christians here) and have fond memories of the Christmas Seasons of their past and resent the nonsense these people (leftists) insist on perpetrating all over the country.
  
  The whole point of the protest against Christmas is to destroy an American Tradition and these people know it. That is what the angst is about. Christians KNOW how to keep the meaning of the season – but the traditional secularists or other religionists who grew up enjoying the holiday resent it every bit as much as I resent the left messing up every fun tradition America has.
  
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- smv803
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 10:47am
  @ from Virginia…I totally agree with your point. Christians don’t need a reminder. The celebration of Christmas is mostly for the benefit of the children. It’s fun for them and the holiday makes them happy and filled with joy. They are the ones being targeted. Take away all religious references so as to get a future generation of atheists!
  
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Impenitent
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:33pm
I’m shocked…

Menorah’s R Us didn’t make the list…

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Magyar
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:26pm
Add TARGET— THE FRENCH COMPANY IS TOTALLY ANTI AMERICAN ALTHOUGH THEY ACCEPT US DOLLARS!

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- Gourdy
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:37pm
  French? It’s a publicly traded company headquartered in Minneapolis.
  
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- Wisdom7
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 3:20pm
  https://corporate.target.com/about/history/Target-through-the-years
  
  By the way, I found Target’s timeline for 1963 odd. It says the following:
  
  “In 1963, Dayton’s brings the magic of the holidays and beloved children’s stories to life through a new holiday auditorium show. The free event becomes an annual tradition as guests stroll through animated vignettes and visit Santa’s workshop. Over the next four decades, memorable tales such as A Christmas Carol, Cinderella and Harry Potter are brought to life for entire families to enjoy.”
  
  Harry Potter? J.K. Rowling invented Harry Potter and didn’t even write the first series until 1995?
  
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- wvernon1981
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 3:27pm
  Wisdom, key phrase there “over the next four decades”.
  
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- Magyar
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 8:15pm
  @Gourdy– Do your homework— it’s French owned! Why do you find it so unusual that the company has its headquarters in Minn? I assure you–it’s a French company.
  
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- Wisdom7
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 9:16pm
  @WVERNON1981
  
  True. Harry Potter still doesn’t fit in. :-)
  
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truthsurfer
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:03pm
Here is a good site to see who contributes to which party and which candidates. You can find out who to boycott and who to do business with http://pml.cq.com/
Post repost and post it some more and post it everywhere along with any other know lists where we can out the democcrats and who contributes to them.

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- rickc34
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:32pm
  More companies to avoid 365.
  
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- garyt55b
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:13pm
  If you wanna boycott..boycott, the US Government…
  
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- rickc34
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 1:29am
  Gary- the illegals that cut your lawn do . They do not pay taxes and their wives get welfare. And they do not get in trouble for boycotting the irs.
  
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ThePostman
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:58pm
It should come as no surprise that most of these are teen clothes retailers. These people don’t want their customers thinking of Christ when buying something that shows almost everything, And their customers are hardly aware enough to realize they are being preyed upon. A lot like liberals, come to think of it.

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American Soldier (Separated)
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:55pm
Why does this matter? Why is there someone, or some group, that’s actually PAID to put out reports like this? Why? Who cares? Obviously, they will take advantage of Christmas as they discount their items in hopes of generating higher sales during the shopping season. So they don’t say the word CHRISTMAS, so what? BFD!

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- Mudd
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:08pm
  I was thinking the same thing, who cares.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:40pm
  Yet the two of you entered the article anyway. Then wasted the space to post. So, who is the idiot here?
  
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- Mudd
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 3:29pm
  I came here because I wanted to see what qualified as “Anti-Christmas” when it comes to celebrating a holiday that is centered around gift giving, irrational spending and personal debt. I also know that a lot of devout Christians are actually celebrating the birth of Christ and to that I say, right on, good for you, go for it, that’s what it’s all about but I think if you take away the gifts and assorted b.s. Christmas would be as popular as Lent. At the same time, taking Christ out of Christmas hasn’t slowed things down much, has it.
  
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- Git-R-Done
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:36pm
  They want to make money from people spending on Christmas gifts yet they aren’t willing to acknowledge Christmas. If they won’t play Christmas with me, I won’t play Christmas with them.
  
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labec
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:51pm
Thank YOU. Be certain they won’t make their Christmas Profits from me.
Think only Liberals should Support Liberals. Let their Uber Rich 1%ers, Hollywood Celebs, and
BIG Business Corporates and their RICH support the Liberals that aren’t “As Lucky”!!!

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luvmyfam5
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:41pm
funny thing is I already support those on the nice list and haven’t those on the naughty list, before knowing this put your money where your heart is

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CommonSenseTalk
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:40pm
You should purchase from stores because of a thousand other reasons, none of which is Christmas. Christmas has nothing to do with retail purchases and stores. I get tired of all the Christmas stuff starting in mid Nov.

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- Git-R-Done
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:37pm
  Yet Christmas is the time of year when retailers make the most money.
  
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- From Virginia
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 8:14pm
  Mid-November? Shoot! This year they had Christmas stuff out with the school supplies! They took them down when people complained (TOO EARLY!!!) but they put them back out with the Holloween candy – WITH Christmas music! In October! auuuggghhh
  
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Twinspeedr
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:33pm
Conservative organizations that appear to ignore Christmas might be Messianic. Messianics shun Christmas, Easter and Halloween as pagan abominations as described in the Bible. They observe God’s appointed times (the 7 annual feasts of the Lord) as laid out by YHWH himself in Leviticus 23 and are fiercely protective of the Saturday Sabbath.

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- Taquoshi
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:37pm
  That’s fine. They are free to do so. Now, go and celebrate your Leviticus 23 feasts and leave the rest of us alone. Thanks so much….
  
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- DejahThoris
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 7:24pm
  We can do that, as soon as the rest of you quite trying to shove it down our throats for three months out of the year and get angry if we don’t participate. I used to believe in the whole “war on christmas” meme. Then I stopped celebrating it. If there’s a war on christmas, christmas is winning. Fellow christians won’t even let you stand on the sidelines as you suggest. I had someone get upset at me last year for replying happy chanukkah – it was during chaunkkah and wasn’t the 24th or 25th…seriously, I have to wish you a merry christmas even when it’s not christmas and I’m celebrating another holiday?
  
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G.E.R
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:32pm
**** the Liberty Counsel and their list.

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- Git-R-Done
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:38pm
  Oh how awful that they publish a list of companies that celebrate Christmas and those that don’t.
  
  Get over it if individuals have a right to make that choice.
PorkPIG
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:30pm
I have never even been to those clothing stores ! I like to shop at church thrift stores , It keeps my money from heading over sea’s .

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- catty
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 8:11pm
  Yes because all thrift stores carry American made products….
  
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- Deeduck
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 9:13pm
  Catty, the point is that regardless of where the clothing is originally purchased, a resale in the here constitutes 100% into the US economy. Same with used cars.
  Now if we really want to contribute to the US economy–that’s a whole other discussion.
  
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banjarmon
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:28pm
Tractor Supply Is the only one that will Get my business!!! The others …POO on!!

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DadRocked
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:28pm
This short list doesn’t surprise me… It goes to the larger list… There was an article recently, don’t recall exactly, but the posts suggested asking the management, employees who they supported in 2012. For America and the future or som socialist agenda… Then you have the decision to purchase from that company.

In the U.S. we can still walk out the door empty handed… You DECIDE !

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- Pantloadian
  Posted on November 24, 2012 at 8:33am
  In the U.S we still have a secret ballot. Why do you hate America and her Constitution? Hey, have you ever heard of something called the 1ST AMENDMENT, Mr Theater Fire Man? You clearly don’t have the credentials to be posting on such an intellectual and insightful site as The Blaze. Go back outside and play in traffic, the adults are talking.
  
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luvmyfam5
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:27pm
not sure if these cmpnys are anti or just pc, if enough of us let them know we disapprove maybe they will feel encouraged to promote this christian celebration

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- Kupo
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 4:36pm
  Why would you disapprove of companies choosing not to exploit the birth of the Savior to bolster their sales?
  
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- garyt55b
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:14pm
  yea..let’s support something good like green energy! Now that’s something you can believe in!
  
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Sicialian Eyeball
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:20pm
I really dont think spending money on junk you really dont need is what the meaning of Christmas is all about. Black Friday? I think the soul of a great many Americans is what is black.

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- cemerius
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:29pm
  Perfect statement Sicialian!!! MOST of America has forgotten the Christ in Christmas…….as for companies that are “Christmas unfriendly” I really don’t care because I believe in what I do…..
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:05pm
  One of the things that you might overlook is that many of these people are shopping for gifts for others. Because their bright-eyed son/daughter/niece/nephew asked for it at the top of their xmas list they want to fight tooth and nail to be the one to get them that item. Children do not understand the value of getting something of non material value for a holiday. They’re children.
  
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- carolewash
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:30pm
  I have to agree with you SE. Thanksgiving doesn’t seem to have any meaning for people any more but to eat big. Day after get what I want at everyone elses expense. I am ashamed of my fellow humans.
  
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Marine25
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:09pm
Why is Tractor Supply a ‘seemingly odd inclusion’?

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- PorkPIG
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:28pm
  Exactly , 99% there product are chinese junk . They r just a bigger more organized harbor freight .
  
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Marine25
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:07pm
Seems to me the problem is not those “taking the Christ out of Christmas” but rather those taking the Christ out of Christianity.

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- thibx
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 2:34pm
  i agree i think the usa has entered the apostate church. i hear and read about what God is doing in other countries. this country seems to think they can go on without obeying the word of God even the ones that go to church. they think God owes them something, heaven without the narrow walk. He will say i never knew you.
  
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- Git-R-Done
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:40pm
  But you leftists want to take Christ out of Christianity. Heck, you want to make Christianity illegal.
  
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- neverending
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 7:05pm
  That is truly the much larger issue Marine25!
  
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