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Major Family Group Cancels Christmas Boycott of Dick’s Sporting Goods

On Friday morning, the American Family Association (AFA) outlined its grievances against Dick’s Sporting Goods and called for a boycott. By late Friday night, Dick’s had responded and the boycott was lifted.

Originally, AFA accused the sporting goods giant of choosing “holiday” over “Christmas” for its end-of-year marketing. “If you go into a Dick’s Sporting Goods store, don‘t look for ’Christmas.‘ It won’t be there,” AFA wrote in an action alert on its website. “You won’t find it in their newspaper inserts or on their website either. As for their television commercials…forget it. Ironically, Dick‘s website makes a big deal out of its ’Holiday Shop.’ Complete with bows, ornaments and trees. But it’s not Christmas, it‘s ’holiday.’”

The alert went on to call Dick’s “likely the most ‘anti-Christmas’ of all” the 100 top retailers.

But at 11:37 pm ET, AFA sent an e-mail to supporters explaining Dick’s will include “Christmas” in its marketing and canceled the boycott.

“Dick‘s Sporting Goods has told AFA that ’Christmas’ will become a huge part of their advertising beginning November 28,” the e-mail from president Tim Wildmon says. It also outlines a conference call with Vice-Chairman Bill Columbo, who told AFA, “We have made significant changes from past years, when ‘holiday’ was the dominant theme of our advertising.” According to Columbo, the “Christmas” marketing plan was already in place prior to AFA’s boycott.

The plan includes the following:

  1. Beginning November 28, Sunday newspaper inserts will read “Christmas 2010.”  It will continue each Sunday through Christmas.
  2. Dick’s website will display the Christmas message prior to the first insert (next week) in time for Thanksgiving day.
  3. Television commercials running after November 28th will also refer to Christmas season.

Columbo apologized for not returning calls and letters prior to AFA’s action alert.

“All across America,” Wildmon writes in the e-mail, “companies are coming to realize they should include Christ and Christmas in their advertising.”

Comments (109)

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  • powhatan
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 5:05pm

    Cool,,,,now I will get may daughter‘s backpack at Dick’s.

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  • ragtpz
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:24pm

    I‘m going to hold out for the ’Festivus’ promotion….

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  • DMD
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:00pm

    oh gosh what will the muslims think?

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  • Star Spangled
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:57pm

    I’m glad to hear some companies are “getting it . I will not shop at stores that take Christ out of Christmas and every year it gets harder to stick with . Christmas is a very American holiday and if anyones offended by that they are in the wrong country . My money will not go to companies who bow to anti Christain groups .

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  • cmsmik
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:52pm

    Well done! It drives me crazy when I see X-Mas or Holiday, instead of Christmas.

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  • Reasonabiliy
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:51pm

    Free market and free choice and we didn’t need government help. Yeah, the government would have screwed it up anyway. Off to buy my Dashboard Obama,I do wish they had one of nancy Pelosi on a broom for Halloween .

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  • Okpulot Taha
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:47pm

    Related to Christmas and Obama, a Christmas tree decoration being sold by Walmart:

    http://www.purlgurl.net/~puma/misc/xmas_deco.jpg

    Rather ironic in many ways.

    Okpulot Taha
    Choctaw Nation

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    • Kalidor835
      Posted on November 21, 2010 at 8:39am

      Let’s not forget the Mao decoration on last years White House tree.

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  • Johnnyp1958
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:41pm

    DICK, don‘t worry about appeasing the atheist because they don’t celebrate Christmas so they wouldn’t shop in your store anyway

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  • civilunrestnow
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:37pm

    When I was a kid, the Christmas season didn’t officially begin until Thanksgiving. I agree with this family group that if retailers expect to have American Christians as customers they should drop the politically correct and have CHRISTMAS in it’s advertising…HOWEVER..They should wait until AFTER Thanksgiving. It gives retailers the benefit of doubt…If they don’t comply after Thanksgiving THEN introduce the boycotts…

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  • uncleherbert
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:35pm

    Watch Glenn you will learn something. Christ mas and Thanks givivg are a good start.

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    • APatriotFirst
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:47pm

      Glenn Beck is my hero. I watch every day.

      But Christmas is about gift giving today, not about Christ. HE kind of got lost in all the wrapping paper.
      It all depends on what and how we each choose to believe. I love Christmas and the tree and the pretty paper and the kids laughter and the big dinner [but not washing the dishes].
      I also think Christ is way up there above all of that.
      How many of you could have a Christmas day without presents? With just your family thinking and talking about what HE did. No money, no gifts, just asking Him to share his love. Is that not the greatest gift?

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  • 13thgenerati0namerican
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:34pm

    My friend Dan foster is a pastor at my local church here in Elkhart and he stated more than once that it is a sin to celebrate christmas.

    13thgenerati0namerican  
    • civilunrestnow
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:38pm

      So your “Friend” is a Jehova’s Witness?

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    • Rita
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:48pm

      Here you go again with your Dan Foster quotes. Are you in some sort of cult where he can’t think for yourself? In another posting you said Dan Foster was a leading authority on climate change. I think you need to start forming your own opinions or find another church.

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    • cotuit
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:52pm

      Obviously your friend is an idiot.

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:05pm

      @civilunrestnow

      It seems his friend is just exercising their right to free expression and of religion. As an Seventh Day Adventist, I do not bother with Christmas day; the whole year of time is the day to honor God and Christ both by attempting to live life as they have called for.

      Anyone who wishes to honor them on Christmas is fine in my book, I exercise my choice not to do so. To me, it is the ‘What’ that Jesus accomplished in addition to the “How” and “Why” that are the most centeral part of the story of his life. It is his Life that is the greatest story, the day of Christmas is only a part of it.

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    • CaptElaine
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:06pm

      Tell your friend Dan… he’s wrong about that.

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    • whamhost.info WORKS FROM HOME
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:28pm

      Man made climate change is a sinful myth. It indulges the idea that men have the power to manipulate the climate one way or the other.

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  • wianno94
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:34pm

    Here’s all you need.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAckfn8yiAQ

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  • 13thgenerati0namerican
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:31pm

    cutting down trees for christmas is terrible for the environment!

    13thgenerati0namerican  
    • cotuit
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:39pm

      Every time you breath you release CO2. Do the planet a favor and pratice what you preach. Stop releasing CO2.

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    • knotaclu
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:15pm

      this may be the funniest post I have ever read. EVER….

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:32pm

      13th you are terrible for the environment. Can I cut you down?

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  • APatriotFirst
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:29pm

    One last comment…Jesus was a Jew. Jews do not celebrate Christmas. But christians stole Jesus from them and made him a holiday. And they also made him a christian. I have searched for where Jesus said “Yes, I want to be a christian, so I will just stop being a Jew.”

    If you need to shop only in stores that have Christmas plastered all over, you may want to rethink your relationship with Jesus. He was not about money and shopping.

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    • bulldog62
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:40pm

      OK, now I’ll be rude. You know nothing about the Bible or Christianity to make that statement. I am a Christian, but spiritually I am a Jew because Jesus’s blood grafted me into the family. The Bible say’s that Jesus was a Saviour to both Jews and Gentiles. The Gentiles are Christians, i don’t know anybody that says Jesus was a Christian, but the church that was started after the ascension was the CHRISTIAN CHURCH!!!! We celebrate His birth because He is saviour to the world, and the Head of the church.

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    • APatriotFirst
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:57pm

      @bulldog62
      I did not mean to anger you or anyone here. I respect everyones choice of beliefs. But, I know my bible and religion. The bible is a good book, written and rewritten many times until the church got it to say what it wanted. The real stories have been changed many times. But it does not take away my beliefs. Jews are not christians. Just ask any christian about it. Or ask the Jews. They have been paying for an eternity for what one man did. Judas.
      One thing is true, we still can not state our opinion on religion without someone not willing to accept the opinion of someone else. It is and has always been….believe as I do or not at all. I choose to allow each to believe as they want. I do not force anyone to believe as I do.

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  • taxidriver
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:27pm

    Whenever I go into a store and a greeter says to me “happy Holiday” I reply “and what holiday would that be?” They usually catch my drift

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  • cubanbob
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:23pm

    umm, news break to everyone, Christ wasn’t born on December 24/25th. The holy scriptures don’t give us a date. Christmas traditions are actually pagan, its Natalis Invicti.

    The only date given in the scriptures related to Jesus was his death.

    Christmas at its very essence is not a true Christian holiday and early Christians never celebrated his birth only his death and resurrection.

    Don’t get me started on how some Christians celebrate Easter. What does an egg and a rabbit have to do with Christ? More Pagan traditions mixed in with bible truths.

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    • whamhost.info WORKS FROM HOME
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:23pm

      Have fun wishing people a happy ‘Natalis Invicti”. Again, I am not a christian but I enjoy what the holiday is not what it was.

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    • Nvrforget
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:30pm

      I like Easter, it’s a holiday about fornication. What’s not to love?

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    • proudinfidel54
      Posted on November 23, 2010 at 3:07am

      CubanBob you are missing the point, even if we chose friday the 13th to celebrate christmas there would be a bunch of Atheists and doubters attacking that. The December 25th observation was based on the configuration of the stars and their alignment at the time of Jesus’s birth.

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  • UlyssesP
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:23pm

    I’m waiting for the Ramadan Closeout Spectacular myself.

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  • MrButcher
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:19pm

    ‘anti-Christmas’ ?

    where to begin with this sentiment?

    I hope the christians here know and realize that the pagen derived celebration of the winter (northern hemisphere) solstice now known and marketed as “Christmas” is not mentioned in the bible and is not what they think it is.

    That said, why do these silly groups get their boobs in a lather over how the holidays are refered to? do we not have more important issues to concern ourselves with other than boycotting businesses deemed “anti-christmas” by some panel of self-appointed celebate worry-warts?

    I’m an atheist and I celebrate xmas. i don’t care what you call it. this is how is see it: christmas is about peace on earth and good-will towards man and the joy of giving (all very good concepts) targeted at children as a learning tool (as a child, you learn how fun it is to bestowed with gifts and, by doing so as you age, learn to give not only gifts but the natural inate empathetic disposition we are all born with but needs to be nurtured and encouraged. caring.)—I’m not too thrilled with the holidays name-sake since he was a bronze age charlatan of epic proportions but so it is…

    Christmas was a pagen holiday co-opted by the christians because of their totalitarian nature and desire to exalt their belief and destroy all others (religion of peace, right?)

    This day isn’t as sacred and special as you think. do your homework. know your true history. there are fundamentalist sects of christianity who consider christmas satanic and do not celebrate it.

    hmmm

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    • cubanbob
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:25pm

      ditto

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    • johnnyfive
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:29pm

      Agree 100%. My fellow Christians, if they are really, are nothing more than modern day religiousites. They have no clue as to history of their “religion” and are most likely to involve Santa Clause for this children.

      While they are semi loving, they neglect intellect and a functioning thought capacity.

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    • knotaclu
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:12pm

      boobs in a lather? hey lets keep the sleezy Megan Kelly out of this….

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    • Agentuntomyself
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 7:35pm

      Actually, the church adopted many pagan practices in order to hold on to more converts who didn’t want to completely give up some of those pagan beliefs. It was a political compromise more than anything and ultimately created a holiday containing traditions that didn‘t match it’s religious purpose. So a boycott of a sporting goods store that doesn’t advertise “Christmas” in conjunction with a seasonal spending orgy that shouldn’t even be paired with a celebration of the birth of Christ anyway is pretty silly. Personally, I do participate in the gift-giving of the Christmas season, but only because it’s fun. I make it very clear to my children that it really has nothing to do with the birth of Christ, other than a VERY tenuous connection with the wise men bringing gifts and Christ’s teachings about loving one another and giving.

      HOWEVER, what I find even sillier is a professed athiest celebrating Christmas and assigning a new meaning to the holiday to justify that celebration. You criticize Christians for celebrating an essentially pagan holiday and assigning religious meaning to it to justify their beliefs. That is exactly what you are doing when you celebrate Christmas, except in reverse. You are celebrating a religious holiday and assigning secular meaning to it to justify your beliefs(athiesm). It is particularly puzzling that you use the words that the angels uttered to announce the birth of Christ(which actually took place sometime in the Spring) as the expression of your belief about what values are “good”. Do you not realize that these very ideas come from God, and not from man? You call Christ a charlatan, but then adopt His teachings as the basis of your own value system.

      You also mention teaching children about the joy of giving, but again I am puzzled. Your assumption is that giving brings joy and is therefore good. So what defines it as “good”? Is it good because it makes the giver happy? What about when giving to others doesn’t make you happy, as is sometimes the case? What if you are hungry yourself and don’t want to give the last of your food away? How can you possibly teach a child the “joy of giving” when giving doesn’t obviously always bring you joy? The answer is, you can’t. Utlimately, there has to be some absolute authority on why certain values are good, and that authority is God. If you don’t believe that there is a God, that’s fine. But it is the height of irrationality to also define any value as good or bad, because it is ultimately only based on your opinion of what is good, and is completely relative. And as for that “natural inate empathetic disposition we are all born with but needs to be nurtured and encouraged. caring”, it is called the light of Christ. And yes, everyone is born with it. It is a gift given to us by a loving Heavenly Father that allows everyone the ability to discern betwen right and wrong, good and evil. It can be nurtured and developed, or it can be neglected and allowed to atrophy.

      Just something to think about this Christmas season.

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  • J.C. McGlynn
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:16pm

    Could someone do this at Target. The anti-Salvation Army / anti-Marine Toys For Tots / anti-Red Cross unless it “makes them look good” store?

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    • what4
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:44pm

      It’s French owned, what else would you expect?

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    • whamhost.info WORKS FROM HOME
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:18pm

      I don’t want to see any of that crap at the check out or have some ass behind the counter ask me if I want to donate. I also have no tolerance for the “Salvation Army”. I give to charities on my own terms and wont go to stores that include this guilt at check out strategy.

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    • lizaz
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 5:06pm

      Yes, I haven’t shopped at Target for years since we lived in Seattle in the early 90s and they stopped allowing the Red Kettle Salvation Army people stand in front of their stores . And the Happy Holidays crap just infuriates me..they get a Merry Christmas (loudly) back! I‘m sure they haven’t missed me, but it sounds like I may not be the only one. I don’t know why they want to be so arrogant!

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  • mjgma
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:04pm

    Muy thoughts are I don’t really care what a retailer does I am more concerned that parents, and schools are afraid to say Christmas and recognize the day for what it is. I don’t want it associated with a year end retail blitzkrieg.

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  • adimeroll
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:04pm

    It should be done more often..move Dicks sporting goods into the reasonable column….

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  • IronDioPriest
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:00pm

    Boycotting a retailer because they don’t include “Christmas” in their Q4 marketing plan is a bit ridiculous, isn’t it?

    I understand that there is a Leftist war against Christianity and specifically against the open expression of Christmas – the most visible Christian holiday – in the public square.

    But to boycott a retailer because they don’t hat-tip Christmas in their retail plans, basically places Christmas on the retail playing field – which is a top-tier gripe of organizations like… the AFA.

    Christmas is about Jesus. Fight for the nativity scene on the street corner, and the inclusion of “Silent Night” at the school Christmas pageant, right before “Christmas” vacation. But to demand that retailers give an obligatory hat-tip to Jesus as they sell basketballs, or Flat-screen TVs, or blockbuster movies on Blu-Ray??? It just seeems a bit off-kilter to this Christian.

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    • bulldog62
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:32pm

      The job of all Christians is to spread the gospel. If we let the word Christmas be taken out of all advertising then it is going in the wrong direction. The holiday is Christmas, just call it what it is. I would think all Christians would support actions to keep Christmas as the holiday we celebrate, from the small nativity, to the largest retailers. It’s about respect for the day, and what it means. There was only one born that changed the way we count the years, B.C. and A.D.. If His birth was that important, we should all fight so that it be recognized by all.

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    • Agentuntomyself
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 6:43pm

      I have to agree with irondiopriest, here. It’s a sporting goods store, after all. What does that have to do with Christmas, anyway? Since when does the birth of Jesus Christ involve buying sporting equipment? I am a very devout Christian, and I celebrate Christmas, but I think it is silly to boycott a store for advertising for “holiday shopping”, especially because all of the materialism surrounding Christmas is pretty sickening. Honestly, I would rather Christmas be left out of all of that shopping ridiculousness. Yes, the free market system should and does work by people refusing to patronize a store if they don’t like their policies, etc. I don’t have a problem with that. But organizations like AFA might consider using their energy and resources to boycott stores like Victoria’s Secret who put what is essentially soft porn on display in front of their stores where young children and teenage boys(who don’t need any more temptation, by the way) see it every time they go to the mall. Dick’s Sporting Goods is a business – their purpose is to make money. If they want to appeal to their whole customer base, which includes Jewish people shopping for Hannukah, for example, so what? This is not an example of our religious liberties being threatened, people.

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    • IronDioPriest
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:18pm

      The AFA might as well say, “We are adamantly opposed to the commercialization of Christmas, but while you’re at it, make sure you bastardize Christmas in Jesus’ name.”

      I‘m finding a fundamental flaw in the whole concept of attacking retailers for not retailing in Jesus’ name.

      Am I alone here?

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    • rpp
      Posted on November 21, 2010 at 12:26am

      Yes, “ironpriest”, you are alone.

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  • APatriotFirst
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 2:58pm

    I have to disagree here. What if the business is not religious, does not believe in God? Should they not be allowed to advertise as they choose? Where is freedom of speech?
    AFA must know that not all persons believe as they do. What about the Jewish business, should they advertise using Christmas?
    I am totally against the religious among us telling everyone what is acceptable. There is more than one religion in our country. One can not say another is wrong and only mine counts.

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    • American Pride
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:03pm

      Its called the free market. Dick’s could have refused to change and lost that revenue. It was a smart business move.

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    • APatriotFirst
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:09pm

      I never see the birth of Christ as how much $$ is involved. Or spent. Christmas has for many years become too commercial and less about Jesus. I don’t see honoring Christ by how much I spend in a store.

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    • bulldog62
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:23pm

      Not to be rude, or one of those horrible overbearing Christians, but the holiday we celebrate is Christmas. It is 95% of what those who celebrate celebrate. If it was half Christmas and half something else, then you would have an arguement. But it’s not. The holiday is Christmas. CHRISTmas!!!! A Christian nation that is open to other religions, but is still a Christian nation. So we celebrate Christian holidays. It’s not hard to understand unless you are a liberal, liberals think they are their own god, so they celebrate themselves.

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    • taxidriver
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:23pm

      there is a reason it is called Christ mas

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    • bulldog62
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:26pm

      So lets honor the birth of Christ by not even calling it Christmas????? That makes no sense.

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    • IMRAW69
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:37pm

      Apatriotfirst said “I am totally against the religious among us telling everyone what is acceptable. There is more than one religion in our country. One can not say another is wrong and only mine counts.”

      I am totally against some telling me where I can display the cross, or when and where I can show my love to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

      Let the free market decide.

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:46pm

      If they want to be a “holiday” store, then they shouldn’t sell Christmas trees, ornaments, etc. They chose to put those items in their store to draw Christmas customers so that’s what they ought to be advertising. Merry Christmas.

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    • CaptElaine
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:00pm

      Of course they can refuse… and they can lose the business too… if they don’t want to mention Christmas, that’s fine by me… I’ll do my CHRISTMAS shopping at stores that do know which HOLIDAY it is. It is a religious holiday… you do not have to participate… but I do want to participate.. and I want to spend my money for my religious holiday, with people who acknowledge my holiday. Got it?

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:00pm

      @Graondmaof5

      Good point. People want to call a tree a christmas tree, or a holiday tree, fine. Having grown so many of the things I just call them either ‘pine tree’ or ‘kindling’ for the starting of fires in the fireplace. Pine needles work wonders to start a heap of coals or wood when you do not have a lighter fluid or news paper to use.

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    • APatriotFirst
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:01pm

      @IMRAW69
      Apatriotfirst said “I am totally against the religious among us telling everyone what is acceptable. There is more than one religion in our country. One can not say another is wrong and only mine counts.”

      I am totally against some telling me where I can display the cross, or when and where I can show my love to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

      ———————————————————————————————————————————————-
      I agree. And is it not time for those to stand up and fight against those who tell you that you can’t have a nativity scene or Christmas tree where you want it? I would stand beside you to fight

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    • chatom
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 6:31pm

      Then they shouldn’t expect us to do our “Holiday shopping in their business. They can’t have it both ways. Want our holiday money but not recognize what the holiday is.

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    • bry
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 6:45pm

      @Apatriotfirst…if the buisness is catering to the Christmas shoppers, they should at least acknowledge Christmas. It is so hypocritical of any business to deny, “Christmas”, and rename it “holiday”.

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    • LeatherneckJon
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 6:55pm

      Anyone is certainly free to use or not use Christmas. But if they want my money they can acknowledge the holiday being celebrated. The AFA and all religious people have freedom speech too, and that includes the freedom of speech to let companies know that if they snub the meaning behind Christmas to the point they won’t acknowledge it, then folks will not spend their money there. Those companies are then free to disregard the message from those consumers or not, and free to lose business or not. The freedom goes both ways.

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    • maryslittlelamb
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 7:15pm

      @apatriotfirst “What if the business is not religious, does not believe in God? Should they not be allowed to advertise as they choose?”

      Yes, they should – and Dick’s Sporting Goods chose! :)

      BTW, Jews are traditionally merchants and it was largely they who ginned up Christmas to be such a gift-giving season. I must say, it’s an idea that has gained a lot more traction with the American public than the socialism the White House is putting out.

      Tell you what, apatriot first, I won‘t try to push Christianity down your throat if you don’t try to push atheism down mine!

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    • wolverine
      Posted on November 21, 2010 at 11:14am

      They can do whatever they wish and I can spend my money wherever I wish

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    • bookofwisdom
      Posted on November 21, 2010 at 2:38pm

      I agree with you when you say nobody should be forced to use Christmas in their advertising; however, I decided years ago that I would no longer buy from companies who decided to be politically correct and purposely leave Christ out of Christmas when advertising. Recently I saw an ad on TV for Snuggies and they actually said “Merry Christmas” and had it written across the screen. Those people I will buy from. Not those who say “Happy Holidays” and try to sell me a Holiday Tree. May God Bless.

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    • proudinfidel54
      Posted on November 21, 2010 at 9:10pm

      If they expect to cater to the Christmas clientel they should acknowlege the reason. otherwise let them sell happy Hannukka presents or Merry Atheism gifts and lets see their profit boom.

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  • independentvoteril
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 2:54pm

    About time.. keep up the pressure on ALL of those who insist on taking CHRIST out of Christmas..After all he is the reason for the season

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    • TumbleBumble
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:12pm

      Absolutely. There is nothing more distasteful than a retailer taking advantage of Christians who are purchasing gifts for Christmas. I have been aware of this for years and have made calls on it before I heard anyone else mention it.

      The first time was approximately 15 years ago. I had received a flyer from Walgreens, wanting you to order your personalized Christmas cards early. Yet, not one of them mentioned the word Christmas. There was Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings, Peace, Feliz Navidad, Holiday Hugs, and maybe one or two others. I called and asked them how these could be considered Christmas cards? Not one of them do I like. I was told that was a complete oversight and it was put back the following year.

      I do not step foot inside a store to do any Christmas shopping if they do not acknowledge the day.

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    • RobertCA
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:25pm

      if we say Christmas or display the US flag , some people will be offended , who are these people ?????????????????????????????????????????????

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    • knotaclu
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:07pm

      @robertaca: Which is why you fly your flag and you say merry Christmas to everyone…..

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  • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
    Posted on November 20, 2010 at 2:47pm

    True Capitalism and free marketing at work. If you do not like something, let the pocket book speak as loud or louder than words. Mr President, read and understand if you can.

    http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm

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    • guyperram
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:19pm

      You are correct. This is Christmas, not some weird holiday, unless you are a heaten muslim or something. They can celebrate their’s and we will celebrate ours.

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 3:57pm

      @Guyperram

      Exactly, we have in this land the freedom (for now) to honor a holiday, or not to, as we wish and as we chose to believe in/not believe in. The freedom of choice, to vote with our wallets, and patronage of the stores is true economic free market capitalism in action.

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    • whamhost.info WORKS FROM HOME
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:07pm

      Exactly in a free market the power is in consumer choice. The power of the consumer doesn’t stop at the market place it also so includes where we decide to work and what we accept from our employers.
      That being said I am not a christian but I enjoy the holiday, and I actually find it more annoying for someone to wish me a “happy season” or some other PC nonsense. I am annoyed by the PC nonsense because I see it as a cowardly move by the business owner, bending to the silencing power of PC crap. I think that the business owner should stay true to his values or those of his consumer base, but pick a whole.

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    • Diamondback
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:15pm

      Let’s apply the same principle to the Airline Industry and TSA!!!

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    • Peters
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:19pm

      Now if only we could all collectively be granted one other Christmas wish . . . aside from putting Christ back into Christmas.

      How about putting Christianity back into the conversation regarding the founding of the country, and the role Christian principles by design are to play in the direction and the governing of the country . . . ?

      Perhaps not in short order, but over time, it would make a lot of our fundamental problems go away. And despite what the anti-Constitution and anti-American, anti-Christian and anti-religion advocates want the uninformed to think, it would very much be without compromising their rights, of anyone or any one group. Let’s not stop at Christmas. Putting Christ back into Christmas is just part of the battle.

      How about if we all simply pray for sensibility this Christmas to return to America . . . Wouldn’t that be nice to wake up to, to find under the tree; the Christmas tree that is?

      Oh, and that smile on my little girl’s face . . . that’s really nice too.

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    • whamhost.info WORKS FROM HOME
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:30pm

      I don’t know if Santa can fit all that in his bag.

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    • bostonchris
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 4:58pm

      check this out the fed

      only ron paul can shut them down

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    • Peters
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 5:18pm

      Santa works in mysterious ways . . .

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    • BocaBaby
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 6:49pm

      You are absolutely correct. and also many of you make excellent points, especially BULLDOG62!!!

      This was a nation destined by our creator, who son Jesus Christ, we celebrate!!!

      Happy Birthday Jesus, YOU are THE reason for the season.

      And it just goes to show you one of the many reasons they are trying to kill capitalism in this country!! We will vote with our $$.

      Let’s endeavor to celebrate the season this year by making it the most festive ever…..there is a reason, and the reason is so much higher than ourselves,,,,,it’s all about Him, and honoring the freedoms we have been afforded but must endeavor to keep……like Glen says, we are winning……..Now, we have so much to be thankful for!!!

      Happy Thanksgiving To You All Here!!! .,

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    • pamela kay
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:33pm

      Amen Snowleopard3200. ! Wisedom as usual.

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    • jzs
      Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:53pm

      Snowleopard, I agree with you 100% on this. But I will point out that this is the reason that Glenn Beck has lost all his major advertisers. The remaining ones are, like, selling gold or seeds to plant when the world ends. Glenn’s advertiser support was dropped, not because they’re a bunch of liberals, but because, to the average American buyer, the association with Beck is toxic. He may command an audience of 0.15% of the populations, but company owners know that the association of their products with Beck make most Americans less likely, rather than more likely to buy their product.

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    • CYCLONE
      Posted on November 21, 2010 at 1:27am

      OH VEY… so now you hate the JEWS… ???? … you people are DICKS !!!

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    • CYCLONE
      Posted on November 21, 2010 at 1:33am

      ppppffffftttt……Jesus was a Jew… you knuckleheads

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    • valricoslash
      Posted on November 21, 2010 at 4:34pm

      These morons seem to foreget that without CHRISTMAS there would be no holiday giving for which the polically correct have changed into something it isn’t. If Christians decided to go back toan old fashoned Christmas giving of gifts made from the heart and hands and stoped buying expensive gifts in the stores, they would all be out of business. it would only take a single Christmas season to bankrupt these stores. Perhaps next year we could call for an all out boycot on Christmas shopping and watch them all squirm. Most retail businesses go frm being int he black to being in the green on Black Friday.

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    • proudinfidel54
      Posted on November 21, 2010 at 9:01pm

      Ironic how they never returned one phone call or E-Mail until the boycott was issued, Now (Of Course) they intended to change the adds all along, right!

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    • josie
      Posted on November 22, 2010 at 5:59am

      I totally agree with you and with Peters, I‘m tired of being afraid to mention Christmas or anything related to Christmas or Christanity and I’m not ready to erase it from my vocabulary. I love Christmas, I love giving and I love being a Christian

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