O'Reilly - "Very Secret Plan to Diminish Christianity"

And, from the CIA World Factbook:

Religions: Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)

Minister's Christmas Message Includes 200-Word Disclaimer


POSTED: 8:25 am PST December 19, 2005

PHILADELPHIA -- The minister who founded Philadelphia's Urban Family Council is once again wishing everyone a "Merry Christmas," followed by a 200-word legal disclaimer.

The Rev. William Devlin's tongue-in-cheek disclaimer emphasizes that the traditional greeting "is not intended to offend, alienate, foster hate or be a precursor for any egregious acts." It adds that people who are "aggrieved, offended, waylaid, parlayed, filleted or delayed" by hearing the words "Merry Christmas" might want to call a lawyer.

Devlin said it's a parody that highlights what he calls "the lunacy" of trying to purge any mention of Christmas from the holidays.

He said the Urban Family Council is publishing the disclaimer for the fifth straight year because of popular demand.

JustWonders wrote:

And, from the CIA World Factbook:

Religions: Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)

And therefore we're a Christian nation? In the UK, there's an established church. We don't have that system here--and I believe that's how it was intended to be.

Is anyone supposed to care?

I greet people by saying hello, and when we part, by wishing them a good day . . ..

Setanta wrote:

Is anyone supposed to care?

As much as they did about your retort, and every other thing that drips from fleshy vessels to our screens...

I hope to hear if other people have started changing their seasonal salutations due to the huh-bub.

Try Pamprin. It may help with that problem you keep having.

My kids come home from school telling me all about Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

I guess the school thinks they are learning about Christmas at home ...

Lash wrote:

Setanta wrote:

Is anyone supposed to care?

As much as they did about your retort, and every other thing that drips from fleshy vessels to our screens...

I hope to hear if other people have started changing their seasonal salutations due to the huh-bub.

Try Pamprin. It may help with that problem you keep having.

Here's 50 cents, call someone who give's a ratz ass.