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THE QUESTION
Christmas HR 847
Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives approved HR 847 recognizing the importance of Christianity and Christmas. Would you have voted for this resolution? How would you amend it?
Posted by
Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham on December 24, 2007 8:27 AM
FROM THE PANEL
A Pagan's Christmas Resolution
I'd vote for such a resolution if I could write it myself - with a few edits.
Posted by Starhawk, on December 29, 2007 2:03 PM
Ever-Present Political Panderers
This bill pledges "support for Christians in the United States and worldwide." Whew! And here I thought our government hated Christians around the world!
Posted by Susan Jacoby, on December 23, 2007 8:50 PM
Caesar Renders Unto the Holiday
If Congress wants to honor Christianity... Gee, I can't finish that sentence. It seems out of place here in America.
Posted by Gustav Niebuhr, on December 23, 2007 7:50 PM
Christmas
Legislating the importance of Christmas does not make Americans good Christians. How do we make non-Christians realize that this is the day of Love and Peace and not about being a Christian?
Posted by Arun Gandhi, on December 23, 2007 5:10 PM
Christ and Christmas: Invitation or Imposition?
Christianity is an invitation to believe, not an imposition.
Posted by Gabriel Salguero, on December 23, 2007 12:03 PM
Congressional Waste
Is this really what Jesus would have been spending his time on?
Posted by Irwin Kula, on December 23, 2007 1:12 AM
Founding Religion, Not Established Church
Attacks on this legislation will center on the claim that it violates the First Amendment. It does not.
Posted by Willis E. Elliott, on December 22, 2007 5:30 PM
Congressional Christmas: Pork and Piety
This bill seems designed not to serve others, but to serve the Congressional representatives who voted for it. But you can’t legislate Christmas -- you can only live it.
Posted by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, on December 21, 2007 5:17 PM
Resolution of the Heart
Resolutions are meaningless if people don’t resolve the same thing in their own hearts.
Posted by Charles "Chuck" Colson, on December 21, 2007 10:24 AM
Oh for a Silent Night from Politicians
It is instructive that language about Jesus was deleted, making the resolution no more significant than National Pickle Week to some members of Congress
Posted by Cal Thomas, on December 21, 2007 10:06 AM
FEATURED COMMENTS
Jeff Reed: I would not amend it--I would delete it. It is a stupid attempt from a politician to cater to his constituency. There are too many Christian...
Bill Murray:
I think there should be a total separation of church and state. In fact, isn't it about time that our educators began to question the valu...
HennyPenny: Question: So where in the Bible does it say Jesus was born on December 25?...
