Hosttetler ruffles again
Following a Courier & Press story on Rep. John Hostettler’s “Public Expression of Religion Act,” Doug Masson asks, “Liar or Just Ignorant?” Doug makes some great points and I think it’s important to also keep in mind David Darlington’s words at ITA some time ago:
Fear can be as big a motivator as much as a legitmate threat. Even if there is no vast anti-Christmas conspiracy, the fear of one can get local schools and governments to change their plans as much as a phone call from a local activist. But here’s a crazy idea for nervous administrators, Christian or not: celebrate the holidays however you see fit. Be jolly. Say “Happy Holidays.” Say “Merry Christmas.” Don’t worry about the anti-Santa crowd until they show up at your door. Something tells me their numbers aren’t as vast as we’ve been led to believe.
But the best “War on Christmas” post in my opinion comes from Zach Wendling who artfully wrote about “The Deadweight Loss of Christmas“.
