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Thread #87139 Message #1624637
Posted By: George Papavgeris
10-Dec-05 - 06:22 PM
Thread Name: BS: 'O'Really' and 'Happy Holidays'
Subject: RE: BS: 'O'Really' and 'Happy Holidays'
Answering one extreme with another does not balance things. Living in the UK I don't know the climate that O'Reilly is railing against, though some of his statements do sound extreme (like the one suggesting all corporations in the US should be on their knees thanking Jesus for being born).
But is there really such a "religiophobia" in the States nowadays? Would I be offending people if I decorate a Christmas tree visible through my window, for example? Or if I have a store and put up a "Merry Christmas" banner (or "Happy Hanukkah" or "Peaceful Ramadan" or "Happy Festival of Light" as appropriate?). It seems silly, but then weird things do happen.