The Assault on Christmas Continues

At least there are some politicians willing to stand up the political correctness machine and go to bat for our right to call a spade a spade, or in this case, a Christmas Tree, a Christmas Tree. Here's the link where the latest battle is unfolding. Here's a snippet:

The General Assembly is expected to vote Tuesday on the bill proposed by Rep. Marlin Schneider, a Democrat, who wants the tree to be known officially as the State of Wisconsin

Christmas Tree.

The tree "celebrates one holiday and that holiday is Christmas," Schneider told FOX News. "It was called a Christmas tree from 1916 until 1985 when political correctness took over, and then we decided it would become a holiday tree. But what it really is, is a Christmas tree, and there's nothing really wrong with that," Schneider said.

Not everyone shares the Christmas spirit, however.

Annie Laurie Gaylor, a spokesperson for the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a separation of church and state watchdog group, said she considers the proposed name change offensive.
Officially calling the tree a Christmas tree, she said, would amount to a state endorsement of Christianity.

"The word Christmas does have religious significance and to deny it is sort of preposterous," Gaylor said.

Kudos to Rep. Schneider, sure it's not a secret which side of the aisle I am on, and who usually gets the most flak from me, but he stood up and did the right thing for the right reasons, and I commend him greatly. As for Laurie Gaylor, she is a moron pure and simple. The word Christmas does indeed have religious significance, but uh, Gaylor, the entire concept of a decorative tree is not to celebrate the winter, it's to celebrate Christmas. You can try to convince your Pagan friends that it's not, but you know better, or you're brain dead, just let us know which one. This is yet another example of how Political Correct asshats are ruining this nation. Anyone remember going to cut down a "Holiday Tree" with their family when younger, or singing "O Christmas Tree"? Fact is, most of us celebrate Christmas and the tree is a symbol of it, to pretend it is not is beyond stupid and an outrageous assault on intellect and history. Don't like the tree? Don't go see it. Don't like Christmas? Don't celebrate it. You're free to do that, but we are free to celebrate Christmas and have our symbols, which are indeed Christian, and are in fact, intertwined with the culture, politics, and history of this great nation. It's the majority's religious holiday. Should one day this nation see Judaism become the great majority of this nation, I for one, will not be upset to see a giant Menorah displayed in the Rose Garden, so long as I am free to celebrate Christmas.

-Caomhin

Double Standard on Abortion Apparent During Horrific Crime in Wisconson

A man is being charged with multiple felonies after committing a horrendous crime in Wisconsin. The man tried to slip a crushed Morning After Pill into his girlfriend's smoothie, but the woman noticed the powder on her cup and had the foresight to refuse the drink and subsequently submit the substance for testing confirming the horrible truth of this vile crime.

On Thursday, Manishkumar M. Patel, 34, of Appleton, was accused of slipping the drug to the woman without her knowledge. He was charged with seven felonies and two misdemeanors, including attempted first-degree intentional homicide of an unborn child, stalking, burglary and two counts of violating a restraining order. The nine charges carry a maximum penalty of 99 1/2 years in prison and a $92,000 fine.

This man should most definitely be incarcerated and the charges brought against him are legit and just. I'm glad the DA is throwing the book at this guy and it's about time that we start prosecuting criminals to the fullest extent of the law, so I commend the DA in Appleton, WI.

The double standard that I speak of in regards to the abortion issue, is that had the woman taken the Morning After Pill on her own, and the situation were reversed, where the boyfriend wanted the child, then there would be no charge at all. In the crime committed here, one of the charges is the intentional homicide of an unborn child. In a circumstance where the mother were to decide to take the pill herself it is no longer considered homicide, but an issue of privacy and the mother's "right to choose". The unborn child is still the same in both cases, unborn, innocent, and unable to defend itself. In a situation where a father wants to raise a child and take care of it, he has no say, and the unborn child is not considered a human being. In a case where the mother wants the child, the unborn child is considered a human being and afforded all the protections of the law. The status of the unborn child changes based solely on the opinion and feelings of one individual, and this is a double standard. We, as a civilized society, must protect all life and treat it as precious, and not have legal standards where life is defined based on a case by case basis. That being said, I hope this guy is served justice and enjoys a long, long stay in prison. The victims in this case demand and I'm sure, will receive justice. I do not mean to take away from this case, but I thought I'd take this time to illustrate a point on the issue that is many times overlooked.

-Caomhin