Yesterday I posted the “naughty and Nice” list, and it occurred to me that they are partially right — there IS a war on Christmas. The reason it’s so confusing is that its players are ALL Christian.

Please note: this list is maintained by the Liberty Council (LC) which is dedicated to imposing it?s version of Christianity on everyone in our country, and the planet

The writers are obviously Christian, but I’m willing to bet that lots, nay ALL of the bad guys on their list (Target, for example)are also run by Christians. THOSE Christians have mostly Christian customers.So where are we Atheists? On the side, shaking our heads and wondering why WE are the ones who are being blamed!I’ll tell you why we’re being blamed, because they are used to blaming us and we are used to taking it. They beat each other up and blame us for the mess, just because they have done so in the past.So YES, Dear Christians, your war on Christmas is indeed real, but it is you who wage war against your brother. You who point the finger. You who organize the boycott.The real culprit is the Christians of Yesteryear who made the terrible mistake of making Christmas a nationAL holiday. In doing so, they force people to take off from work and find something to do. Since a good sized group of the country are not (and never will be) church-going Xtians, what else are they gonna do but make secular aspects of your holy day more prevalent. You want church attendance, they want presents and Santa. And on it goes. Compare to how religious holidays that are NOT National holidays treated, like Yom Kippour, the Jewish holiest day, when Jews go to temple and everyone else goes to work. THAT’s a religious holiday, and that’s what Christmas would be –solemn and special for those who want it — if it was not forced down all our throats.NOTE — this is a prime example of how the church wiggling into the state hurts the church dramatically by forcing itself to be subjected to external forces like capitalism and democracy.Christians HEAR ME! You war against yourselves due to your own actions! DUH!Stop pointing the fingers at Atheists and Jews, and start looking in the mirror.

ELLEN JOHNSON ON CBS EARLY SHOWTOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) NOV. 28″THE GOLDEN COMPASS”ELLEN JOHNSON, President of American Atheists, will be the guest tomorrow (Wednesday, November 28, 2007) on the CBS network’s “The Early Show.” Her interview segment will air sometime between 7:00 AM and 7:30 AM ET — please check local listings.Ellen will be talking about efforts by the Catholic League to boycott the forthcoming movie “The Golden Compass” (http://www.goldencompassmovie.com) based on the novel of the same title by writer Philip Pullman. Pullman is hitting back at his critics (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7115300.stm ) who are accusing him of promoting “candy coated atheism.”WHO & WHAT: Ellen Johnson, President of American Atheists, discussing the Catholic League, religious intolerance and the book/movie “The Golden Compass.” WHEN: TOMORROW, Wednesday, November 28, 2007 some time between 7:00 AM and 7:30 AM ET, please check local listings WHERE: CBS network news program “The Early Show — check local listings or visit http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/earlyshow/main500202.shtml

ELLEN JOHNSON ON FOX NEWS (TUESDAY,11/27) HANNITY & COLMES TO DISCUSSUTAH CHRISTIAN CROSS CASEELLEN JOHNSON, President of American Atheists, will be the guest tomorrow night — Tuesday, November 27, 2007) to discuss the Utah Christian cross case. A federal judge has ruled that 12-foot high Latin crosses erected on public property are not religious icons, but instead symbols of death and thus honor the memory of fallen Utah state troopers who died in the line of duty. American Atheists has announced that it will appeal the decision, and has called for construction of an appropriate secular memorial. For background, visit http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7521651 Ms. Johnson will be interviewed at approximately 9:30 PM, but check local listings. For more information, visit http://www.foxnews.com/hannityandcolmes/WHO & WHAT: Ellen Johnson, President of American Atheists interview on Utah Christian cross case appeal. WHEN: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at approximately 9:30 PM, check local listings.WHERE: FoxNews, Hannity & Colmes (AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a nationwide movement that defends civil rights for Atheists, Freethinkers and other nonbelievers; works for the total separation of church and state; and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.)

Remember folks, these aren’t the “crazy” Muslims — these are the “friendly” barbarians. THESE barbarians are the GOOD barbarians. Such civilized sweethearts.

By ABDULLAH SHIHRIRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Saudi Arabia’s Justice Ministry said a girl who it sentenced to jail time and flogging after being gang raped by seven men was an adulteress who invited the attack because at the time she was partially dressed in a parked car with her lover.The statement from the ministry, carried by the Saudi Press Agency late Saturday, defended the court’s decision to sentence the girl to six months in prison and 200 lashes for violating the country’s strict sex segregation laws.It also sought to ease international outrage over the case by discrediting the woman who had told reporters earlier that she was meeting a friend from high school when the attack occurred.”The Saudi justice minister expressed his regret about the media reports over the role of the women in this case which put out false information and wrongly defended her,” the statement said. “The charged girl is a married woman who confessed to having an affair with the man she was caught with.” Known only as the “Girl from Qatif,” the 19-year-old rape victim said she was a newlywed who was meeting a high school friend in his car to retrieve a picture of herself from him when the attack occurred in the eastern city of Qatif. While in a car with him, two men got into the vehicle and drove them to a secluded area where others waited, and then she and her companion were both raped.

This list is called the Naughty & Nice list. How original. We like the naughty ones….http://www.lc.org/media/9980/attachments/2007_Naughty-Nice.pdfPlease note: this list is maintained by the Liberty Council (LC) which is dedicated to imposing it?s version of Christianity on everyone in our country, and the planet. Part of that effort includes actively soliciting businesses to promote Christmas instead of all the holidays. This list is targeted to the subscribers of the LC and is an attempt to identify which businesses promote Christmas, and which businesses value everyone?s ideas. Of course, this list also helps US to determine the same thing. That?s pretty convenient for us.Even though a business may appear on one list, that does not mean that company made an intentional effort to exclude or include any particular holiday(s). Each store may only be a franchise so the policy of what to promote or not may be on a local level or it may be on a wide scale level. This list is compiled from reports coming into LC from their subscribers and there is likely little or no verification process.Target is on the ?Nice? list because it mentions Christmas in it?s stores but in previous years has not allowed the Salvation Army (SA) to solicit in front of it?s stores. American Atheists supports Target?s policy of excluding the SA from soliciting in front of it?s stores. That policy doesn?t specifically focus on the SA, but any organization that would solicit. Target can also change that policy at it?s whim. Other businesses will go from one list to the other from year to year depending on what policy changes they make either in response to direct customer input or various other marketing decisions. Note a few differences on last year?s list:http://www.lc.org/helpsavechristmas/naughty_nice2006.pdfSo what can we do? Contact the management of a business if you see something you like or dislike. Let them know what you think. Contact them through the company web site, phone numbers, email, letters, or talk to local managers directly. Tell them what you think they?re doing right or wrong. Most of them should appreciate the feedback no matter what their position is.Remember: the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Those who make the most noise will have the most influence.Happy Winter Solstice to everyone!

PS Overstock.com seems to be an exception. They fund private school voucher schemes.