Fred Quigley, executive director of the American Civil Liberites Union, sent out a release stating that the ACLU is not waging an anti-Merry Christmas campaign, nor is the group trying to remove "In God, We Trust" from American currency or get our armed forces to fire military chaplains. Quigely put out the release in response to far-right groups like the Alliance Defense Fund, which has started an anti-ACLU "It's OK to say Merry Christmas" campaign. Quigley also said that the ACLU has worked on behal of many Christian clients, including a Baptist minister in Inidiana who wanted to preach his message on a city street.
The Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, has said that he and his organization have been the target of similar radical efforts. Lynn said that he has recieved death threats, and one person went so far as to say to him point blank: "I hope you die soon, Merry Christmas." Lyn said that his group is also not waging any anti-Christmas campaigns and blamed the Rev. Jerry Falwell of Lynchburg, Va., for enciting public paranoia.
Locally, there was a recent controversy here in Roanoke, Va., regarding what the local seasonial tree in downtown Roanoke should be called. It has been called a Holiday tree for years, but many Christian activists want to see it formally renamed as a Christmas tree.
The ACLU's web site is http://www.aclu.org
The Americans for the Separation of Church and State's web site is http://www.au.org
Posts
2 comments:
Allahin dedigi olur abi! Birak ya ! :)
Hmmmm... I expected to hear backlash from a militant conservative and instead I hear from some Turkish man in Idaho:)
Post a Comment