NEWS:Christians Protest Halloween Then Push for Christmas
TITLE:Christians Protest Halloween Then Push for Christmas
MEDIA:indybay.org
AUTHOR:Kirsten Anderberg
LINK:http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/12/17/18338220.php
EXCERPT:
The double standard of entitlement that most North American Christians exhibit irks me. They yell and scream protesting Halloween celebrations in public schools, while simultaneously brainwashing kids to pledge allegiance to their country, which is supposed watched over by “God,” and they pledge this allegiance to the country and God, basically, every morning in most public schools in the U.S. Christians want full access to Christmas (and Easter) festivities in public schools, claiming Halloween should be banned in books and activities in schools if Christmas festivities are banned. Christians have latched onto Halloween as the scapegoat for their Christianity being allowed into schools, but there are logistical flaws with the arguments Christians are making for Christianity and prayer in public schools. It is more than obvious that the Christian agenda is not about tolerance at all, but rather about hell and brimstone, about smiting and slaying the enemies of Christianity, etc...Christianity is in many ways a zero sum game. There can only be one winner and only one god.