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Don't tell O'Lielly (none / 1)

But the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo sent cards that don't say Merry Christmas. They must be complicit in the war on Christmas:

The folks in the Office of Communications for the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo recently sent out about 250 Christmas cards with - gasp - absolutely no mention of Christmas.
The card features an angelic violinist on the front with the message "Love, Peace, Hope."
Inside, it reads: "Wishing you a Beautiful Holiday Season and a New Year of Peace and Happiness."
Those are fightin' words for some Christians concerned that the phrase "Merry Christmas" is being banished in favor of the more generic "Happy Holidays."
But diocesan spokesman Kevin A. Keenan, who picked out the card, said he wasn't avoiding the term Christmas or trying to be politically correct.
He choose the card from a local vendor because of its message of peace, he said.
"We focused on the quote about peace. We're not trying not to say Merry Christmas," Keenan said.
Besides, he added, the card was picked out in September, long before some evangelical ministers, conservative pundits and Catholic commentators began railing against retailers for eliminating "Christmas" from their advertising to appeal to non-Christians.
From the Buffalo News.
Imagine that...they aren't trying to say Merry Christmas and Peace is really the message...the heathens.
Peace?

When do I get to vote on your marriage?

by tvb on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 07:17:54 PM PDT
- Actually, Billy was complaining (none / 1)
  
  about the Catholics the other day, so i guess they aren't even christian enough for him anymore...
  mediamatters
  
  by lpettit4662 on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 07:43:15 PM PDT
  
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  - Duh (none / 0)
    
    Most religious extremists and Christian fundies don't consider Catholics to be true Christians...and the Pope is tantamount to Satan on Earth.
    
    "Murrow had a child. The damn thing went wild." -- Fleetwood Mac
    (-8.63), (-7.03)
    
    by Perdition on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 08:59:40 PM PDT
    
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  - O'Reilly and the pope (none / 1)
    
    O'Reilly declared Pope John Paul II to be a "Saddam Enabler" back in March 2003, while describing himself as a "loyal Catholic." He also called John Paul II "senile" (adding that he says this "with all due respect"), and later denied ever saying this, calling the claim a distortion by "crazy left-wing nuts."
    
    by dtj on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 09:19:12 PM PDT
    
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