Three reasons there's a WAR ON HANUKKAH!!!!

[wakemewhenitsover]

1. No potato latkes served in any of the three Congressional cafeterias.
2. No official Presidential Seal dreidel.
3. No televised White House Lawn Hanukkah menorah lighting.

Can you think of any other reasons, which are less absurd than there's a "War on Christmas" because the White House card says "Best Wishes for the Holiday Season"?

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[kevinbgoode]

1. No mention in the retail stores...along with no special hanukkah sales

The AFA is deliberately trying to destroy Hanukkah! They are trying to exclude the holiday completely from the entire season!!

Oh yeah - NO Hanukkah days off work, is there? How come the CHRISTIANS get a special day off, and no one else's religion EVER does?

[wakemewhenitsover]

3. You mean stores actually have a policy of not mentioning Hanukkah?!

[calico1]

2. Hanukah is not a national holiday.

If a Jew wants to observe it, or Rosh Hashana or any other Jewish day, they have to use personal or vacation time (if they work). Chistmas is a national holiday. Easter Sunday is a national holiday. A lot of places are closed on Good Friday. But Christians are being persecuted! :eyes:

[wakemewhenitsover]

4. What is the legal justification, given separation of church and state?

[calico1]

5. None.

Just trying to point out the ridiculousness of it all.

[StClone]

7. Ridiculousness of it all? No you hit the nail on the head!

Jesus I mean God dam the FOX bastards are killing the true meaning of Jewish faith. Where is the media on this?! O'Rielly silent! Shamity not a word. Somebody call them on it!

[Maraya1969]

27. What does Giraldo Rivera say? He is Jewish

[tavalon]

39. Whore first, Jew second

At least the last time I saw him.

[wakemewhenitsover]

8. I mean, how can Christmas and Easter be national holidays?

I think you have a good point. I've never understood why that's constitutional. Winter solstice, maybe.

[calico1]

11. Oh, I thought you were referring to Hanukkah

and the other Jewish days. Yes, I agree. Here are Christians claiming all this persecution. Look at the calender! It is designed to accommodate Christians. Non Christians have to work around it. It has always been that way. And another thing. How many times have you heard of a Jewish person wigging out in a store or a restaurant because the waiter said "Happy Holidays" and not "Happy Hanuka?" Or not leaving a tip because of this? Maybe some do it but I don't know of any organized groups threatening companies.

[Protagoras]

6. I think the legal justification is something like...

Screw all you heathens who didn't found the country with our Puritan, indian slaughtering forefathers. We're all Christians here and if you don't like it you can Get Out.

That's just my guess. I saw some kinda crap like that being spewed the other day by some hick on a comedy show...it seemed like a plausable explaination.

I'm considering Getting Out...since it was suggested so nicely.

[misanthrope]

10. Ironic then...

...that Puritans would throw a fit over celebrating Christmas in the manner of modern American, mainstream Christians.

[Protagoras]

15. Heck the banned it for 20 years back then

and they didn't even have Garth Brooks pimping Walmart while the Mormon Tabernacle Choir spammed the Cable Channels and O'Rielly tried to hang athiests with tinsel.

[kevinbgoode]

12. I suggest you get the secularists behind you....

and demand a national holiday. I'll bet you could get plenty of us to sign, along with many mainstream christian faiths.

The wingnut heads would explode. There is supposed to be only ONE official national religion - theirs - especially since televangelista empires didn't exist when the Nation was formed.

[Tom Joad]

14. Well, it is a celebration of a birth. We celebrate the birth of another

political/religious figure, ML King. Nothing wrong with that, in my mind.

I do think that God, if she existed, would like to call all this religious stuff off, though. Instead, insist on Doing Justice! Show Mercy! and walking humbly.

Isaiah Chapter 1, with contemporary stuff freely added.

14 Your New Moon festivals and your appointed feasts
my soul hates. They have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them. I have really had it with this false piety shit.

15 When you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide my eyes from you;
even if you offer many prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are full of blood;
Stop this war in Iraq! Stop the funding of war and imperialism around the world!

16 wash and make yourselves clean.
Take your evil deeds
out of my sight!
Stop doing wrong,

17 learn to do right!
Seek justice,
encourage the oppressed. Instead of encouraging the oppressors!
Open the prison gates!
Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.
Feed Children. Shut down the pentagon. Dammit, it's all i want for Christmas.

[Maraya1969]

28. AMEN!

[matt819]

23. And that's the very point

After all, as everyone knows, the Jews own and run everything, which presumably means the fundies, but that's another issue. This being the case, perhaps Hanukah should be a national holiday. Of course, the first step would be to spell it consistently, but they could form a commission for this.

And before you flame me for my irreligious comments, keep in mind :sarcasm:

[Maraya1969]

29. OK time for the joke. The school teacher asked her kids how their

families celebrate Christmas. The Catholic boy said his family went to mass on Christmas night and then opened their presents before they went to bed. The little Methodist girl said her family woke up very early on Christmas morning and opened their presents and then went to Church. And the little Jewish boy said his family would go to one of their stores, hold hands in a circle around the cash register and sing: "What a friend we have in Jesus"

[DemGirl7]

9. Quick! Someone tell a Rabbi...

so they can sue, I mean, every religion needs their very own Jerry Falwell like asshole, don't you agree?? It's only fair. They aren't going to get away with ignoring Chanukah any more!! :P

[mzmolly]

13. This deserves a recommendation!

What a riot. :)

:toast:

[Kazak]

16. Yeah, I was thinking the other day...

how come Jews don't come out and insist that everyone say Happy Hanukkah? :shrug:

[NMMNG]

36. Probably because they aren't self-involved, sniveling little snots

who need to work themselves and the nation into a frenzy over a different non-issue every few months or so. :eyes:

[tavalon]

40. Darn

You beat me to it.

[Generic Other]

17. If I were Jewish it would make me nervous

Christians have a history of promoting false hysteria against their perceived "enemies."

Jews are keenly aware of the fine line between a "War on Christmas" and an Easter pogram. Personally, I think some fundies declared war on Jews, minorities and liberals long ago--anyone they consider "godless." They want us "left behind." The worst of them--their hate is palpable.

Turning themselves into the victims is one way they have tried to frame this culture war.

[Shallah Kali]

34. Exactly. Claiming victimhood because we won't tolerate their intolerance

Some go into hysterics thinking they are victimized by their refusal to practice their particular version of Christianity. We must be out to get them since we don't obey their edicts. I could care less what variety of religion or no religion people practice except when they wish to force it upon others whether it is by the sword of via faux news.

[Chautauqua]

42. I am and it does

It's only a matter of time until they start asking for laws to protect the "persecuted Christians". At least if the last few thousand years of history is any predictor.

[TahitiNut]

18. Well ...

4. The pResident pronounces it "yak milk" and put a propeller on the top of his.
5. The Bushoil Cabal refuses to sell oil that lasts 8 days and nights.
6. The White House lunch menu has jelly doughnuts with ham & cheese sandwiches for the week.
7. Junior put fortune cookie slips in the Mezuzah at the front door of the White House.
...
...
10. The pResident sang "Happy Birthday Dear Jesus" and blew out all nine candles.

[wakemewhenitsover]

19. That's hilarious!

:rofl:

[sellitman]

20. Yes and my company is having a X-Mas Party.......

Where is my Hanukkah party?

:crazy:

[wakemewhenitsover]

21. At least people don't get blasted on Manischewitz Grape Wine...

...and drive drunk after Hanukkah parties! (Although * probably would.)

[Wordie]

22. No after-hanukkah sales!!!!! LOL eom

[sellitman]

24. No Mistle-dreidel either?

What gives?

:wtf:

[moondust]

25. And the Buddhists and Hindus

here on H1B visas, etc. They don't get their holidays off. Nobody wishes them a Merry Whateveritis. Definitely the stuff of war!

[Solon]

31. Actually many Buddhists and Hindus are Citizens you know...

Just wanted to point that out.

[The Backlash Cometh]

26. Forced to say "Merry Christmas" if you want a tip.

[Maraya1969]

30. Not only that, some heathen Christians serve PORK on Christmas

That is a direct hit on the Jews. Does the white house ever serve Kosher food?

How much do you want to bet that George Bush has never had a Yamakah on his head? Most men wear them for Jewish ceremonies out of respect even if they are not Jewish.

[wakemewhenitsover]

35. Well, the repubs serve pork with all their bills...

[niallmac]

32. Bing Crosby never sang the Chanuka Dreidel Song.

What kind of holiday has no Bing Crosby hit?

[Bluebear]

33. No "Now this is what I call Hannukah music" CD's!

Disgraceful.

[Neil Lisst]

37. And this year, it starts on Christmas day!!

Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are the ones who could complain, but who do we hear from?

[tavalon]

38. Don't forget the war on Paganism

When's the last time you heard a store clerk offer a Blessed Be or Happy Solstice? I'm just saying..........:eyes:

[Danmel]

41. No holiday themed cookies or paper towels either

Bounty has christmas trees ( there! I said it!) and holly and Santas- but no special Bounty with Menorahs and dreidels and latkes! No festive prints to clean the splattering oil from those aforementioned Latkes.

No special OREOS with blue filling and stars of David embossed on them ( or should that be a "Crystal" of David, in Red Cross spirit???

It's a conspiracy, I tell you, a conspiracy.

[wakemewhenitsover]

43. lol, especially blue oreos!

:rofl: