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Monday, December 11, 2006
Burt Prelutsky :: Townhall.com Columnist
The Jewish grinch who stole Christmas
by Burt Prelutsky
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I happen to despise bullies and bigots. I hate them when they represent the majority, but no less when, like Jews in America, they represent an infinitesimal minority.

I am getting the idea that too many Jews won’t be happy until they pull off their own version of the Spanish Inquisition, forcing Christians to either deny their faith and convert to agnosticism or suffer the consequences.

I should point out that many of these people abhor Judaism every bit as much as they do Christianity. They’re the ones who behave as if atheism were a calling. They’re the nutcakes who go berserk if anyone even says, “In God we trust” or mentions that the Declaration of Independence refers to a Creator with a capital “C.” By this time, I’m only surprised that they haven’t begun a campaign to do away with Sunday as a day of rest. After all, it’s only for religious reasons – Christian reasons – that Sunday, and not Tuesday or Wednesday, is so designated.

This is a Christian nation, my friends. And all of us are fortunate it is one, and that so many millions of Americans have seen fit to live up to the highest precepts of their religion. It should never be forgotten that, in the main, it was Christian soldiers who fought and died to defeat Nazi Germany and who liberated the concentration camps.

Speaking as a member of a minority group – and one of the smaller ones at that – I say it behooves those of us who don’t accept Jesus Christ as our savior to show some gratitude to those who do, and to start respecting the values and traditions of the overwhelming majority of our fellow citizens, just as we keep insisting that they respect ours.

Merry Christmas, my friends.

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W. Burt Prelutsky is an accomplished, well-rounded writer and author of "The Secret of Their Success: Interviews with Legends and Luminaries."
 
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Unbelievable!
"anti-Semitism is no longer a problem in society..."
Oh, thank goodness! I'm so relieved by your declaration. I'm curious, though, can you pinpoint
just when this demise of anti-Semitism occurred?

Much Ado
I don't wonder that you've gotten smoe negative replies. Today the use of Christian symbols, or even holiday wishes, grates on the nerves of individuals who have nothing better to do than complain. They are part and parcelof the professional victim class.

I don't know what the timing was, of the Seattle airport nonsense, but I know if I went to the Tampa airport and found it festooned woith Stars of David, Dreidles, and blue-and-white-Whatnots, I wouldn't feel put upon or offended. I might cast a jaundiced eye on how well or poorly the decorations were set. But I could not care less if the airport decided to celebrate Hannukah.

If I felt a tad left out, and had a few free moments, I might call and ask if Christmas decorations would soon appear, and if they weren't scheduled to be put up, I might even ask if they would. And that would be the end of it.

Perhaps the Rabbi in question did ask such a question. But from what I've read, he did not ask until after he threatened a lawsuit, SeaTac pulled down all the Christmas decorations, and the Rabbi began getting bad press. So, in my own mind, he went too far. And didn't think before taking offense and making threats.

Good article, Burt. Thanks for taking a stab at it! On my own blog I - http://benningswritingpad.blogspot.com/2006/11/show-us-some-respect.html - posted about the 'attacks' on Christmas. And I wonder why folks just can't live and let live.

Happy Hannukah, Burt!
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