Christmas war of words in US

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Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
Thursday December 16, 2004
The Guardian

The religious right, encouraged by the re-election of President George Bush, has launched a new offensive against secularism during this holiday season, with a campaign to put the Christ back into Christmas.

The target of the conservatives' wrath include leading department stores and state schools, at the hub of the struggle for America's soul because public education is the country's defining institution.

"Christmas is becoming taboo," said John Whitehead, the founder of an ultra-conservative Virginia organisation known as the Rutherford Institute.

"There is a pervasive political correctness movement in this country, and it is probably strongest in the public schools and in the major corporations," he said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1374843,00.html

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1. See also Pope's rant:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1076778

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2. Duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1073096