San Diego Cities Pressured to Remove Christmas
San Diego — a city named after a Christian religious figure — is a hot bed of political correctness as cities in San Diego county debate the use of the word “Christmas” in traditional parades and...
View ArticleTraditionalists Vow to Fight Charges of Racism in Netherlands
For nearly 200 years the Netherlands have carried on the St. Nicholas tradition of Zwarte Piet, a black elf-like character that only last year was condemned by critics as a racist caricature....
View ArticleMarshfield Massachusetts Schools Opt Out of Christmas Break
Hearts are not merry in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Despite loud public outcry over changing “Christmas Break” on school calendars to “Holiday Break” the school board by a 3-2 vote made the change...
View ArticleBlack Pete Makeover Plans Announced
The Dutch tradition of Black Pete begins its transformation this year with Santa being accompanied by a whole lot of Petes not colored black. There will be yellow Petes, white Petes and Petes with...
View ArticleBlack Pete Controversy Now Extends to Seattle
For more than 50 years the Dutch community in Seattle has held a Christmas party featuring Dutch traditions. The Holland America Club sponsors an event at Lake Forest Park honoring the tradition of...
View ArticleMaryland Schools Ban All Holidays After Muslim Request
All schools in Montgomery County Maryland will have no religiously named holidays on their school calendars for the 2015-16 school year after a request for inclusion by Muslim activists was denied....
View ArticleAnti-Black Pete Protests Mar St. Nicholas Celebrations in Netherlands
News reports out of the Netherlands today say that anywhere from 60 to 90 people were arrested for protesting the tradition of Black Pete. Children were involved in the confrontations, reports say. A...
View ArticleDisney Under Fire for Dropping Christmas from Mickey’s Party
Disney resorts and theme parks celebrate “Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party” every holiday season and this year is no exception. But at least one billboard is capturing the interest of Christmas fans...
View ArticleLocal Media Stirs Anti-Christmas Controversy in Redmond
The agenda-driven media is alive and well at the local level in Redmond, Washington. A local television station, KOMO, is suggesting that atheists put up their own signs that say “Merry Spaghetti...
View ArticleUniversity of Maine Erupts Over Christmas Ban
An email from a University of Maine supervisor, directing employees to refrain from displaying Christmas or other religious-themed decorations on campus, has sparked outrage on the campus and in the...
View ArticleLa Jolla Anti-Christmas Parade in the Works
The City of La Jolla, California — a ritzy-titzy suburb of San Diego — may opt for an anti-Christmas parade to be held on December 13th as an alternative to the city’s nearly six decade old Christmas...
View ArticleConfederate Flags in Christmas Parades the New Racist Issue with Christmas
It is not just Dukes of Hazard on TV they want to ban. Now they are going after the Sons of Confederate Veterans for marching in Christmas parades. From Brunswick, Georgia comes the news of what...
View ArticleGeorgia Non-Profit Bans Christmas Trees as a Religious Symbol
A 22-year tradition in Georgia is no more — and all because the governing board of a non-profit believes a Christmas tree is a religious symbol. The annual “Light Up Dunwoody” Christmas event has been...
View ArticleBreitbart Jumps on the War on Christmas Bandwagon
Media giant Breitbart has joined FoxNews as a warrior in the War on Christmas. And they stretch the War on Christmas to a bizarre new level. In a new piece being broadcast today Starbucks is being...
View ArticleElkhart School Blinks, Adds Kwanzaa to Christmas Spectacular
The widely reported case of a high school sued by the Freedom from Religion Foundation for performing a production with a live Nativity has taken a new twist. In an announcement to local media the...
View ArticleFeisty Christmas Fans Use Social Media Against PC Christmas
It is only early November but already there is a different feel to this Christmas season. Instead of localized battles over Christmas we are seeing for the first time widespread discontent and outrage...
View ArticleMall CEO Orders Glacier Removed and Christmas Tree Restored
The fiasco of a publicly perceived swipe at Christmas political correctness will soon be forgotten thanks to the quick action of Simon Mall CEO David Contis. Simon had come under rapid fire over the...
View ArticleNatchitoches Bans Confederate Flag from Christmas Parade
A Louisiana mayor is under fire — and being applauded — for banning the confederate flag from the City of Natchitoches Christmas Parade scheduled for December 5th. For more than 20 years the Sons of...
View ArticleChristmas Tale of Two Sweaters
We live in a funny world. The American South is embroiled in a Christmas controversy over Confederate flags in community Christmas parades because many now define that flag as offensive, even though it...
View ArticleLiberty Counsel Publishes Naughty List of Retailers
Liberty Counsel, a staunch defender of Christmas and religious liberty, has published their annual Nice and Naughty list of retailers and their use of the word “Christmas”. TJ Maxx, The Limited, Radio...
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