From Facebook:
It was announced that there will not be Christmas trees at the White house this year. They will be called Holiday Trees. Obama says this is no longer a Christian Country, it's a country of many faiths. We as Americans must send the message to Obama that this Country was founded on Christian beliefs and we are STILL a Christian Country. Please re-post this and let's stand up for CHRIST!!
For Christ's sake, this is an old rumor that has been debunked back in 2009 by the good folks over at Snopes.com.
Read the complete refutation here...
To my friends and relatives that like to post unsubstantiated claims like this, I wish you'd stop. I feel bad for you when less than 10 seconds of research can blow these wild sounding claims right out of the water. There are plenty of legit reasons to dislike the President. You look a little foolish when you just make stuff up or worse yet, pass it along without checking anything...
Merry Christmas!
Source: http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/ornaments.asp
Merry Christmas!
Source: http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/ornaments.asp
As a thinking Christian (yes, we exist!), I cringe everytime the right-wing opens its mouth in the name of Christ. Christian nation? I don't think so.
ReplyDelete"Blessed are the poor" has become "Blessed are the rich."
"Woe to you rich" has become "Woe to you poor, you lazy, shiftless good-for-nothings."
"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" has become "A boot in your *** it's the American way." (Thanks, Toby Keith)
"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor" has become "Obama cancelled Christmas/ is a Muslim/hates America, etc etc etc..."
Most nominal Christians would leave the faith if they took the words of Jesus to heart.