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Texas atheists upset by ‘Merry Christmas bill’
Atheists in Texas have spoken out against legislation that would allow teachers in the state to tell their students “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Hanukkah.” “While those with the most popular majority religion in this region could use this to earn brownie points with some parents and co-workers, those in the…
Christmas Open Thread
Merry Christmas! I approve of having Christmas on a Tuesday, as it means that you basically have a three-day weekend to get all that last minute shopping done. If there was a way to keep Christmas on a Tuesday every year, I’d fully support that measure. We move Thanksgiving around…
Texas state rep’s ‘Merry Christmas’ bill protects right to holiday greetings
A Republican state representative in Texas is concerned that the right to say “Merry Christmas” in schools is under threat — so he’s pushing legislation to codify the right to various holiday greetings, reported the Fort Bend Sun. Dwayne Bohac, a representative from Houston, has pre-filed a “Merry Christmas Bill”…
Merry Christmas!
I'll be spending my holiday doing my taxes, because my idea of "day off" is "day off of doing my job to get shit done that I wouldn't otherwise." Also, eating enchiladas and watching "Kill Bill". All of which means, no blogging. (Though I can't seem to pry my ass…
Homeless New Jersey man beaten then wished ‘Merry Christmas!’ on video
A 20-year-old and a 17-year-old have been arrested in New Jersey after they allegedly posted videos on YouTube of themselves beating and kicking a homeless man. Taylor Giresi, 20, allegedly beat the homeless man in a wooded area of Wall Township as an unidentified 17-year-old cameraman cheered him on, according…
Gingrich: Federal officials aren’t allowed to say ‘Merry Christmas’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Monday he was unaware of House rules prohibiting lawmakers from using their taxpayer-paid franking allowance to sent out Christmas mailings. “This is actually weird,” he said at a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa. “I am told — I’ve been investigating this for the last…
Friday Genius Ten “A Very Anglophile Christmas” Edition
I don’t like Christmas music. But I do like having days when you’re expected not to work, but instead to eat stuff and goof off! And Christmas totally counts. So, in honor of Christmas—and all the holidays—I thought I’d build today’s Friday Genius Ten off Blur’s “Bank Holiday”, a legitimately…
Merry Christmas From John Waters
Hat tip to Kathy for reminding me of one of the better scenes in an old John Waters flick.…
Utah: State Sen. Buttars proposes resolution mandating retailers use ‘Merry Christmas’
Ultra wingnut and homobigot Chris Buttars clearly thinks that the state of Utah has no business to attend to in the state Senate. The lawmaker jumps into the 2008 War on Christmas fray (a little late, I might add), with this lunacy: Utah state Sen. Chris Buttars told Salt Lake…
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