Despite arguments to the contrary, there is a war on Christmas.

However, owing to a liberally controlled mass media, this war is rarely covered and the affront to religious freedoms continues unabated (and without proper coverage).

Ironically, one of the places where the ability to celebrate Christmas openly is under attack is in Bethlehem, NY.

The town recently removed a sign displayed on city property reading “Merry Christmas” because they fear it sends a message the government endorses the holiday and blurs the lines between the separation of church and state.

Thus another victory for progressive liberals who hate all things Christian and Christmas.

However the Alliance Defending Freedom says the towns actions are unnecessary as there is no issue for the sign to be displayed.

“No one should fear that saying ‘Merry Christmas’ on a sign like this will violate the Constitution. It does not,” said ADF Legal Counsel Joseph La Rue. “The courts, all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, have been clear that the government can erect Christmas signs and displays, including even Nativity scenes, without having to fear a constitutional violation.”

And as the ADF maintains, because the town had previously allowed holiday displays for other religions, including a sing that read s “Happy Hanukkah” there should be no reason to take it town.

The sign they say must come down had already been on display for two years prior, and it was only this year they took it down because they obsessed over its connection with the Establishment Clause.

And as WND explains there are a series of precedents that exist that would allow the sign to be displayed without issue.


The tax-funded National Gallery displays religious art, “In God We Trust” is the national motto, executives proclaim Christmas as a national and state holiday, and even the U.S. Supreme Court chamber is decorated with a notable and permanent symbol of religion: Moses with the Ten Commandments.

“If all these government displays honoring the nation’s religious heritage do not violate the Establishment Clause, the town’s ‘Merry Christmas’ sign certainly does not,” ADF wrote.

“In Lynch, the court noted that ‘to forbid the use of this one passive symbol – the crèche – at the very time people are taking note of the season with Christmas hymns and carols in public schools and other public places, and while Congress and legislatures open sessions with prayers by paid chaplains would be a stilted over-reaction contrary to our history and to our holdings.'”

It’s amazing how quickly townships and government forget how the establishment clause works.

There’s nothing wrong with items of religious importance being on government property.

The only time issues occur is when the government enforces a religious practice as would happen in a theocracy.

Do you think the town is over reacting in this case? Tell us in the comments below.

American Patriot Daily News Network  12/30/15