>*Twas the month before Christmas* > >*When all through our land,* > >*Not a Christian was praying* > >*Nor taking a stand.* > >*See the PC Police had taken away,* > >*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.* > >*The children were told by their schools not to sing,* > >*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.* > >*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say* > >* December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.* > >*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit* > >*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!* > >*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod* > >*Something was changing, something quite odd! * > >*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa* > >*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.* > >*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down* > >* At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.* > >*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears* > >*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.* > >*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty* > >*Are words that were used to intimidate me.* > >*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen* > >*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton !* > >*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter* > >*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.* > >*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith* > >* Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace* > >*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded* > >*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.* > >*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'* > >*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.* > >*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say* > >*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS , > >not Happy Holiday !* > >Please, all Christians join together and > >wish everyone you meet > >MERRY CHRISTMAS >Christ is "The Reason" for the Christ-mas Season! It sounds Good to me. hdg >