Comments on: The Gap Hates Christmas, Say Christians with Tunnel Vision

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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:32:28 +0000

[...] song to wish you a Happy Hanukkah! Good for you Orrin! Unlike some other Christmas warriors, who got pissed off at the Gap for daring to mention Hanukkah and other holidays alongside the almighty Christmas — as [...]

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:58:51 +0000

It still shocks me that an ad like this is some sort of coup. I already spend too much money at Banana Republic, but now I can pretend that I’m doing so as a ‘pro-cott.’

By: FS

FS — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:47:07 +0000

Christians should look to history and to Jeremiah in their bible for real problems with Christmas. It is such a hypocritical holiday and surrounds innocent children and lies.

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30:04 +0000

It says “go without a tree” not “go add a tree”

By: Fiona

Fiona — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:17 +0000

I think that’s a great ad. First time I’ve seen it – need more of them!

By: Mark Greene

Mark Greene — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:54:37 +0000

“Holiday” is just “holy” and “day” made into one word, so why are the religious even complaining? They get their way regardless.

By: plumberbob

plumberbob — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:53:45 +0000

And to think that the early church moved their Xmas celebration from sometime in the spring or summer when sheep are in the fields to the solstice to compete with Saturnalia.

By: Jennifer Gray

Jennifer Gray — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:35:27 +0000

I sent this e-mail using the AFA’s link:

Dear Chairman Murphy:

My family seems to get caught up in the imaginary “War on Christmas” every year, and my sister forwarded me the link to the AFA’s call for a boycott of Gap stores because of your recent TV advertisement. I feel that I should send you a positive e-mail to counteract this nonsense.

Thank you for being inclusive and acknowleging that non-Christians also shop for the holidays. To take a line from the AFA’s form letter (but with some key changes):

Your actions make me feel great about doing my shopping at Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic stores this holiday. I will also alert my atheist, agnostic, Jewish, and more tolerant Christian friends about your practice. There are too many stores who acknowlege intolerant groups like the AFA, and for that, they should be ashamed.

Go Gap!

By: jolly

jolly — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:15:51 +0000

The AFA is just a bunch of Glen Beck’s teabaggers with winter coats. Ignorant even of the subject that they are upset about.

By: Kev

Kev — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:10:47 +0000

G-reat
A-theist
P-lace

The real reason for the boycott.