Comments on: Arizona is Now Christmas-Safe

By: Jodie

Jodie — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:24:50 +0000

I’m doing my part as a covert operative in the war on Christmas. I put up my tree the Sunday after Thanksgiving, sent out my Christmas cards December 7th, started listening to carols on the first, and put my dog in a Santa hat…..All the while celebrating as a secular holiday in the spirit of peace on earth and goodwill toward men. I give out my last batch of Christmas cookies Monday. Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!

By: everettattebury

everettattebury — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:14:37 +0000

Brewer said state agencies cannot participate in any “censorship of the lawful celebration and acknowledgement of Christmas, Hanukkah or any other recognized religious holiday.”

Ganulin vs United States: "Courts have repeatedly recognized that the Christmas holiday has become largely secularized. ...By giving federal employees a paid vacation day on Christmas, the government is doing no more than recognizing the cultural significance of the holiday. " So Christmas is not a religious holiday, but a secular one. If the celebration of a religion's holiday is done to promote or advance that religion, and if there is no secular purpose for the government recognizing the holiday, then it is probably a violation of the Establishment Clause. By the way, Hannukah is not on the list of official holidays in Arizona.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:53:56 +0000

I’m marking Arizona off my atheist conquest map. Curse those meddling Christians!

By: Colin

Colin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:17:15 +0000

The Lord works in mysterious ways. It’s clear that God ordained that Obama would win and call the former Arizona governor to head Homeland Security, all so that Brewer could rise to become Governor.

By: muggle

muggle — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:42:28 +0000

Isn’t it interesting how an all-knowing, all-powerful “God” always picks some absolute nut cake to put in office?

By: Reginald Selkirk

Reginald Selkirk — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:03:04 +0000

And Brewer said state agencies cannot participate in any “censorship of the lawful celebration and acknowledgement of Christmas, Hanukkah or any other recognized religious holiday.” But they could censor any unlawful celebration, right? So that pronouncement is an empty bag of words. I like the way they include Hannukah, just to give the impression that they are inclusive. No mention of kwanza, winter solstice, Ashura, Festivus, etc. Should we assume those are included, or not?

By: AZSuperman01

AZSuperman01 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:56:27 +0000

Maybe if she stopped praying and started actually doing her job they could get the AZ budget balanced! The AZ budget was supposed to be balanced back in June, but it STILL isn't... and now the news is saying the state may be writing IOU's for state employee wages and tax returns as early as February. See story here: AZ May Run Out of Money in February

By: Trace

Trace — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:20:55 +0000

“God has placed me in this powerful position as Arizona’s governor”

Oh dear.

By: Matto the Hun

Matto the Hun — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:37:56 +0000

Yeah because poor Christians and X-mas are under attack, meanwhile a duly elected councilman in NC is being told he cannot serve because he doesn’t believe their almighty imaginary friend .

Odd how the gov. claims she was “appointed by GOD” (gah, typing that hurt more than crapping a porcupine). So was “God” too feeble to stop that nefarious atheist in NC? Or maybe “He” wants more atheism in NC…

By: Tim Carroll

Tim Carroll — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:37:38 +0000

“God has placed me in this powerful position as Arizona’s governor” – Gee, I didn’t realize god even voted.
Seriously, when has anyone *ever* tried to prevent an american citizen from celebrating anything as they see fit? Oh, yeah, the christians do it all the time.