My local rag strikes again. Here is my response. They haven't run many adversarial letters since Election Day, but here is my latest attempt to take another brick out of the wall.
Dear Letters Editor,
Your December 19, 2004 lead editorial Commanding disdain dogmatically asserted that " the Ten Commandments movement is part of a much broader strategy to inject sectarian beliefs into America's pluralistic culture." You then insisted that , "the current fad of defiance in the expression "Merry Christmas" is part of that same sad movement." My Oxford English Dictionary defines "pluralistic" as "the existence or toleration of a diversity of ethnic groups or differing cultures and views within a society. "
I'm curious. If we truly live in a pluralistic society, who is it exactly that we are defying when we say "Merry Christmas"? Is there some government office where we are supposed to apply for a permit?
I don't care if the Ten Commandments are posted in public buildings. I do care that there are powerful people in the media and the judiciary who think they have the right to regulate when, where and how I utter religious sentiments. The left have formed a habit of pre-emptively oppressing a majority that has no desire to oppress them. The liberals keep pushing, and are outraged when people start to push back. I remember when the word liberal meant generous and flexible. What happened?
Regards,
Megan
