Sarah Palin explains how Thomas Jefferson would have fought along her side in the ‘War on Christmas’
deathandtaxesmag.com
Noted historical scholar Sarah Palin gave a convocation at Liberty University, the Christian college founded by Jerry Fallwell, explaining how Thomas Jefferson–a man who wrote his own Bible omitting any and all “miracles,” including the virgin birth–would have been so super mad at all the “angry atheists” that are trying to abort the baby Jesus from Christmas. Her word choice, not mine:
Via Raw Story:
“He would recognize those who would want to try to ignore that Jesus is the reason for the season, those who would want to try to abort Christ from Christmas,” she said. “He would recognize that, for the most part, these are angry atheists armed with an attorney. They are not the majority of Americans.”…
“Why is it they get to claim some offense taken when they see a plastic Jewish family on somebody’s lawn – a nativity scene, that’s basically what it is right?” she said. “Oh, they take such offense, though. They say that it physically even can hurt them and mentally it distresses them so they sue, right?”
“But heaven forbid we claim any type of offense when we say, ‘Wait, you’re stripping Jesus from the reason, as the reason for the season,’ but heaven forbid we claim any type of offense,” Palin said. “So that double standard, I think Thomas Jefferson would certainly recognize it and stand up and he wouldn’t let anybody tell him to sit down and shut up.”
Not to be all “strawman alert!” but as far as I know, there have been no protests, ever, about people having nativity scenes, or Bathtub Marys or anything on their own property. That’s not really a thing. If it’s a city-sanctioned thing, then yeah, there’s a problem, because you’ve got the government giving preference to a religion. What’s so hard to understand about that, I’ll never know.
Palin also suggested that, because Thomas Jefferson had lived near Liberty University, there was “something in the water” in that area. Huh.
I really hope we can put an end to this whole “War on Christmas” thing this year. because it’s getting ridiculous. What’s the big deal here again? They want people to say “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays”? What is it of their business what other people say? What if those people aren’t Christian? What if they’re Jewish? What if they’re greeting someone whose religious affiliation they don’t know? I don’t understand why this matters to them.
No one is trying to take their holiday away. They can have all the holidays they want for all I care. Make up new ones! Be as festive as they like! Just don’t demand that I participate or fund it with my tax dollars.
Not to mention it’s just silly to bring a man who’s been dead for god knows how long into the argument. Particularly if it’s someone who was very frank about his position on the separation of church and state. I’d argue with it, but I don’t need to go back to the 1700s to find someone who agrees with me on things.
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