More on the (non)War on Christmas

This "controversy" that Christmas was being somehow phased out and attacked was already rediculous. The entire premise started when someone decided the word "holiday" was responsible for this. This despite that Christmas is celebrated by a large majority of the country, and is simply NOT a minority in the legislative, executive or judicial branches.
Then this got more rediculous. The House of Reps actually went as far as to put up a resolution supporting this "war". Here is the text of the resolution (taken from Roscoe Bartlett's website):

"Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected.
Whereas Christmas is a national holiday celebrated on December 25; and
Whereas the Framers intended that the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States would prohibit the establishment of religion, not prohibit any mention of religion or reference to God in civic dialog: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) recognizes the importance of the symbols and traditions of Christmas;
(2) strongly disapproves of attempts to ban references to Christmas; and
(3) expresses support for the use of these symbols and traditions."

The four members who are wasting you taxpayer money and time: Jo Ann Davis(R, Virginia), Roscoe Bartlett (R, Maryland), Virgil Goode (R, Virginia) and Walter Jones (R, North Carolina). One member of the House, John Dingell (D, Michigan), made this response to this "controversy":

"Twas a week before Christmas, and all through the House, no bills were passed about which Fox News could grouse. Tax cuts to the wealthy were passed with great cheers, so vacations in Saint Bart‘s soon should be near. Katrina kids were all nestled snug in motel beds, while visions of school and homes danced in their heads. In Iraq, our soldiers need supplies and a plan, and nuclear weapons are being built in Iran. Gas prices shot up, consumer confidence fell. Americans feared we were on a fast track to—well, wait. We need a distraction. Something divisive and wily. A fabrication straight from the mouth of O‘Reilly."

This was something one could easily ignore. After all, it was from the mouth of O'Reilly, someone with a temper equal to that of Jack Thompson. But now that some people in Congress are using taxpayer money, it is now a problem.
Christmas isn't being threatened, no more so then the English language. Things about Chirstmas may be change, but one can hardly say there is any danger of the holiday being dropped from the calender. And what these "Defenders of Christmas" don't realize is that we live in a place that has a freedom of religion. Anyone can choose to hold a more religious form of Christmas, the more secular form of Christmas, or even not celebrate the holiday at all.
This could easily be billed as a sequel to William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.