Chez Chesler

BostonHerald.com - Local & Regional: Bah humbug! Marley brothers fight to ‘save’ Christmas What's with the goyim that their holiday always needs to be saved?

“In five years, I fear there’ll be no Christmas,” said Marley, a self-made developer. “This is America. When you come to America, you come here because of what it offers you. Don’t come to this country and try to change things to suit you.”

Good for him. I didn't come to America, neither did my parents.

Shopper Russell Smith, 40, of Boston, said, “It seems illogical to redefine a holiday. Either say nothing or say, ‘Merry Christmas.’ ”

Yes. Calling it a "winter vacation" doesn't make it anything but a Christmas vacation.

“Christmas,” Marley lamented, “is under attack. This year, I will not shop in any store that does not display the words Merry Christmas. Christmas holds a special place in everybody’s heart who celebrates it. To each their own. It’s that simple.”

Good for him. I wish him luck in his quest to remind people that Christmas is only for people who celebrate it. The USA very clearly prohibits the establishment of a religion. Christmas is not a civic holiday, it is a religious holiday, and it should be accomodated, but not celebrated, but the government. If Macy's or Sheehan's choose to "celebrate" any holiday, that's purely a business decision, and they should do only what brings in the most business. If the Marleys can convince these stores that pretending a religious holiday does not exist while simultaneously celebrating it is bad business because it offends everybody, both those who celebrate the holiday and those who don't, good for them. Update: Their web site is wwww.savingchristmasinmass.homestead.com