Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Boycotting God

Jerry Falwell and his congregation have started the "Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign."  The point of this campaign is to educate people about their freedom to celebrate Christmas (it is a federally recognized holiday), talk incessantly about it and to boycott companies that don't say "Merry Christmas."  The best part:

That's not good enough for American Family Association President Tim Wildmon, who wants to see "Merry Christmas" signs displayed prominently "if they expect Christians to come in and buy products during this so-called season."

And he isn't worried if they offend people who aren't Christian.

"They can walk right by the sign," Wildmon said. "It's a federal holiday. If someone is upset by that, well, they should know that they are living in a predominantly Christian nation."


You know, they do have a point.  I was trying to think of the best way to sort of go against this, and while I thought about boycotting Christmas, I thought better of that because I really do like Christmas, gifts, trees, sweaters and consumerism.
I think this year we should all celebrate by boycotting Christianity.
That is, in the coming month be sure to explain why God doesn't exist or facts about Christmas' origin in a succinct, festive fashion.  You can do this in a number of ways.  There are the classic epithets:

"Merry Christmas, God is dead."
"Have a Merry Christmas and remember we celebrate Jesus dying in three months!"

You could get more factual:

"Merry Christmas, the date of which was used to convert Pagans!"
"Merry Christmas, though no one knows when Jesus was born."
"Merry Christmas, Jesus was nailed to a pine a tree."
"Merry Christmas, or Saturnalia, because that's it's real name, isn't it?"
"Have a Merry Christmas, I hope you live past 33."
"Merry Christmas, I hope your reliance on religion for answers to life's questions really works out for you."

There's also the festive boycotting of Church.  Do not go to Church.  Also, no praying.  And most importantly, do not donate money to any religious organizations.  This includes those Salvation Army bell ringers.  I think it's important to to stand up for what you do not believe in this Christmas season.

"Merry Christmas, fuck off."

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