While the
BoiFromTroy and I are friendly when we see each other at the local gay bar, his assertion in a post on his site today that:
"Having no 'Christ' at Christmastime sort of seems like proposing that we take race out of the MLK Holiday or insist that we honor Soviet or Nazi war survivors on Veterans' Day"
Is well- actually typical for a guy who gets his talking points from Bill O'Reilly.
But here's what he's upset about. The
U.S. Marines have refused to distribute talking Jesus Dolls (also Virgin Mary, Moses, David and Esther dolls) in their Christmas Toys for Tots program. Why won't our state-sponsored military give out the dolls? Well, because not all needy kids happen to be Christian.
"We have to be everything for everybody," Maj. Bill Grein, vice president of Toys for Tots said Monday. "We don't know if the kids we help celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. For us, it's just a matter of financial need."
BoiFromTroy's response: "In a Holiday Season when many corporations are re-embracing 'Christmas', the United States Marines are making it clear that Christ has no part in the Holiday."
Yeah, I'm sure nothing will delight the heart of five-year old Issac Goldberg this December like
a talking Jesus doll that quotes John 3:16. Expect a lot more of "How the Right Will Save Christmas", type attacks this holiday season, because you see, in the minds of people like BoiFromTroy and Bill O'Reilly, Jesus' love and message is so weak, He needs
them to defend it from--um, Toys for Tots?
Speaking of which- if you'd like to make a donation to Toys for Tots this season-
go here.
While the BoiFromTroy and I are friendly when we see each other at the local gay bar, his assertion in a post on his site today that: