What War on Christmas? ACLU Fights for Christmas Tree!

[Ed Brayton]

AAsch at aol.com wrote:

>  
> Unfortunately, I also saw last month that Jay Sekulow of the ACLJ 
> added to the misinformation in his article at:
>  
> http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JaySekulow/2006/11/28/the_aclu_targets_christians
>  
> (not only does the title of Jay Sekulow's article add to the 
> misinformation, that article includes a claim that the ACLU has a 
> "never-ending quest to completely eradicate all things religious from 
> public life.")
>  
> I've never understood why people who should know better still frame 
> a disagreement about the meaning of the Establishment Clause as 
> something like "targeting Christians." Or, really, I'm afraid I DO 
> understand.
>  

I certainly understand: that kind of simplieminded boogeyman-building is 
how you raise money. If the statement was accurate (something like "the 
ACLU strongly supports the exercise of religious expression in the 
public square as long as the forum is open to everyone but sometimes 
goes a little too far while opposing all instances of government 
endorsement of religion or favoritism toward one religion") it just 
wouldn't scare the bejeezus out of people and prompt them to open up 
their checkbooks.

Ed Brayton (and yes, I'm well aware that you can find the same kind of 
simpleminded rhetoric from many on the other side as well)
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