In 1960, The War On Christmas Started In July
Bruce Wilson printable version print page     Bookmark and Share
Tue Nov 13, 2007 at 03:14:41 PM EST
According to Bill O'Reilly, the War On Christmas is once again in full swing, expressed in the decision of a Colorado town to use white Christmas lights and plain wreaths rather than colored lights and fancier ornaments. The situation seems dire, but history reveals another story. According to a December 9, 1960 article from a publication by Billy James Hargis' Christian Crusade, The War On Christmas used to begin as early as July. The trend seems clear. The War On Christmas, which judging by the noise of O'Reilly and comrades only gets going now by October or November, has become lazy and soft. [image, above: full article posted in extended story]
NOTE: As an historical point, the Puritans actually invented the War on Christmas by instituting a ban on the holiday during their short tenure in power in England; they considered Christmas to be immoral (or even diabolical) and "Popish". After being more or less hounded out of England, the Puritans then exported their War On Christmas to the New World in the form of a ban on the holiday, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that was eventually lifted in 1681.

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