Stuff your Chrismukkah

American Family Association puts it this way: "Old Navy, Gap and Banana Republic are owned by the same company. And all three boycott Christmas. At these stores, Christmas isn't allowed because a handful of non-Christians are offended. Old Navy doesn't want to offend non-Christians. But they sure don't worry about offending Christians ... Old Navy even makes a joke of Christmas by offering video greetings called "Happy Chrismukkah."

AFA also called out names of Target, Kroger, Office Max, Walgreens, Sears, Staples, Lowe's, J.C. Penney, Dell and Best Buy for omitting Christmas in their advertising.

Well, just like President Bush's Christmas cards. Just like many of the Christmas cards I've received this year. No Christmas, thank you. Don't want to offend, you see.

Dix Burke writing in the Dispatch letters column has the best idea yet for anyone who is "offended by the name of Jesus Christ, the word Christmas, Christian symbols, etc. The initial step would be to notify their employers immediately that they are petitioning for the right to work on Dec. 25 when it falls on a normal workday because they are offended by having to take the day off to celebrate the birthday of someone in whom they don't believe." Same with gifting, feasting, decorating, all of which would relieve the pressure from businesses "loathe to have to say Merry Christmas ..."

Amen.