Family Group Forces Retailers to Say ‘Merry Christmas’

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Oddly, the American Family Association thinks everyone in America is Christian and celebrates the Christmas holiday. Certainly the vast majority are and do and the recent politically correct shift from labeling everything formerly known as “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays” may have gone too far but we’re not sure we need an organization to force companies to say “Merry Christmas” in their marketing. But, unsurprisingly, in our overly issue-oriented world, there is.

The American Family Association has been boycotting stores such as Sears and Target for not including “Merry Christmas” in their signage and advertising. Apparently, the AFA is quite powerful. Both retailers have relented and added “Merry Christmas” to their messaging. We don’t know what’s more stupid; forcing a retailer to adhere to one particular religion over another or the politically correct insanity that got us here in the first place.

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