OpEdNews - Page 3 of Article: It's OK to say "Merry Christmas"

Bush buried himself in the deepest hole in trying to define patriotism. Patriotism is a personal characteristic, a personal belief. The word and the concept are stretched almost to their breaking points during times of war.

Some say it's patriotic to unquestioningly engage in warfare because "your government says it's necessary". This is patriotism through protecting your country by fighting a war.

Some say it is patriotic to at least question the government's reasoning before engaging in warfare. This is patriotism through certainty and the genuine elimination of alternative approaches.

Some say it's patriotic to oppose a war that the government says is necessary if it becomes clear that it, indeed, is not. This is patriotism by truly protecting your country and all who inhabit it.

Some people are pacifists who say that love of one's fellow man or woman is enough reason to avoid a war, no matter if it's considered patriotic or not.

Attempting to paint a segment of the population unpatriotic because of its belief toward religion flies in the face of Article VI and the inscription on The Statue of Liberty.

The last paragraph of the Caribou woman's letter, in its entirety, is, "God already has blessed each of us with his most precious gift: his son. His gift is yours for the receiving. But it is your choice. I pray you choose wisely. Merry Christmas."

Although I hope that she has a very Merry Christmas, I also hope that, when Christmas has come and gone, this woman searches the internet for a copy of The Constitution of The United States and I hope that she, consequently, "choose(s) wisely" before publishing another un-American, unpatriotic, exclusionary letter.

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