officials in the Kreuzberg district banned the display of anything that celebrates the Christian holiday – because Muslims might be offended. --- not an American concern.
in Jerusalem <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem>, Israel<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel> the Lobby for Jewish Values, with support of the Jerusalem Rabbinate<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Rabbinate_of_Israel>, has handed out fliers condemning Christmas and have called for a boycott of "restaurants and hotels that sell or put up Christmas trees and other 'foolish' Christian symbols" In 1647, the Puritan-led English Parliament banned the celebration of Christmas, replacing it with a day of fasting and considering it "a popish<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popish> festival with no biblical justification", and a time of wasteful and immoral behavior.[21]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_controversy#cite_note-21> Protests followed as pro-Christmas rioting broke out in several cities and for weeks Canterbury <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury> was controlled by the rioters, who decorated doorways with holly<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly> and shouted royalist <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalism> slogans.[22]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_controversy#cite_note-Durston-22> The book *The Vindication of Christmas*(London, 1652) argued against the Puritans, and makes note of Old English Christmas traditions, dinner, roast apples on the fire, card playing, dances with "plow-boys" and "maidservants", and carol singing.[23]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_controversy#cite_note-23> The Restoration <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Restoration> of King Charles II <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England> in 1660 ended the ban, but many clergymen still disapproved of Christmas celebration. In Scotland <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland>, the Presbyterian Church of Scotland<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Scotland> also discouraged observance of Christmas. James VI commanded its celebration in 1618, but attendance at church was scant.[24]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_controversy#cite_note-24> In Colonial America <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_America>, the Puritans of New England <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England> disapproved of Christmas, and celebration was outlawed in Boston<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston> from 1659 to 1681.[25]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_controversy#cite_note-25> [26] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_controversy#cite_note-Time-26> The ban by the Pilgrims was revoked by English governor Edmund Andros<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Andros>, however it was not until the mid-19th century that celebrating Christmas became fashionable in the Boston region. On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:29:13 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > ** > BareNakedIslam posted: "Don’t expect to see Christmas lights, > Christmas trees, or other Christmas decorations in one part of Berlin, > Germany, even on private property, after officials in the Kreuzberg > district banned the display of anything that celebrates the Christian > holiday" > New post on *BARE NAKED ISLAM* > <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1> BERLIN: Outdoor Christmas > decorations banned because they might offend > Muslims<http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/09/24/berlin-outdoor-christmas-decorations-banned-because-they-might-offend-muslims/> > by > BareNakedIslam <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1> > > Don’t expect to see Christmas lights, Christmas trees, or other Christmas > decorations in one part of Berlin, Germany, even on private property, after > officials in the Kreuzberg district banned the display of anything that > celebrates the Christian holiday – because Muslims might be offended. > WND (h/t AtomicSpud) “Why should religious festivals be celebrated in > public?” asked Social Democratic […] > > Read more of this > post<http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/09/24/berlin-outdoor-christmas-decorations-banned-because-they-might-offend-muslims/> > *BareNakedIslam <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1>* | September > 24, 2013 at 2:32 am | URL: http://wp.me/p276zM-Y7J > > > Comment<http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/09/24/berlin-outdoor-christmas-decorations-banned-because-they-might-offend-muslims/#respond> > > See all > comments<http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/09/24/berlin-outdoor-christmas-decorations-banned-because-they-might-offend-muslims/#comments> > > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf&email=goosepickles%40gmail.com>. > > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/09/24/berlin-outdoor-christmas-decorations-banned-because-they-might-offend-muslims/ > > > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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