(via Western Journalism) — Even as many spend the holiday season away from family and friends, the military personnel who fight for American liberties continue to see their own stripped away. The latest illustration of this trend came with a soldier’s complaint that he was instructed not to use the potentially offensive word “Christmas.”
Reports indicate an Army officer at Mississippi’s Camp Shelby gave the order earlier this month, leading at least one soldier to speak out. The Liberty Institute has offered its voice to the issue, with attorney Michael Berry expressing his disappointment with the officer’s order.
“Are they going to have the ‘Merry Christmas’ police going around issuing citations to a soldier who slips and says the word?” he wondered.
Berry contended the Army is “treating Christmas like it’s pornography” before reconsidering. “As a matter of fact, the Army actually treats pornography better than it does Christmas.”
While an Army public affairs official explained personnel are only encouraged to use the bland “holiday” designation, the soldier who initiated this debate asserts it was a direct order.
“Our equal opportunity representative stopped by the briefing room and told us that we can’t say Christmas,” the individual told Fox News columnist Todd Starnes. “Almost the entire room blew up. Everybody was frustrated.”
“Between the Air Force and the Army,” the soldier continued, “it’s like they don’t like Christian values, they don’t like the word ‘Christ’ or ‘Christmas.’ They don’t like you talking about it.”
As school children in Texas realize their handmade cards for wounded veterans will not be delivered due to the inclusion of the word “Christmas,” soldiers in Mississippi learn they cannot even utter the holiday’s name.
If any group should be free to embrace their personal faith, it is the military. Unfortunately, these brave men and women are at the forefront of an all-out attack on such displays.
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