on december 8th, henry e. brown, jr. a house member from south carolina introduced H.res.951, with 17 co-sponsors :
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—representative brown issues a press release explaining his decision to introduce the bill:
(1) recognizes the importance of the symbols and traditions of Christmas;
(2) strongly disapproves of attempts to ban references to Christmas; and
(3) expresses support for the use of these symbols and traditions by those who celebrate Christmas.
"i am troubled by the growing sentiment that the phrase 'merry christmas' is not appropriate and i am worried that attempts to celebrate a 'politically correct' holiday season may cause the loss of some of the traditions sacred to this widely celebrated holiday.
i recognize that there are many religions that celebrate a variety of holidays this month and in accordance with the first amendment, i believe it is important to preserve the right for everyone to worship as they believe....
we must not forget that the true meaning of christmas is to celebrate of the birth of christ and i will continue to work to protect the sanctity of this great holiday."
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