A Christmas Scam

Thanks to a tip from MEJ's Bill in DC

Is the Christmas under attack outcry by elements of the Radical Religious Right just a fund raising ploy?

Those on the other side of these battles say the Christian groups are wildly exaggerating the threats from a phantom enemy for the purpose of mobilizing evangelicals to contribute funds (some groups are explicitly using the Christmas issue to raise money) or to become politically active.

But what about that dreaded enemy of Christians everywhere, the ACLU?

On the Christmas fight, the American Civil Liberties Union, the group most often cited as the enemy of traditionalists, says it has not filed a single case blocking Christmas displays this year and cites half a dozen instances over the past year in which it has fought on the side of more religious expression.

This is like the gay marriage issue or abortion, a way for Radical Christian groups to scare the flock, get more of their money and increase political clout.

(cross posted at Running Scared because I'm lazy)