Many may not know this, but Utah Senator Chris Buttars recently took a break from his duties as Gayle Ruzika and the Eagle Forums' whipping boy at the Utah state legislature to take a position as Head Elf at the North Pole. Yes, its true. What else could explain this switch from his usual endeavor to malign other people to his new urge to spread good cheer? Now many who were aware of this broke out in a short-lived celebration when, without resigning his position with Santa or removing his green tights, velvet jacket and pointy hat, he returned to Utah, marched to the State Capitol and declared that we are a "Christian nation and ought to use the word [merry Christmas]." Apparently, he wants to cash in on his cachet as an Elf and an elected official to pass a non-binding resolution to encourage Utah business owner to wish everyone a "merry Christmas."
Unfortunately, before Sen. Buttars could do this, a few mavericks in the Utah legislature passed a non-binding resolution of their own. It first reminded our rather good natured Christmas Elf Chris Butters that while Santa at the North Pole may demand that he and his fellow comrades pepper their greetings with "Merry Christmas," we cannot do the same here in the United States. No, it went on to state that while we may be viewed as a "Christian Nation," we are a multicultural and democratic nation and we invite people of all faiths, or of no faith, to worship how, when and where they choose, and to wish others a "merry" whatever or a "happy holiday." Lastly, it stated that, unlike the good old USA where we frown upon using government to force people to think, dress and talk in a way that favors a particular religion, it was proposed that when Sen. Buttars finished with his Christmas duties up North, he may want to look for employment in Iran where he can help that "Muslim Nation" make sure that its citizens, regardless of their faith, by pain of death, only wish people a "Merry Jihad" and not a, "Happy Holiday," or "Merry Christmas," and definitely not a "Happy Hannukka." This is only right, the resolution indicated, since after all Iran is a "Muslim Nation."
Copyright December 3, 2008
