"Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday signed a law protecting Christmas and other holiday celebrations in Texas public schools from legal challenges -- but also stressed that freedom of religion is not the same thing as freedom from religion.
"Dubbed the 'Merry Christmas bill,' the bipartisan measure sailed through the state House and Senate to reach Perry's desk.
"It
removes legal risks of saying "Merry Christmas" in schools while also
protecting traditional holiday symbols, such as a menorah or nativity
scene, as long as more than one religion and a secular symbol are also
reflected."
And now Alabama is considering a similar course. Sounds like a good thing to me, so I say thanks to Texas, more power to y'all and Merry Christmas to all y'all.
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Did you think you would see the day when we had to pass a law so our children would be free to say Merry Christmas to a schoolmate?
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