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ALLIANCE DEFENSE
FUND NEWS RELEASE
December 8, 2006 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020
ADF CHRISTMAS
PROJECT MEDIA KIT AVAILABLE AT
www.saychristmas.org/docs/mediakit.pdf.
Louisiana legislators to receive information on Christmas expression
today
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.
— Alliance Defense Fund allied attorneys
have contacted nearly 11,500 school districts across the nation within
the last month explaining the law with regard to the celebration of
Christmas in the public schools. In addition, information has been
sent to mayors of more than 5,500 cities.
Louisiana legislators will receive information on Christmas expression
from ADF and the Louisiana Family Forum today as the legislature
commences a 10-day special session. The letter the legislators will
receive can be read at
www.telladf.org/UserDocs/ADF-LFF-letter.pdf.
“Of course it’s ridiculous that Americans have to think twice about
whether it’s okay to say Merry Christmas,” said ADF Senior Counsel Joe
Infranco. “It’s time to repair the damage organizations like the ACLU
have done to America’s favorite holiday. It’s a sad day in this
country when you have to retain an attorney to wish someone a Merry
Christmas. And an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose censoring
Christmas.”
According to recent polls,
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95 percent of shoppers
are not offended by being greeted with “Merry Christmas,” but 46
percent take offense when greeted with “Happy Holidays” (Zogby,
2006).
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5 percent of Americans
celebrate Christmas (Fox News/Opinion Dynamics, 2005).
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90 percent of Americans
recognize Christmas as the birthday of Jesus Christ (Gallup, 2000).
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88 percent of Americans
say it is okay for people to wish others “Merry Christmas” and the
majority of Americans are more likely to wish someone they just met
“Merry Christmas” rather than “Happy Holidays” (CNN/USA
Today/Gallup, 2004).
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87 percent of Americans
believe nativity scenes should be allowed on public property (Fox
News/Opinion Dynamics, 2003).
The purpose of ADF’s
Christmas Project is to clear up misconceptions about seasonal
religious expression on public property (www.telladf.org/news/story.aspx?cid=3921).
ADF will represent people of faith, as well as school districts or
other entities, free of charge--as it has in numerous instances in
recent years--to defend their freedom of speech regarding Christmas,
even after Christmas is over.
ADF has prepared a free informational pamphlet titled “The Truth about
Religious Expression at Christmastime.” Informational legal
information letters that can be sent to school or municipal officials
regarding the law and Christmas expression are also available.
Concerned citizens can visit
www.saychristmas.org
or call 1-877-TELL-ADF.
ADF is a legal alliance defending the right to hear and
speak the Truth through strategy, training, funding, and litigation.
www.telladf.org
www.saychristmas.org
Additional Resources:
Zogby poll:
www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1213
Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll:
www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/poll_religion.pdf
Gallup polls:
poll.gallup.com/content/default.aspx?ci=14410&pg=2
ADF Christmas pamphlet, legal
memo, and other resources:
www.saychristmas.org/resources
DF Christmas Media Kit (for media
outlets only):
www.saychristmas.org/docs/mediakit.pdf
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