On Their Knees Thanking Jesus for Being Born

The Esteemed Mr. Bill O'Reilly, in some earlier stages of his battle against the so-called "War on Christmas:

O'REILLY: What's happened is frightening. A legal assault by the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union] combined with the media that blatantly promotes secularism has succeeded in convincing some Americans that the words 'Merry Christmas' are inappropriate while celebrating the national holiday of Christmas.

This, of course, is nuts. Anyone offended by the words 'Merry Christmas' has problems not even St. Nicholas could solve.

Every company in America should be on its knees thanking Jesus for being born. Without Christmas, most American businesses would be far less profitable; more than enough reason for businesses to be screaming Merry Christmas.

Ahh yes. Every American corporation has much thanks they must owe the baby Lord Christ, and Bill O'Reilly has taken the prophetic leadership role to ensure that we all remember this Holiday Season in the correct framework and light. With his noble allies, he'll assure that when buying all of our junk at Macy's, Target, Wal-Mart, and Amazon.com, you are able to sweetly thank the Lord Christ.

O'Reilly is, of course, an Irish Catholic, with his thoughts about the hard-line concerns about the new Pope Benedict XVI. But what does the Pope of the Catholic church say about secularist war-mongers destroying the moral code and values exhibited during the Christmas season?

"In today's consumer society, this time of the year unfortunately suffers from a sort of commercial 'pollution' that threatens to alter its real spirit," the Pope told a large crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday to hear his weekly Angelus blessing.

He said Christmas should be marked with sober celebrations and urged Christians to display a nativity crib in their houses as "a simple but effective way of showing their faith and conveying it to their children."

CONSUMERISM is POLLUTING the Christmas message. While Bill O'Reilly wants to force every coporate entity to get "on their knees" for Jesus during Christmas, his own religion's highest figure says that this is exactly what damages the purpose of Christmas. How do we reconcile that, Mr. Bill?