The city of Richmond, Virginia, has turned coward because the new sponsor of its annual parade wants to ban the word "Christmas."
Update:
Richmond heard you - LOUD and CLEAR! Restores 'Christmas' to parade name
Richmond parade organizers do "about face" and put Christmas back in parade title
October 6, 2010
Dear Friend,
You did it! There's no question that your taking time to get involved has influenced Dominion Services and Richmond, Virginia, parade organizers to reverse an earlier decision to replace "Christmas" with "holiday."
Late yesterday afternoon, after thousands of emails and hundreds of phone calls to Dominion, parade organizers posted a statement on their website stating, "In light of the outpouring of support for retaining 'Christmas' in the name, our board has voted to change the name to the 'Dominion Christmas Parade.'"
Read their complete statement here. As a slight clarification, the Richmond statement says it was their idea to change the name. However, Dominion had no problem with it. Either way, your action made the difference!
Companies need to know you will stand up for the meaning of Christmas. As Christians, we can remind everyone that Christ is the true meaning of Christmas by being a witness.
When Dominion, an energy company, took over sponsorship of the parade,
it told the city it no longer wanted to use "Christmas" as part of the parade name. Instead, Dominion said it will be known as the "
Dominion Holiday Parade."
AFA immediately send an
Action Alert into the states where Dominion operates. Thousands have taken action against this anti-Christmas company by contacting them.
We will win this battle...and many more like it.
Companies need to know you will stand up for the meaning of Christmas. As Christians, we can remind everyone that Christ is the true meaning of Christmas by being a witness.
Say "Merry Christmas" to your friends, your church, your school or your whole community by giving away these beautiful Christmas buttons.
Order enough buttons to give to your family, friends and fellow church members. Urge them to "Wear 'em, Share 'em." These simple buttons represent a way that we can be salt and light in our secular culture.
It is very important that you forward this alert to your friends and family members.
