Checkin' the Naughty and Nice Lists (for the second time of many)

A site called War on the War on Christmas (Update: the list originally came from the Liberty Counsel at HelpSaveChristmas.org; thanks to Dumb Ox for pointing that out to me!) has their own version of the "Nice & Naughty" retailer list--like the one PatrickA has started. Here are some clips from their article of a few of the stores that Patrick has yet to mention that were noted there (By the way, I don't necessarily support that site; I'm just using it as a source here.). These are direct quotes from the other article, but I edited out stores that Patrick had already mentioned; I weeded out some less relevant details; and I stylized it a bit--with colors and bold and italics.
But with no more adieu:

NAUGHTY:

"Banana Republic – Web site has “Holiday Gift Guide” with no mention of any Christmas.

"Bed Bath & Beyond – No mention of any holidays.

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"Dick’s Sporting Goods – Web site says gifts and has images, but no mention of Christmas.

"Eddie Bauer – Customer service would not recognize Christmas...

"Gap – “Holiday Survival Guide” no mention of Christmas.

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"Lowes – In 2005, Lows stated they would modify their ads and no longer say things such as “Holiday trees”, however, their Web site has Holiday Living department and Holiday gift cards. Will not allow employees to greet customers with “Merry Christmas”.

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"Mills Fleet Farm – (WI, MN, IA and ND) Changed their Christmas Catalog to “Toy and Gift Catalog”, replaced Christmas signs with “Holiday” signs. No mention of Christmas at all.

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It's interesting to note that this site put both K-Mart and Toys R' Us on the NAUGHTY list, whereas Patrick put it on the NICE list. Here's a comparison of their opinions:

Patrick on K-Mart: Another great example of a company not afraid to mention Christmas. Watch one of their commercials and you'll be pleased to hear copious mention of the term, and their slogan is "Where Christmas comes together". Also, they have one particular ad that begins with the slogan "Christmas on Elm Street", and two women go through the commercial singing alternative lyrics to the tune of "Hark! The Herald Angels, Sing". Sure, it wasn't the real lyrics about Jesus but it's closer than the new-age crap some of the retailers dish out, LOL....

Other site on K-Mart: Selling “Holiday trees” and “Holiday wreaths.”

Patrick on Toys R' Us: I'm not very familiar with Toys 'R' Us' initial Christmas campaign this year, but I think they were originally using "holiday", and were forced to use "Christmas" after a few threatened boycotts from small groups. Now, they still feature a "Holiday Shop", but have the slogan "Make it merrier this Christmas". It's a start. In either case, in today's PC-world we are forced to be content with even one measly mention of Christmas.

Other site on Toys R' Us: No mention of Christmas. “…Toys ‘R’ Us aims to be neutral in this regard… We endeavor to make our stores festive, while respecting that our customers celebrate many different customs throughout the holidays.”.

I guess you decide where these companies are on your list.

NICE:

"Dillard’s ~ Advertising their Christmas Catalog.

"JC Penney ~ Web site has their Christmas shipping countdown.

"Joann Fabrics ~ Offers Christmas and Holiday fabrics.

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"L.L. Bean ~ Advertising and distributing their Christmas Catalog.

"Linens ‘N Things ~ Has a Christmas Shop and Christmas Checklist.

"Macy’s ~ “Merry Christmas!” on the homepage of their Web site.

"Michaels ~ Web site has a Christmas section.

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This list still isn't complete--of course--and, as I pointed out, there are points of controversy to be resolved. But, there are some good pieces of information in here.

~ Kingdom Advancer

More Than One Way to War on Christmas

From Pushing Back the Frontiers of Ignorance and BREITBART.com :

"A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall during the Christmas rush, authorities said.
Investigators said Derrick Shareef, 22, of Rockford, was acting alone and never actually obtained any grenades.
"He fixed on a day of December 22nd on Friday ... because it was the Friday before Christmas and thought that would be the highest concentration of shoppers that he could kill and injure," said Robert Grant, the agent in charge of the Chicago FBI office. Authorities said Shareef had been under investigation since September, when he told an acquaintance that "he wanted to commit acts of violent jihad against targets in the United States as well as commit other crimes." "

I know this doesn't have much to do with what we traditionally think of as the War on Christmas, but I found it intriguing anyway. I just wonder what some stores would say his reasoning was: "Because it was the Friday before December 25th" ; "Because it was the Friday before 'The Holidays'" ; "Because it would've been the holiday rush" ; "Because people would've been doing their last minute shopping before December 24th." Please...
The heart of America (Christians, traditionalists, and even some moderates) is fighting two battles simultaneously: one against secular-progressives and one against Islamic Fascists. One is trying to push Christians and traditionalists (and their beliefs and views) out of the public eye and square and into a dark, hidden corner--provided that they still get our money--and the other is trying to kill us. Both clearly disdain our faith and our views. While one might try to openly deny it, the other doesn't mind blatantly calling us "The Great Satan" and calling for "jihad." One seems to somewhat accept all religions except fundamentalist Christianity, and the other despises all religions except Islam.

~Kingdom Advancer