(Author’s note: I know this is a long article, but believe me, the time it will take you to read it will be only a fraction of the time and effort that went into researching and writing it-Mike a.k.a. Mr. Right Opinion)

The more I read about this story, the more it chapped my butt. Imagine my chagrin when I got the email from the Patriot Post stating ““Democrats who supported a House resolution to honor Ramadan voted against a similar resolution to honor Christmas and Christianity….” I about swallowed the wad of dip I had in my mouth at the time.

But seriously, what has gotten into you crazy liberals? Since you “took control” of Congress, the best that you can do is pass a resolution to honor a RELIGIOUS holiday? And a Muslim one at that??? Come on now, give me a break! But it was not only loony liberals this time…there were some pretty loony Republicans on this bill as well! This is what our tax money is being spent on? To honor those who have killed us, and would again if given the opportunity?

And, by the way, where is all the outrage from the Loony Left regarding the “separation of Church and State” on this issue of honoring officially, as a government, Ramadan. Please indulge me as I give you the pleasure of reading a small portion of the masterful wording in the bill the House passed honoring this wonderful religion which murdered 3,000 of our citizens. The following comes from the Liberty Counsel website:

“Below is some of the Ramadan resolution.
Whereas Ramadan is the holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal for Muslims worldwide, and is the 9th month of the Muslim calendar year; and Whereas the observance of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan commenced at dusk on September 13, 2007, and continues for one lunar month: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives-- (1) recognizes the Islamic faith as one of the great religions of the world; (2) expresses friendship and support for Muslims in the United States and worldwide; (3) acknowledges the onset of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and conveys its respect to Muslims in the United States and throughout the world on this occasion; (4) rejects hatred, bigotry, and violence directed against Muslims, both in the United States and worldwide; and (5) commends Muslims in the United States and across the globe who have privately and publicly rejected interpretations and movements of Islam that justify and encourage hatred, violence, and terror.”

In this vote on the bill entitled, “Recognizing the commencement of Ramadan,” on the Democrat side, there were 224 yeas, 0 nays, 1 “present” vote, and 6 not voting. Amazingly, at least to me, 152 Republicans voted yea, ZERO voted Nay, while 41 voted “present,” and 8 abstained. This is very disappointing on two levels: Firstly, whether Democrat or Republican, members of the government should not be endorsing one religion over another; secondly, and even more disheartening to me, however, is the fact that not a single Republican had the anatomy to vote nay. Not a single one!

The only real silver lining I can derive from this vote is that only 75% of Republicans voted yea, while 97% of Democrats gave the “Ramadan Revolution” the thumbs up. Not really much of a silver lining, but I guess we’ll take what we can get. If you would like to see how your so-called representative voted, or want to read more of the resolution, go to: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll928.xml. It’s all there for you to see.

For any of my fellow Kentuckians who may read this article, I would like for you to know that NOT ONE of your elected, so-called “representatives” failed to vote Yea on this resolution. That’s right, ALL FOUR REPUBLICANS (Huge surprise, at least for me), and BOTH DEMOCRATS (no surprise there) voted to not only endorse a religion, but a religion whose self-proclaimed followers murdered 3,000 innocent United States citizens on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Do you remember that day?

And what of the wording of this resolution? “(1) recognizes the Islamic faith as one of the great religions of the world;” So, we are, as a government, going to honor Islam as one of the great religions of the world, but we are not, as a government, going to allow Christians to pray in schools?

“(2) expresses friendship and support for Muslims in the United States and worldwide;” This I don’t have a problem with. I mean, hey, if you’re going to be friendly with me, I’ll be friendly with you. However, is it really necessary to make it an Act of Congress? And I love this next part.

“(4) rejects hatred, bigotry, and violence directed against Muslims, both in the United States and worldwide.” Aren’t we, even as I write these words, in Afghanistan and Iraq directing violence toward Muslims? I know what the authors meant here (I think), but the irony is inescapable.

Now, to be fair to the House, they did vote to pass a resolution honoring Christmas and the TRUE meaning behind it. That much I will concede. However, while the honoring of Ramadan came in October, the Christmas resolution did not come until December 11...a full two months later. To me, this is symbolic of just where Christianity stands in this country-or at least in the hearts and minds of its leaders.

A portion of the text of this resolution is as follows: “Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

(1) recognizes the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world;

(2) expresses continued support for Christians in the United States and worldwide;

(3) acknowledges the international religious and historical importance of Christmas and the Christian faith;

(4) acknowledges and supports the role played by Christians and Christianity in the founding of the United States and in the formation of the western civilization;

(5) rejects bigotry and persecution directed against Christians, both in the United States and worldwide; and

(6) expresses its deepest respect to American Christians and Christians throughout the world."

Now, I’m not sure that there is a need for an Act of Congress to recognize the fact that Christ is the reason for both Christmas and the Christian faith. However, I am convinced that it would take MORE than an Act of Congress to afford Christians the same protection that modern political correctness affords Islam.

Again, let’s analyze some of the wording used. “(1) recognizes the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world.” Well, there is no doubt about that. Both Islam and Christianity are, without a doubt, two of the great religions in the world, although I am siding with Christianity.

“(2) expresses continued support for Christians in the United States and worldwide.” Now this is a joke, or at the very least, a facade. When is the last time you can remember Congress expressing support for Christians. At least up until this bill was passed. I guess they are safe in their wording here, because they haven’t done beans to support Christianity in my memory. It would be refreshing to see them do so, but that isn’t on their agenda.

“(4) acknowledges and supports the role played by Christians and Christianity in the founding of the United States and in the formation of the western civilization.” And just how do they plan to make this acknowledgement? Oh, I have an idea…let’s take prayer out of public schools. Oh yea, that’s been done. Well, we could take “one nation under God” out of the Pledge of Allegiance. Oh, we’re already working on that. Well, I am sure we’ll come up with another way to acknowledge the role played by Christians and Christianity in the founding of the United States and in the formation of the western civilization.

“(5) rejects bigotry and persecution directed against Christians, both in the United States and worldwide.” I about choked on another wad of dip when I read this one. Let’s see, we have “portraits” of religious figures “painted” in cow dung, and we allow it to be called art and fund it with tax money. Boy, I wish Congress would reject me with a few million dollars!

“(6) expresses its deepest respect to American Christians and Christians throughout the world." For commentary on this one, please see above.

And now for how the votes came down on the “Christmas Resolution.” Democrats-195 Yeas (kind of surprising), 9 Nays, 9 voting “present,” and a whopping 19 abstentions.

However, I again must express dismay with my fellow Republicans. They voted 177 Yeas, 0 Nays (I am happy to report that news), 1 “present” vote, and a truly disappointing 21 abstentions. I am baffled and bewildered beyond belief (how’s that for alliteration?)! How could 21 of what are supposed to be “conservatives” not vote on this, when only eight of you abstained on the vote to honor a Muslim religious holiday???

When I started writing this article, I thought I would be writing about the outrageous facts that I received in a Patriot Post brief which stated “Democrats who supported a House resolution to honor Ramadan voted against a similar resolution to honor Christmas and Christianity... 18 Democrats voted ‘nay’ or ‘present’ on a resolution to ‘recognize the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith.’” And, indeed, that is startling news.

The brief goes on to say that “An eagle-eyed Republican House staffer points out that those same members, with one exception, voted to ‘recognize the commencement of Ramadan,’ a Muslim religious observance in October. Nine Democrats voted against the Christmas resolution.” And, because I am going to do the same to Republicans, the nine Democrats who voted against the Christmas resolution are as follows: 1. Rep. Gary Ackerman (N.Y.), 2. Rep. Yvette Clarke (N.Y.), 3. Rep. Diane DeGette (Colo.), 4. Rep. Alcee Hastings (Fla.), 5. Rep. Barbara Lee (Calif.), 6. Rep. Jim McDermott (Wash.), 7. Rep. Robert Scott (Va.), 8. Rep. Pete Stark (Calif.) and 9. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (Calif.).

I think that it is reprehensible, sacrilegious, and just plain deplorable that these sorry Democrats would vote to honor a Muslim holiday, and then vote against honoring (arguably) the most sacred holiday of the Christian faith. They should be ashamed, and if it were up to me, they would be cast out of Congress.

However, as I researched this article, the bigger story that seemed to be emerging to me is the fact that 21 so-called Republicans decided to abstain from this vote, while only eight Republicans abstained from the Ramadan vote. If you would like to see how your congressperson voted on the bill entitled “Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith,” go to: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll1143.xml.

To save you the trouble, and to make a point, I thought I would tell you the Republicans who chose to stand-down when it came to standing up for Christianity. They are: Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Steve Buyer (R-IN), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Terry Everett (R-AL), Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), Sam Graves (R-MO)*Rep. Graves’ assistant assured me that were he not stuck in an ice storm, he would have voted YEA on this bill*, Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Bobby Jindal (R-LA), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), Steve King (R-IA)-King himself introduced this bill, but then missed out on the vote???-, Frank Lucas (R-OK), John McHugh (R-NY), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Gary Miller (R-CA), Ron Paul (R-TX, and presidential candidate), Deborah Pryce (R-OH), Paul Ryan (R-WI), Peter Sessions (R-TX), and Tom Tancredo (R-CO).

These representatives should be called to task for not voting on this Christmas resolution. It was just by chance that I spoke with Rep. Graves’ assistant who told me the Representative was caught in an ice storm during the vote. I don’t have the budget to call all of these representatives to get their excuses for not voting.

Other than physically being unable to vote, the only other excuse that I can think of that would be legitimate would be arguing that it is not the business of the House to recognize any religion. However, the only two Representatives who could even make that argument are Rep. Hunter and Rep. Jindal, as they are the only two members who did not vote on either the Christmas or Ramadan resolutions. All others should be held accountable.

If you see your representative on this list of Republicans who did not vote on the resolution, I urge you to call them and find out why they didn’t. If it is not Rep. Hunter or Rep. Jindal and they tell you that it’s because they feel it wrong to endorse any religion, ask why they didn’t abstain on the Ramadan vote.

Christianity has been the whipping boy in this country for far too long. I can expect certain liberals to vote yea on Ramadan and nay on Christmas, for some of them I don’t even consider Americans. I believe they are non-human life forms who have taken over some poor human’s body and are now posing as American politicians.

But on a much more serious note, there are some Democrats, and a lot of Republicans, with whom I am very disappointed. We can do better than this in our great nation--and we better, or we won’t remain a great nation for long.