The Canadian media are giving plenty of coverage to a story out of Saskatoon, where the city bus company is facing a human rights complaint. The alleged offence? Putting a "Merry Christmas" message on the front of the city's buses. A dolt named Ashu Solo, described as a "local activist" (a label that always betokens looming trouble), says the messages make immigrants feel they must convert to Christianity to be "first class citizens".
Mr Ashu declines to specify his own beliefs, but I'd be happy to bet that not only is he not Christian, he's not Jewish or Muslim or Hindu either. Apparently he's well known to city authorities as a vexatious complainant about just about anything that happens to offend his delicate sensibilities on any given day.
As a Christian I'm pleased to wish and to be wished a Merry Christmas at this time of the year. I'm also very happy, at the appropriate time, to wish Jewish friends Happy Hannukah; at the appropriate time to wish Muslims a joyful Eid; and at the appropriate time to wish Hindus a happy Diwali. And I'm happy at any time at all to tell militant atheists, which I assume Mr Ashu is, to grow up and get a life.
Thanks for continuing to visit the blog over the past year. Merry Christmas!
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