MSNBC reports that the Village of Patchogue has its own man who is keeping Christmas in vogue -- Phil Butler.
Tired of hearing "Christmas" replaced by the politically correct "holidays" since moving to the village two years ago, Butler urged local officals to rename its end-of-year boat parade to a "Christmas" parade.
Next, Butler got the local garden club to rename its "holiday house tour" to "the Christmas house tour."
Go Phil!!
The village wouldnt allow him to put up a Nativity scene on the public grounds -- so he leased and empty lot downtown and put up his own.
And if anyone would be offended by celebration of the birth of Jesus, whom His followers call "the Christ," it would be the Jews.
But the local Rabbi, Joel Levinson, of Temple Beth El in the village, said he hadn't heard of Butler's plans, but said he "respected any religious celebration."
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