Obama has banned the employees at Salem, Virginia VA from saying Merry Christmas to their customers. Yep, thanks to Obama it is now illegal to say Merry Christmas if you work at the Salem Virginia VA. I wonder what the penalty would be if someone at the Salem VA would be if they dared utter Merry Christmas. 20 lashes? Stoning? Maybe C-SPAN had a point asking if Obama is a Muslim. Oh yea, Christmas Trees aren’t allowed either.
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President Barack Obama’s Department of Veterans Affairs has banned employees at its facility in Salem, Virginia, from saying “Merry Christmas” to veterans.
It started as a broader ban that included Christmas trees. Federal law recognizes Christmas as an official federal holiday (5 U.S.C. § 6103) and provides federal employees with a paid day off to celebrate the Christian belief in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ.
Every year, a White House Christmas Tree and a Capitol Christmas Tree grace those two respective buildings in Washington D.C., and a National Christmas Tree is also officially lighted outdoors for the public to enjoy during that time of year.
Yet the “Executive Leadership Team” at the Salem VA Medical Center banned Christmas trees, as well as other Christian speech and celebrations. As reported by local media, an email sent by senior staff to the center’s employees reads in part: