On The Square

November 12, 2005
Richard John Neuhaus writes:

For the record: Wal-Mart has apologized for what it describes as “the inappropriate and inflammatory comments” to which I called attention a couple of days ago. The comments had to do with a rather bizarre account of the history and meaning of Christmas. A threatened boycott by the Catholic League has been called off. The Wal-Mart spokesman says, however, that they’re sticking with the policy of encouraging employees to say “Happy Holidays” rather than “Merry Christmas.” Customers are permitted to greet at will.