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Well Praise Jesus, and isn't it about time that American companies start backing Jesus instead of satan's army of queers? God Bless the Hallmark corporation, and let's Pray that it spreads. 
Hallmark removes the word 'gay' from Deck The Halls holiday ornament sparking fury from customers
Hallmark has provoked outrage and ridicule from its customers after changing the words of a traditional Christmal carol on a festive ornament.
The gaudy, red sweater ornament has dropped the word 'gay' for the word 'fun' in the lyric from the 19th-century carol Deck The Halls.
The original line - 'Don we now our gay apparel' - has been altered by the Kansas-City based company for its new line of holiday merchandise. It now reads: 'Don we now our FUN apparel.'
The ornament of the holiday sweater, decorated with bells, bow and priced at $12.95, is described as: 'When it comes to Christmas sweaters, gaudy can be good! Hang up this flashy sweater to make your tree's outfit complete.
'With its catchy phrase, Don we now our FUN apparel! everyone will be in on the joke.'
However the break with the traditional carol sparked anger among Hallmark customers who took to the company's Facebook page to complain.
Val Buoni posted on Thursday: 'Hallmark has just made my boycott list for the idiotic change of lyrics in Deck the Halls. I will NEVER purchase anything from Hallmark again.
'Furthermore your ridiculous attempt at political correctness assumes that homosexuals dress differently. So you've alienated Christians as well as homosexuals.....good job Hallmark.'
Paul J Kettle Jr added: 'I am disturbed to hear that you have removed the long-standing word "gay" from your ornament. Had you not taken the politically-motivated stance, nobody would have noticed or complained.
'Now, you have brought this to the fore you are attracting attention, mostly negative. I have used Hallmark exclusively for cards over many years, but I am thinking now of migrating to another brand.'
Customer Thomas F Reynolds blasted the company: 'We just cut up our gold crown card we have had forever. Keep rewriting Christmas carols and you will end up filing for bankruptcy. Disgraceful!'
In a statement today, the company said: 'Hallmark created this year's Holiday Sweater ornament in the spirit of fun. When the lyrics to "Deck the Halls" were translated from Gaelic and published in English back in the 1800s, the word "gay" meant festive or merry.
Today it has multiple meanings, which we thought could leave our intent open to misinterpretation.
The trend of wearing festively decorated Christmas sweaters to parties is all about fun, and this ornament is intended to play into that, so the planning team decided to say what we meant: "fun."
'That's the spirit we intended and the spirit in which we hope ornament buyers will take it.'
- Lyric from the 19th century carol has been changed to: 'Don we now our FUN apparel'
- Hallmark said today: 'When the lyrics to Deck the Halls were translated from Gaelic and published in English back in the 1800s, the word gay meant festive or merry...Today it has multiple meanings, which we thought could leave our intent open to misinterpretation.'
Hallmark has provoked outrage and ridicule from its customers after changing the words of a traditional Christmal carol on a festive ornament.
The gaudy, red sweater ornament has dropped the word 'gay' for the word 'fun' in the lyric from the 19th-century carol Deck The Halls.
The original line - 'Don we now our gay apparel' - has been altered by the Kansas-City based company for its new line of holiday merchandise. It now reads: 'Don we now our FUN apparel.'
The ornament of the holiday sweater, decorated with bells, bow and priced at $12.95, is described as: 'When it comes to Christmas sweaters, gaudy can be good! Hang up this flashy sweater to make your tree's outfit complete.
'With its catchy phrase, Don we now our FUN apparel! everyone will be in on the joke.'
However the break with the traditional carol sparked anger among Hallmark customers who took to the company's Facebook page to complain.
Val Buoni posted on Thursday: 'Hallmark has just made my boycott list for the idiotic change of lyrics in Deck the Halls. I will NEVER purchase anything from Hallmark again.
'Furthermore your ridiculous attempt at political correctness assumes that homosexuals dress differently. So you've alienated Christians as well as homosexuals.....good job Hallmark.'
Paul J Kettle Jr added: 'I am disturbed to hear that you have removed the long-standing word "gay" from your ornament. Had you not taken the politically-motivated stance, nobody would have noticed or complained.
'Now, you have brought this to the fore you are attracting attention, mostly negative. I have used Hallmark exclusively for cards over many years, but I am thinking now of migrating to another brand.'
Customer Thomas F Reynolds blasted the company: 'We just cut up our gold crown card we have had forever. Keep rewriting Christmas carols and you will end up filing for bankruptcy. Disgraceful!'
In a statement today, the company said: 'Hallmark created this year's Holiday Sweater ornament in the spirit of fun. When the lyrics to "Deck the Halls" were translated from Gaelic and published in English back in the 1800s, the word "gay" meant festive or merry.
Today it has multiple meanings, which we thought could leave our intent open to misinterpretation.
The trend of wearing festively decorated Christmas sweaters to parties is all about fun, and this ornament is intended to play into that, so the planning team decided to say what we meant: "fun."
'That's the spirit we intended and the spirit in which we hope ornament buyers will take it.'
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