At the time of year when “Happy Holidays” supplants the traditional “Merry Christmas” at various businesses, a website — GrinchAlert.com — is giving consumers an opportunity to register their compliments or complaints about which seasonal greeting they see or hear at stores or in their advertising.
Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church, Dallas, announced the website’s launch by saying that “naughty” and “nice” lists would be broadcast every morning at 7:40 until Christmas Day on the 100,000-watt church-affiliated KCBI-FM (90.9).
“I wanted to do something positive to encourage businesses to acknowledge Christmas and not bow to the strident voices of a minority who object to the holiday,” Jeffress said in a news release Dec. 6 recounting how several businesses nationwide reportedly have removed Christmas trees and are avoiding the traditional Merry Christmas verbiage.
Jeffress subsequently appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends” and CNN’s “American Morning” to discuss the website. (BP)
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