For all of those who are "Outraged!!!", a couple of points that may help (??)
1. Did you read the entire article, including the VA's policy? It sounds to me like every Christmas card got delivered (assuming there was at least one soldier who wanted one). Still outraged with the policy? How about a paradigm shift- Lets say the local madrasa wanted to send the kids over (with moms in full beekeeper outfits) to hand out Ramadam cards... Sample "Dear soldier, thank you for your service, I hope you get better and can become a true martyr next time, Allah loves you, Allah Akbar!!
". Or the local Satanists want to come by with cards "Lucifer thanks you for your service, see you in Hell you lucky devil
". In either case, Hannity's head would explode, "Why isn't there some kind of filter over at the VA so these soldiers aren't exposed to these offending cards?" You can't have it both ways....
2. Have you thought through your Outrage! and figured out who or what is the true source? I believe you would find that the Constituition is at fault. The VA and "War on Christmas-ers" aren't pulling this Shiite out of thin air, it's all spelled out there in the Constituition, on purpose even! The Founding Fathers put a separation of Church and State in there for a reason. Don't like it? Change the Constituition. If, according to the above posts, 99% of Americans want to create a Theocracy, then it shouldn't be that hard, should it?
3. "But this country was founded by Judeo-Christians!" True, but if one religion was soooo important to them, they would have Established that religion, but they didn't, wisely (IMHO). They said you can practice what ever religion you want, and I will die protecting that right.
4. "I miss the '70s & '80s". So do I. They men were in the front of the plane, and the gals were in the back- now it's all mixed up. Nobody really challenged the status quo in society; now everyone (gays, minorities, women, atheists) are actually enforcing what the Constituition says, Damn those Founding Fathers!
5. How to de-stress. I don't blame the cop for giving me a speeding ticket, he didn't write the law, he's just enforcing it. I don't blame the VA or the ACLU or the atheists, they didn't write the law, they are just enforcing it. Still doesn't help? Start a petition to change the law (Constituition). Merry Christmas!