I really tried to leave this whole "war on Christmas" thing alone but sorry...I just can't do it. :) I just have a question first...why do Christians always have to find something to fight or "war" about? It seems strangely separated from the character of Christ.
Ok, on to my thoughts on this whole holiday issue. Oh wow...I'm about to stand up for something the President did...
Happy Holidays! Give the guy a break! A couple of things. 1) We can't complain that much, he did use Scripture in his "holiday" card. 2) We are a country that respects religious freedom and our country's leader must respect that as well. This time of year celebrates Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, New Year and probably others I don't even know about...count them...1, 2, 3, 4...at least 4 holidays represented in just 2 months time. I don't think this means Christmas is even remotely threatened.
Retail...we simply cannot have it both ways. We can't complain about the Christmas commercialism and then complain when companies start using "holiday" terminology instead of Christmas terminology. Christ does not equal retail. Who cares what the signs on the stores say because according to what we usually say, "Christmas isn't about all that...."
So be happy, maybe now we can start to separate the birthday of Jesus from all that happens in the retail world.
By the way, just because Bill O'Reily suggests that Christmas is threatened with extinction, doesn't make it true.
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