The "War" on Christmas

The right wing talk show hosts believe that Christmas is under siege. They claim that in an effort to be "politically correct", Christians are being forced to say the dreaded "Happy Holidays" or "Seasons Greetings." In my opinion, there's nothing politically correct about all of this. It's not an attempt to be all inclusive, or some other such warm and fuzzy feeling. The impression that the talking heads want to give is that Christmas is under attack, by non Christians, of course. But all it is, is an attempt by businesses to make more money. They feel that if the large number of non Christian customers feel alienated, they won't spend their money, which is just as green as Christians' money. They correctly believe that the vast majority of Christians aren't threatened by the fact that Walmart or Target calls their Christmas merchandise, Holiday items. But then there's the scared minority who are whipped up by Bill O' Reilly and his ilk. The people who are home alone and scared that the heathen are going to take gawd or jay-sus out of Christmas. If it were up to me, I would have every Christmas tree in every circular, demonstrating that it represents jesus and the blood sacrifice. Even though the tree has pagan origins, it has come to represent Christian symbols. I would point out that the Holly represents jesus' blood and that the tree itself is a representation of the cross. It should be this way not because irrational people believe Christians are "being persecuted", but as a way of clearly establishing the fact that while Christmas is a nice holiday and people are friendly and full of good will, it's not a holiday for non-Christians. Young non Christian children have a hard time understanding why the presents under the sparkling "Holiday Tree" are not for them. Maybe they were bad this year. Maybe they're going to burn in hell. But they have no problem understanding that the tree that symbolizes the shed blood of jesus, is not for them.

Here is a typical "send this to everybody you know" email that I received. Obviously from people who feel, without justification, that their holiday is being threatened by some unseen troublemaker.

This is a Christmas tree.
It is not a Hanukkah bush,
it is not an Allah plant,

it is not a Kawanza shrub
it is not a Holiday hedge.
It is a Christmas tree.

Say it... CHRISTmas, CHRISTmas, CHRISTmas

Yes. CHRISTmas - celebrating the Birth of Jesus Christ!!!

If this offends you...too bad.

Get over it ~

Take a stand and pass this on !!

So much for goodwill toward men. And yes, I'll be sure to send this to everybody in my address book! And one more thing, there's no such thing as chrismakawanzaa.