Conservatives Are Trying to Put Religion Back Into the Christmas Season
See the story here: AP news via Tampa
This is a great example of a story where you feel like you are forced to pick sides, but there is no need to. The real solution lies in a revised understanding. Should Christians water down their Christian expresions for the sake of a minor percentage of the population? No. But should they advocate only shopping at places that put up Merry Christmas signs? That is utterly ridiculous. To all of the embarrassing Christians out there who are well intentioned and horribly off base, "Please step out of the boat. You are not doing us any good. Writers like this one will broadcast your vain attempts and non-Christians will find yet another reason to hate us." Thankfully, the writer has included some Christian commentary to show that we all don't think this way.
The problem is that even Christians reduce some issues to matters of social justice. Christ can't be contained by the removal of his name. He lives. Happy Holidays doesn't.
Our real message to the PC establishment must be this. "You can attempt to water down the outward expressions of our holiday with politically correct lingo, but you cannot keep us from overflowing with joy because of the Jesus who lives our hearts. We will be filled with the Christmas spirit because we are overfilled with the Holy Spirit. Where we walk, He walks. What we speak comes from Him and his Word. We can't contain Him nor his celebration. You [PC people] would get more out of Christmas if you knew Christ yourself. By the way, can I buy your lunch? I love you and I want to do something for you."
Just one year, I would like to see what would happen if all the Christians picked a day prior to Christmas to take off of work and school and to serve their community. Let's call it December 22. All Christians could take December 22 and repaint the orphanages, feed the hungry, buy gifts for the poor, decorate trees for the elderly, wash cars, fix roofs, give money, and just bless people. Every person in every hospital and care center would receive a visit. Can you imagine an outpouring of the real spirit of Christ that would precede the real celebration of our Lord? It might, it just might, be the best Christmas ever...since the first one. A real celebration befitting a King would include our gifts of service in His name.
This is a great example of a story where you feel like you are forced to pick sides, but there is no need to. The real solution lies in a revised understanding. Should Christians water down their Christian expresions for the sake of a minor percentage of the population? No. But should they advocate only shopping at places that put up Merry Christmas signs? That is utterly ridiculous. To all of the embarrassing Christians out there who are well intentioned and horribly off base, "Please step out of the boat. You are not doing us any good. Writers like this one will broadcast your vain attempts and non-Christians will find yet another reason to hate us." Thankfully, the writer has included some Christian commentary to show that we all don't think this way.
The problem is that even Christians reduce some issues to matters of social justice. Christ can't be contained by the removal of his name. He lives. Happy Holidays doesn't.
Our real message to the PC establishment must be this. "You can attempt to water down the outward expressions of our holiday with politically correct lingo, but you cannot keep us from overflowing with joy because of the Jesus who lives our hearts. We will be filled with the Christmas spirit because we are overfilled with the Holy Spirit. Where we walk, He walks. What we speak comes from Him and his Word. We can't contain Him nor his celebration. You [PC people] would get more out of Christmas if you knew Christ yourself. By the way, can I buy your lunch? I love you and I want to do something for you."
Just one year, I would like to see what would happen if all the Christians picked a day prior to Christmas to take off of work and school and to serve their community. Let's call it December 22. All Christians could take December 22 and repaint the orphanages, feed the hungry, buy gifts for the poor, decorate trees for the elderly, wash cars, fix roofs, give money, and just bless people. Every person in every hospital and care center would receive a visit. Can you imagine an outpouring of the real spirit of Christ that would precede the real celebration of our Lord? It might, it just might, be the best Christmas ever...since the first one. A real celebration befitting a King would include our gifts of service in His name.
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