Everyone seems to be getting in the Christmas spirit. But the politically correct crowd would prefer to call it "Holiday" spirit. They would like to take Christ out of Christmas completely. Isn't that ridiculous! Don't they know that without Jesus, there would be no Christmas?
I went to the lighting of the Christmas tree at the courthouse Saturday night. I'm glad that our little town of Pampa hasn't caved in to this political correctness the way many cities have. I'm glad that our town still has a Christmas tree (as puny as the tree may be -- it really isn't very big).
Christmas isn't even about the tree. It's about the birth of Jesus. But, more and more, cities are doing away with Christmas displays for fear of offending someone. Cities are calling it a "Winter" tree or a "Holiday" tree. How stupid!
I understand that some people don't celebrate Christmas. If that's their choice, I respect that. We shouldn't force Christmas on anyone. Nor should anyone try to take Christmas away from us either.
For believers, Christmas is a foundation of our faith. Jesus was born to save us from our sins and give us eternal life. That's definitely something to celebrate! We can't let anyone take that away from us. Even if we have to fight for it, it's worth fighting for.
It's sad that manger scenes and the baby Jesus have disappeared from public Christmas displays. It's sad that children can no longer sing Christmas carols at school. It's sad that there are lawsuits over Christmas trees. But that's what our world has come to.
We can still have the Christmas spirit in our hearts, though. No one can take that from us. So, I say to all of the politically correct wackoes: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
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