Score One for the Kingdom The other day my wife, went into a store looking for a new Nativity scene for us. She searched all through the store and finally found one, only partially assembled, way in the back corner. Christine, not being very shy, immediatly marched to the front of the store and asked for the manager. When the manager appeared she read him the riot act! Good for you Christine, score one for the Kingdom!
What is wrong with this world today? Now everyone wants to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas; you can't take the Christ out of Christmas! Jesus is the reason for the season! Where would all of the retailers be today without Christmas? Many stores do 50% of their annual sales during the Christmas season! I say let's not shop in the stores that say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. Another thing, don't be sending me a Christmas card that says Merry Xmas, because I will send you a long letter in return.
It's not just Christmas that is under siege, but rather religious expresion in general. I found this GREAT website: www.savemerrychristmas.org, take a minute to check it out. Following is an excerpt from their website:
The primary goal of the Committee to Save Merry Christmas is to preserve the culture and tradition of the vast majority of Americans that celebrate and honor Christmas. Christmas is a nationally declared federal holiday that has been observed from the inception of our nation.
In the past several years, the term “Merry Christmas” has been deliberately and intentionally excluded from major retailers. The words “Merry Christmas” have been deliberately and intentionally removed from their decorations and advertising. Taking their place are non-celebratory phases like “Seasons Greetings” and “Happy Holidays.” When did it become offensive to display or say, “Merry Christmas”?
This intentional and deliberate exclusion of “Merry Christmas” in advertising and decorations is extremely offensive to the culture and tradition of Americans who honor and celebrate Christmas.
Each Christmas season, every kind of decoration, advertising gimmick and sales promotion is directing the public to purchase their merchandise for the Christmas celebration...all the while never mentioning the word, "Christmas." This deliberate and intentional substitution of “Merry Christmas” with un-celebratory phases are thoughtless, condescending and hurtful.
Should you--the purchasing public--who honors the American tradition and culture of Christmas, continue to purchase Christmas gifts from these stores when they deliberately and intentionally refuse to acknowledge Christmas? Our committee believes you should not! We, instead, encourage you to shop where the values and meaning of Christmas are cherished.
You can download their flyer here: www.savemerrychristmas.org/fly-Sears.pdf
Please join in and help save Merry Christmas!
Score One for the Kingdom
6 comments:
I've posted about this a couple of times - here's one I did the beginning of the month -
http://capecodporcupine.blogspot.com/2005/11/happy-advent.html
I'm pleased to say that Mayor Menino of Boston ran into MAJOR problems with his decision to call the tree on the Boston Common a Holiday Tree. Fortunatly, Gov. Romney has a State House Christmas Tree (AND a 12 ft. Menorah!) and has been praised.
I'm glad that people are finally waking up to this, and tell your bride - You GO, girl!
Well I am not an American but I do agree with the sentiments expressed here. Although we could go around in circles over the fact that Jesus was not actually born in December.
I'm with you! Happy holidays just doesn't do it for me nor does Seasons Greetings.
The season is winter and the holiday is Christmas! If it was Kwanza or Hannukah then it wouldn't be celebrated Dec.25th.
Yes it is the time of year when many religions have special 'days' but we don't go around saying Happy Holidays or Seasons Greetings in November during the month of Ramadam do we??
Maybe we should then all the retailers who are now afraid to display Merry Christmas signs in their establishments would have two months to plug the extreme commercialism that has developed because of the Cristian celebration of Christ's birth!
I'm not bugged by "Happy Holidays" if they have decorations representing more than one "Holiday".
I mean, we do have a whole holiday season going on now (From Holloween to New Years, with Ramadan, Khannakah, Winter Soltice...etc).
Now, if all they have up are Christmas decorations, but can't even get themselves to say "Merry Christmas"... yeah, that's lame. ;~D
Hi there,
I am a Christian and do not celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday because God did not ask His children to do so. In the OT, holy days are specified. God has not changed. If He wanted the birth of His Son to be celebrated, He would've stated so in the Bible.
It is a much loved man-made tradition,only.
Sorry, I just had to get this off my chest.
I'm a Xtain too, but saved or unsaved we all celebrate the birth of Jesus, but it's only a celebration. Not the actual day as many theos will tell you. Just like ANZAC day or Rememberance day, we do it to remember him. Anyway if we are that worried about what he thinks, maybe we should ask him ..it is after all ..his birthday!! :)
Gday from WA!
Joobeky
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