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Merry Christmas. Deal with it.

When I was a kid, “In God We Trust” on our money was a non-issue, reciting the Pledge at school was expected, and seeing a crèche on public property was not a big deal…in fact, it was the norm. Today, it seems that everybody in business is paranoid about even the appearance of any “bias” towards Christianity, especially during Christmas. It seems that the PC crowd would have us believe that the “separation of church and state” dictate that the government do everything possible to ignore any kind of expression of Christianity.

Pause with me for a nanosecond.

I don’t want to belabor the obvious, but Christmas is a CHRISTIAN holiday. It is the celebration of the birth of CHRIST. A vast majority of the citizens in this country are CHRISTIANS. There is nothing wrong with public celebrations of Christmas (religious OR secular) any more than there’s anything wrong with public celebrations of Hanukah or Kwanza. As a Christian, does it offend me to see somebody celebrating Ramadan? Nope. Passover? Nope. So why should it offend anybody to even MENTION Christmas?

The truth is that the PC crowd (a.k.a. “humanists,” a.k.a. “liberals,” a.k.a. “progressives”) want nothing to do with Christmas, Christians, or Christianity. My own theory is that they live under the misconception that there should be no moral absolutes, and that any kind of higher authority is an anathema to them. They resent Christianity because it is based on the idea that there are moral rights and wrongs, and a higher authority can have any control over our lives.

Here are some suggestions for those that would ban any and all public mentions of Christianity, especially during Christmas:

  • Christmas is a Christian holiday. Deal with it.
  • Christians outnumber you, and we’re tired of being treated like social pariahs.
  • This country was founded on Judeo-Christian laws, traditions, and principals. If you don’t like it, leave.
  • The next time you want to open your yap about “separation of church and state,” get out a copy of the U.S. Constitution and read it. You may be surprised to find that it’s not in there.
  • While we’re reading up on historical documents, the rights claimed in the Declaration of Independence were “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Notice there are no guarantees TO happiness. Just that the pursuit of which is an inalienable right. Newsflash: There’s also no right for a minority to have their way over the majority, no right to privacy, and no right to do whatever the Hell you want without consequences.
  • (I speak from experience on this one): When you persist in doing what is contrary to what God wants, God will eventually get around to smiting you. Take it from me, God is VERY good at this smiting stuff. You DON’T want to go there.
  • We’ll be praying for you.

    • Merry Christmas. May you discover the true meaning of the season.

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