Time For Christians To Wage War on "The War Against Christmas" Whine - Progressive Revival: "One of the the most depressing aspects of the Advent season is the perennial reappearance of the 'War Against Christmas' argument in some conservative political and religious circles. This story-line, most visibly associated with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, is based on the idea that Christians are being mortally offended, and perhaps even threatened in their religious liberties, by department-store decisions to peddle their wares under the slogan of 'Happy Holidays' rather than 'Merry Christmas.' The 'War Against Christmas' theory also feeds on the usual tedious and marginal fights over publicly-authorized Nativity scenes and equal access to other seasonal religious or even anti-religious messages.
I think it's time for Christians to reclaim Christmas by declaring war on the whole 'War on Christmas' whine, and on the planted axiom that Jesus Christ needs to be proclaimed on department store facades and municipal squares. More generally, Christians should be offended by the idea that commercial or government neutrality towards religious expression represents some sort of persecution--a grievous insult to the sacrifices of true Christian martyrs, past, present and future."
You should read this article in its entirety. It really gives credence to the fact that O'Reilly and company are just making money with ratings.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
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