The war over Christmas

I don't mean to dilute the meaning of "War". I understand in its purity this is no where near what this situation holds, but it still doesn't take away the intensity that the "Politically Correct" masses are becoming increasingly louder about in terms of Christmas.

For years now I have heard more people saying "Happy Holidays" and things changing at schools from Christmas Programs to Winter programs and what not, as people continue to try to not offend anyone who may be of different religions than Christianity. I do understand that everyone has their own thoughts and philosophies as well as what they believe in, and I understand that some people may feel the pressure of Christianity over what they believe in is sometimes "too much". Even the meaning of the word Christmas comes from "Christ's Mass".

Let's face it. The celebration of Christmas is flawed, anyways--this date has never been proven to be the actual date that Jesus was born, and many arguments have ensued over whether the date was chosen to correspond with either the day exactly nine months after some early Christians believed Jesus had been conceived, a historical Roman festival, or the winter solstice. And what had originated as a celebration of Christianity has in fact been commercialized and perverted with images of Father Christmas, Santa Claus, and the gift giving frenzy--no one is denying that at all.

The question then continues to come back to the basis of the celebration--Christians are seeming to be pushing the envelope about the "Reason for the Season", while those who are either non-believers or of other religions are continuing to yell louder that the "reason" in fact shouldn't matter and to "not push an agenda".

However...I tend to agree with both sides. I look at Christmas as an overall experience--and the bottom line is that it is a time of year where families get together and celebrate the time together--yes, there are gifts, yes there are secular things that are involved, but for Christians, it is a great experience where all of this happens plus we get yet another reminder of the greatness of God and the life he has given to us. What's important is that everyone gets to celebrate in this--and as Christians, we should be happy that the "good" thing about it is that this a time of love and reflection as to what we have in our life--and just because a person isn't a Christian does not mean that they can't do that either.

The war over Christmas will more than likely continue to be intensified as individuals fight gallantly for their beliefs, but as a budding Christian and someone who is trying to find a pure faith, I am just happy that we have this time of year to celebrate everything. Period.

We as humans need this and I would think that even God would agree that even if individuals celebrate Christmas and aren't Christians...that doesn't mean they are any less of individuals, and maybe some day they can understand the true meaning in many more senses, because the idea is that we shouldn't be concerned over those that are Christians, but those that aren't. Christmas gives the world a stage to see some things of Jesus Christ that they normally wouldn't pay attention to...and even if that means that one person accepts Jesus as their savior because of Christmas alone, that enough alone is worth everything to God.