The American Family Association is sponsoring a program to make sure that "Merry Christmas" doesn't disappear from the American lexicon this December. "Project Merry Christmas" invites churches to "proclaim to our communities that Christmas is not just a winter holiday focused on materialism, but a 'holy day' when we celebrate the birth of our Savior." To this end, churches can purchas and distribute to their members magnets and buttons that say "Merry Christmas: God's Good News." The AFA reports that approximately 15,000 churches are participating in the campaign so far.
Project Merry Christmas
Wednesday November 28, 2007
Categories: Christmas
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About December Dilemma Watch 2007
The last update for the December Dilemma blog was in December 2007. We welcome your comments about the intersection of religion and public life in our News & Politics forums.
Holly Lebowitz Rossi, a Beliefnet editor and freelance writer, has been compiling December Dilemma Watch since 2004. Her website is http://www.hollyrossi.com.
It's a nice idea, but it isn't necessary. Christ is so big and present in every way, especially at Christmas, he doesn't need advertising, and a cheer-leading squad.