The Christmas War

For once it looks like I actually agree with you, Michelle. When you work retail in an area that has large numbers of Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and Jews -- as I did last year in New Jersey -- not being inclusive is economic suicide.

BTW, even though several people tried to get you to say Merry Christmas, management would not allow you to. And this is from a VERY, VERY conservative company.

Gosh--I also find myself agreeing with you, Michele! The quality or enjoyment of my celebration of my Savior's birth doesn't depend one bit on some sales clerk telling me "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays". I really don't care, and I think a lot of folks need to lighten up. A non-religious friend of mine, who doesn't really celebrate Christmas, says that the way Christmas is celebrated in America has very little if anything to do with Christ or what he taught or stood for. I think he has a point. I also like what Michele says about a good way to "stick it to the retailers". On the other hand, if by retailers we're talking about actual stores on the street or in the mall, the internet has done a pretty doggone good job of "sticking it to" them already. Last December, about a week before Christmas, I was in our local mall, and you could have fired a cannon through it and not hit anyone! There was almost no one there! 15 years ago, in the same mall at the same time of year, it was elbow-to-elbow! Now, "Black Friday", the (very early) morning after Thanksgiving (the highlight of my wife's year), that's a different breed of cat, but that's a discussion for another day.____Another way a person can deal with the whole sales clerk "Happy Holidays" thing is do what my uncle does. He says that when a sales clerk tells him "Happy Holidays", he answers, very nicely, "Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you too."

Even this Democrat has to agree with you on this one, Michelle. Organizing a boycott against stores (you could list some, huh?) that ban Christ in Christmas is something that bloggers can do.

I agree, Michele.

Rather than demanding the world acknowledge Christ, let's proclaim Him and call on people to repent of sins and trust in Him. The cross is offense enough without us adding offense. Let's season our speech for the season and let the world know us by our good deeds and glorify God.