Omni-present fat man, or God becoming flesh?
One church in North Carolina is spending 11k on television advertising encouraging retailers to acknowledge Christmas in their holiday sales.
I personally don't see a lot of benefit from coercing atheist or agnostic organizations into pretending to be Christian. I would rather they do what is comfortable, and be seen for who they truly are.
Every time a government official participates in the lighting of a "Holiday Tree" there is a controversy that ensues. I have searched through my bible several times, and I don't see the part where it tells us to chop down a tree, haul it in our house, hang lights and do-dads from it. I also can't find the part about the omni-present fat man with his elves and reindeer.
We need to realize that Christmas has been co-opted. Insisting on re-attaching Christ's name to cultural traditions does nothing but cheapen Christ's name.
As Christians, we should focus on Christ, and let our culture be our culture. We are foreigners here. We should not be surprised that the culture doesn't reflect our values. We should actually be pleased that we are not being deceived into accepting theirs. Or are we?
