A Call to Honor Christmas
ByHere was a writing I submitted to the local newspapers. The article was to long for the editor to list, but I wanted to share it with you in its original form. I will write an article in less than 300 words and it will be published. So pray for the public article that God will use it. May this article bless you….Christmas is an honorable thing and we Christians need to preserve it in our society!!!!
A CALL TO HONOR CHRISTMAS:
It seems that with each passing year more and more people lose touch with the true meaning of Christmas. For years now I have witnessed Christ taken out of Christmas in all areas of our culture and public life. I have watched Christmas change drastically in my lifetime for what I believe is for the worse, not for the better. I have watched people declare that Christmas is offensive to them because of Christ. I have seen people with good intentions try to make the Christmas season inclusive of everyone’s religion, ethnicity and culture. The result is that we have abandoned the heritage of our country on this holiday and have made one of the most sacred of all holiday’s secular.
Let me demonstrate how far we have gone for the real meaning of Christmas. This Christmas season I have gone to many public places that decided that it is best to say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” so that they do not offend anyone. I went to an elementary Christmas musical at Tallmadge Middle School and heard some great music, but not a single song about the true story of Christmas. Then I learned that some elementary students in Cuyahoga Falls are singing in a school musical “Joy to the World.” However, the lyrics were changed to “Joy to the World our shopping is done” not “Joy to the World the Lord has come!” These are examples of how far we have strayed from the real Reason for the Season. I cannot stay silent when the anti-Christmas movement has now entered my life, my community, my culture, and my world in such away that I am now offended…I believe it is time to say this has gone too far and enough is enough! I believe it is time to bring back the traditions of Christmas that are a part of our American and Sacred Heritages. I believe there are more people who want to hold to the traditions of Christmas than are against it. If I am right I hope you will write the editor of the Falls Press, the school boards, the local businesses and our community leaders telling them that next year it is time to bring “CHRISTMAS” back!!!!!
To all who are offended by my comments, that is not my intent; however, I do not apologize for my comments because I believe that some traditions are worth fighting for and this is one of them. For those that may accuse me of being insensitive to others or not appreciative of other beliefs, let me remind you that Christmas is the most inclusive holiday on the face of the earth, it is for everyone because Christmas is for all nations, peoples, cultures and languages – it is about “Emmanuel – God with us!”
As I conclude I want to say two things: I hope our community will rally and demand Christmas be brought back to all aspects of life in our community and I want to wish all of Cuyahoga Falls a “Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!”
Respectfully,
Chris McCombs