Ouch! That smarts.
Brad
At 07:47 PM 12/14/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>There are some good thoughts here, I think.
>JulieMelton
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>Keep smiling!
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "bea furman" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:44 PM
>Subject: Fw: [thought-for-the-day] Season's Greetings?
>
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alan Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: "TFTD Subscribers" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:25 PM
> > Subject: [thought-for-the-day] Season's Greetings?
> >
> >
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> > > Tuesday's THOUGHT FOR THE DAY (Dec. 13, 2005)
> > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> > >
> > > SEASON'S GREETINGS?
> > >
> > > If you've watched television or listened to the radio lately, I'm
> > > sure you've heard a lot of talk about the fact that some retailers seem
> > > to be getting away from saying "Merry Christmas!" and instead are
> > > substituting phrases like "Season's Greetings!" or "Happy Holidays!" in
> > > their decorations and their advertisements. President Bush is even
> > > under criticism for the Christmas cards he sends out.
> > >
> > > Many Christians are outraged at this shift and view this as one
> > > more politically correct attempt to remove all references to Christ from
> > > our culture. In response, a group has been organized called the
> > > "Committee to Save Merry Christmas". Here are some of their thoughts:
> > >
> > > "This deliberate and intentional substitution of 'Merry Christmas"
> > > with un-celebratory phrases are thoughtless, condescending and hurtful.
> > >
> > > "Should you -- the purchasing public -- who honors the American
> > > tradition and culture of Christmas, continue to purchase Christmas gifts
> > > from these stores when they deliberately and intentionally refuse to
> > > acknowledge Christmas? Our committee believes you should not! We,
> > > instead, encourage you to shop where the values and meaning of Christmas
> > > are cherished."
> > >
> > > I have some concerns. On the one hand, I am concerned about
> > > attempts (sometimes blatant attempts) to remove all references to God or
> > > Christianity from our society. But, on the other hand, I have to
> > > remember that God did not give Sears (or any other store) the
> > > responsibility of telling people about Christ. He did not give our
> > > American government that responsibility. He gave it to those of us who
> > > are Christians.
> > >
> > > I think it's ironic that a lot of Christians are upset that Target
> > > doesn't greet them with "Merry Christmas!" when they walk through the
> > > door, but they will make no attempt to talk about Christ in their own
> > > lives. We prefer to say "It's a beautiful day!" instead of "What a
> > > beautiful day God has given us!" We prefer to say, "I've been lucky or
> > > fortunate" instead of saying "God has blessed me." We would never dream
> > > of saying "Christ is the only way of salvation." for fear of being
> > > labeled a fanatic. But then we'll get upset at a store which has a
> > > banner proclaiming "Happy Holidays" and refuse to do business with them.
> > >
> > > Folks, let put the responsibility where it belongs. God has given
> > > those of us who are Christians the task of sharing Christ with a world
> > > that doesn't know him. If we're going to get upset, let's start getting
> > > upset about the fact that WE'VE not been doing that like we should!
> > >
> > > Have a great day (and a merry Christmas)!
> > >
> > > Alan Smith
> > > White House Church of Christ
> > > White House, Tennessee
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Brad
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