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Hi, everyone!

Have you noticed?  Christmas is being purged.  Believe it!

This year, I have not seen the word "Christmas" in any commercial establishment to which I've been, save for Christian bookstores.  What about you?  Have you seen any displays of "Merry Christmas" anywhere?

Most department stores have substituted "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" for "Merry Christmas".  What's up with that?  If Christmas is that for which we are buying all the gifts, then why won't some acknowledge it?

I started taking note of this a few weeks ago when I listened to a talk show on a local Christian radio station, discussing the issue of Target stores forbidding the Salvation Army from soliciting in front of their stores.  It seems that for the sake of political correctness or some undisclosed reasons, references to Christ (Jesus Christ) are systematically being eliminated from public discourse or establishments.  This is outrageous, especially where Christmas is concerned, considering that Jesus Christ is the reason why we celebrate Christmas.  There is no Christmas, or legitimate reason for celebrating December 25th as a holiday, without Him.

Christians are taking note.  If the secularists want to eliminate God or Christ from our culture, then we are all gamed for a fight.  We will not take this lying down.

Starting next Christmas season, I will let store managers know how I feel about this issue.  And if need be, I will only celebrate Christ at Christmas and stop buying and sending gifts.  It is more important that Christ is glorified at Christmas, not the commercialized sending of gifts.

My hope is that we all, especially Christians, concur.

Have a blessed day!

- Wilmot

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