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Auntie Emilie,
My hope is that Christ, not commercialization, is glorified at Christmas. He's the reason for Christmas. That's the thing on which I wish us all, especially Christians, to concur.
I have no problem with people saying to me, "Happy Chanukah", "Happy New Year", etc. Just don't suppress or prohibit the mention of Christ. I have it on authority that some of the clerks at some businesses are forbidden by their proprietors to say "Merry Christmas". Is that a sign of inclusiveness? I think not.
Merry Christmas, Auntie!
- Wilmot
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From: Emilie Ngo Nguidjol <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 2004/12/21 Tue AM 11:50:58 CST
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: What's happening to Christmas?
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Do you know that Christmas was "purged" by the Christian-in-Chief
yesterday?
He started his speech with "Happy Holidays!"
So don't forget to include him when you start letting people beyond
this list know how you feel about the demise of Christmas.
Besides, do you know that the Christians appropriated a European pagan
holiday that was celebrated during the Winter Solstice (the birthday of
the sun god)? So before you start defending Christmas and ignoring the
other holidays around this time of the year, you may also want to
remember that by the late second century, different groups of
christians held divergent ideas on the date of Christ's Birth. Why
would you expect all of us on this list "concur"?
While the debate on Christmas continues,
Have Happy holidays!
--Emilie
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From: "Wilmot B. Valhmu" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, December 20, 2004 12:45 pm
Subject: What's happening to Christmas?
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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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