Spang
12-20-2009, 01:30 PM
Certain Christian groups have made an annual ritual of claiming that Jews are destroying Christmas. These groups suggest that removing the words "Merry Christmas" from schools, shopping centers and other venues is some how ruining the holiday.
I am Jewish and I think the whole debate is ridiculous. When I am paying for my groceries, the last thing on my mind is what the clerk is going to say to me as I am walking away. For all I care they can say "Allah akbar" ("God is great" in Arabic).
While I am Jewish and was raised in a culturally Jewish family my fiance and mother of my children is a Lutheran and we celebrate Christmas with a tree and presents from Santa Claus. This does not bother me one bit.
Apparently, Christmas is supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Christ. This is what has these certain Christian groups in such an uproar. Personally, I do not see any celebration of the birth of anyone going on here. What I see is an essential component to our annual economic system's continued functional capability.
If these groups really think the meaning of Christmas is at stake, they ought to be angry with whomever determined Christmas was about shopping, reindeer and elves. If you think the real importance of Christmas has anything to do with Jesus Christ I have a challenge for you.
And the challenge is this: this year, rather than buying your children gifts to be opened on Christmas morning, tell them that the only gift they will receive is the love of Christ. See how that one goes over and then tell me Jews are ruining the meaning of Christmas.
With that little rant out of the way, let me tell you the real meaning of Christmas as it exists now. The point of this holiday is to give. It matters not what you give, or whom you give it to. Even less important is what religion you believe in or what you decide to call the holiday.
If you are a parent of young children like I am, the best part of Christmas is watching the kids tear open the gifts and seeing their little eyes light up. For most of us, that is the meaning of Christmas. And no grocery store clerk can take that away from us, even if they are required to say "Happy Holidays" or if they say "Merry Christmas" to a person who is not a Christian.
In the end, if you are an adult, Christian or not, and hearing or not hearing the words "Merry Christmas" is an issue for you, it is you who has ruined Christmas, not me...
The Source (http://micshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/war-on-christmas.html)
I am Jewish and I think the whole debate is ridiculous. When I am paying for my groceries, the last thing on my mind is what the clerk is going to say to me as I am walking away. For all I care they can say "Allah akbar" ("God is great" in Arabic).
While I am Jewish and was raised in a culturally Jewish family my fiance and mother of my children is a Lutheran and we celebrate Christmas with a tree and presents from Santa Claus. This does not bother me one bit.
Apparently, Christmas is supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Christ. This is what has these certain Christian groups in such an uproar. Personally, I do not see any celebration of the birth of anyone going on here. What I see is an essential component to our annual economic system's continued functional capability.
If these groups really think the meaning of Christmas is at stake, they ought to be angry with whomever determined Christmas was about shopping, reindeer and elves. If you think the real importance of Christmas has anything to do with Jesus Christ I have a challenge for you.
And the challenge is this: this year, rather than buying your children gifts to be opened on Christmas morning, tell them that the only gift they will receive is the love of Christ. See how that one goes over and then tell me Jews are ruining the meaning of Christmas.
With that little rant out of the way, let me tell you the real meaning of Christmas as it exists now. The point of this holiday is to give. It matters not what you give, or whom you give it to. Even less important is what religion you believe in or what you decide to call the holiday.
If you are a parent of young children like I am, the best part of Christmas is watching the kids tear open the gifts and seeing their little eyes light up. For most of us, that is the meaning of Christmas. And no grocery store clerk can take that away from us, even if they are required to say "Happy Holidays" or if they say "Merry Christmas" to a person who is not a Christian.
In the end, if you are an adult, Christian or not, and hearing or not hearing the words "Merry Christmas" is an issue for you, it is you who has ruined Christmas, not me...
The Source (http://micshots.blogspot.com/2009/12/war-on-christmas.html)