The Political Correct Christmas

This time of the year is a time that many people come together with the people they adore the most.   For Christians like me, it is a time to reflect on the birth of our savior Jesus Christ.   The problem is, many people do not like to see Christians celebrating Christmas, and will do everything they can to make it as problematic as possible to publically display anything that has to do with Christ, even though the very name of the holiday also displays our man god’s name.   In the news we keep hearing about different things the political correct crowd have done or are trying to do to make it tougher for a person to display their adoration for Jesus, and sometimes any aspect of Christmas. What do these people really want?   Hint-nobody really knows, because the claims being made are all over the place.   First let’s look at a few stories that have taken place this year.
1.   Some history-At one time in this country, it was European and American Christianity that did not want the country celebrating this holiday.   On Christmas day in 1706 in Boston, a crowd of people started rioting in the streets.   There were fist fights and church windows even got broke out.   One side favored celebrating Christmas and the other opposed all observances.   One the pro-Christmas side was Congregationalists (Puritan descendants), Baptists and Presbyterians and on the other side were mostly Anglicans (Episcopalians).   The debate went on until the middle of the 18th century.   Alabama became the first state to make Christmas a legal holiday, after that other states followed with Massachusetts legalizing Christmas in 1856 and Oklahoma being the last.   Ulysses S. Grant declared it a legal holiday in 1870 after Burton Chauncey Cook (Illinois) introduced a bill to congress.   After passing congress the bill went to the senate and passed on June 24, 1870: then going to President Grant to be signed four days later.   So the fight over whether the country should celebrate Christmas is not a new fight,... [continues]

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