I hope that we all have a Merry Christmas. I say that because I am a christian, and Christmas is what I celebrate. I don't go in for all of the commercialism and constant selling of the Holiday. I just like to celebrate the birth of a man who was willing to be crucified for me. Some years back, my middle son asked me if we would make a birthday cake for Jesus. I loved the idea of it, and I've been doing it ever since. It is his birthday we are celebrating and the cake brings it home for my family.
I can hear all of the atheists and what not. I know that Jesus was most likely born some time in April or May. I know that the Church decided to move Christmas to make it easier for sun worshipers to acclimate to the Holiday and convert to Christianity. You know what? I don't care. If it brought them into a relationship with my savior, good on them.
In recent years, the holiday had been hijacked by the politically correct. When I worked at Walmart- I was told not to say "Merry Christmas" but rather "Happy Holidays." I guess some of those folks who are perpetually looking for something to complain about found something. I will wish you a Happy Hanukkah if you celebrate that, or if you buy into the idea of Kwanzaa- okay, happy Kwanzaa. It is rather like Festivus- but I'll wish you a happy one- just let me know.
I laughed myself silly the first time I saw the episode of Seinfeld that mentioned Festivus. I laughed even harder when I discovered the true roots of 'Kwanzaa'. Politically correct? Probably not, but if the p c crowd ever do any digging, they may try to ban that episode, the way they banned the episode where Kramer's idiocy accidentally lit a Puerto Rican flag on fire.
My Mother is an acerbic woman. She can be brutal at times, but often funny. Several days ago, she told me that she is at the point of saying "Merry Christmas" or '**&@;! You' , just tell her which one you want to hear. I laughed for five minutes. I have to agree with her. It is a little blistering, but I think that it may be time to push back on this one.
Tell me the other Holiday that has a tree. Arbor Day does not count. B.O. calling it a 'holiday tree' is the abject cowardice I would expect from a follower of Reverend Wright. I think political correctness is one of the dumber things I contend with almost daily.
I hate the politically correctness of Happy Holidays. Just tell me what you celebrate and I will wish a Happy One of those. But don't ask my Mother about it, trust me. You'll thank me later.
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