The alleged “War on Christmas” that has recently infiltrated the youthful cheeriness that Christmas once had represented, is now making people second guess themselves in a time of giving.
Christian activist groups are taking action against bigger retail stores and making it known that the original idea of Christmas has been torn, crumpled up, and thrown in the garbage can; similar to the way your four year old will be plowing through the wrapping paper to get to her new Wii gaming device.
This is beyond ridiculous. Doesn’t our country have more important things to worry about during a holiday season? Perhaps the fact that there are still too many families that go hungry and cold every year wishing only for an extra blanket. Or perhaps your husband lost his job due to corporate downsizing, and he cannot afford to exchange gifts with you or his children. Doesn’t that seem more important that supporting a “war” on Christmas?
The AFA has devised a “naughty and nice” list for this years rat race to buy mass produced material products. Avoid: Banana Republic, Old Navy and Staples. God forbid you buy your daughter a warm fleece so she doesn’t freeze her ass off while waiting for the school bus, because you’ll be going straight to hell; along with the computer purchasers and the owners of tweed jackets.
War on Christmas? Every single person who deals with the burden of their finances fights a war within themselves, and their bank accounts. Do these religious representatives plan to abolish fun and smiles for the year of 2012 as well?
Retailers such as Victoria’s Secret are being attacked this joyous holiday too. But let me ask, when was Victoria’s Secret ever about “spreading the good word of Jesus Christ”? Victoria’s Secret is designed to keep your husband/boyfriend from cheating on you, not to remind you of your readings from the gospel according to Luke. That is truly a blessing.
In addition to these ridiculous epiphanies of moral compass, Texan congressman Rick Perry has the audacity to blame president Obama for the lack of “Christ-like virtue” among our nation during Christmas. Perry’s last endorsement commercial explained how gays in the military are allowed, but letting children pray in school, or celebrate Christmas is not politically correct enough. Forgive me for being simple, but can someone further explain to me the correlation between homosexuality and prayer? No one ever put a stop to children celebrating Christmas within schools, but when your celebration becomes a distraction to educating the youth of tomorrow; regulations need to be made and executed. Along with Rick Perry’s considerable amount of ignorance.
I am not stating that the original purity of Christmas hasn’t been lost and re-vamped over the years. The general populations’ list of priorities are merely different. For the majority, Christmas has become more about celebrating and gift giving, no longer about worship and religious dedication.
But what’s so bad about buying something nice for someone? Isn’t that what your lord and savior tried to preach for years and years? Honor thy neighbor? Spread the ideology of kindness and karma? All hope isn’t lost, people, but this war on Christmas is a joke. Now, all of you Christmas disclaimers, get back in line at Barnes and Noble. I’ve read they’re on the nice list. I guess they have to be if they will be going out of business soon.
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