There's always a paradox in the way non-religious liberals attack Christianity. (NOTE: I am not calling all liberals non-religious. I am clarifying which liberals I am talking about.)
Contradictions can be found in most of their arguments. This one hit me today -- Bah Humbug, Christmas Trees not allowed at Climate Conference. The U.N. has banned Christmas trees from the world's largest climate conference, citing the fact that a religious holiday should not be acknowledged at a U.N. event, basing the argument on the fact that Christmas is, in face, a religious holiday.
I have very often read articles and quotes from non-religious types, who blame Christians for "taking over" a secular holiday. They claim the celebration of the winter solstice was stolen by Christians who are just trying to take every holiday away from them and make it religious.
So I wonder why these liberal types who say Christmas isn't even Christian would ban the Christmas tree. After all, the Christmas tree is really a secular symbol. They are not, say, banning nativity scenes from the conference.
I know Christmas, CHRISTmas, is a sacred, religious Christian holiday. But many non-religious types (I dare say who are all at the helm of this conference) say it's not. It's a celebration of the winter solstice. So if that's true, why ban the Christmas tree?
I think I will hold on to this article for the next time I read about how Christmas was never supposed to be Christian. Because now they've acknowledged that in fact it is.
Just thinkin...
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All the PC crap around Christmas is one of my biggest pet peeves. Absolutely bugs the snot out of me. For instance.. We must say Happy Holidays, NOT Merry Christmas. I just refuse to do that one. If it offends you that I refer to the 25th of December as Christmas, and it irks you that I'm wishing you a merry one then you just enjoy drama for the sake of drama and I don't have any time for people like that. Same thing with Christmas Trees... They're Holiday Trees now, you know. Dumb Dumb Dumb.
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Well put sister!!!! I am with you and Beckah on this. I also refuse to say anything other then Merry Christmas.
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