Conservative Post

There is growing concern among Christians about the removal of “Christ” from the word Christmas which is often replaced with the “X”. There is also a growing concern for the removal of the word Christmas altogether from personal greetings to customers in retail stores and in titles of events, during Christmas time, like parades.  It is clear that there are those who are intentionally working to remove Christ from the public square. But we want to be careful not to see boogy men under every nook and cranny. Even the use of the word Christmas means nothing more to many Americans than just a title only connected to a holiday that gives one an opportunity to give and get presents and have a day or two off of work.

While it is important to remember the reason for the season we want to be sure that we handle concerns with all credibility. If we see every instance of the lack of Christ in our greetings ad titles during this season as an attempt to pull Christ from the season itself then we will lack credibility. We need to be measured in our response to this and not easily offended in every instance. Often we cannot know the intent or motivation behind the lack of using Christ. But what we can do is make His message plain and abundant. As Ecclesiastes tells us there is a time for everything under the sun. And there is a time for offense but not in every instance.

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