Christmas wars

In a galaxy not far away at all. Once a year the battle rages. Christmas vs. Xmas vs. Happy Holidays vs. Happy Kwanzaa. Oops I forgot Happy Hanukkah. And probably a few more.
The point is, it’s pointless to argue about it. Call it what it means to you. And then let everyone else do the same. Give the person who calls it happy holidays the respect you would like to receive when you call it merry christmas. That idea came from a book I read. Don’t expect a business to share your personal beliefs. And if said business shares a belief you don’t like, go to a different business. We have options. We can choose our battles. Or not battle at all. We can spend our money where we want and support companies we like. Or we can do something completely different. A sign that says f off if you don’t like merry Christmas probably isn’t going to make you friends or cause someone else to suddenly have a merry christmas. Acting like merry Christmas is more than a marketing slogan might. Live out what you believe. Whatever it is. Defend what you believe when you need to. Let it go when you need to. It isn’t just Santa who sees you when you’re naughty. Make what you believe in proud to have you as a believer. And enjoy this season. For me it is the birth of Jesus. I’ll let you do it your way if you let me do it mine. And to all an enjoyable something. Bing Crosby would have never turned that line into a hit.

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Persecution

You’ve seen the bumper sticker. It says coexist. Sounds great. Simple. Who wouldn’t want all humans to live together in harmony?
Here is the problem. There should be an asterisk on the bumper sticker. And then some small print. “Except Christians” Sadly tolerance, inclusiveness, and acceptance do not apply to Christianity in the world we live in. Coexist in its current manifestation appears to be at the expense of Christians.
Most of what I find wrong with liberal theology exists in Political Correctness. Political correctness would have one believe that Christianity is in fact the problem instead of the solution. This should come as no surprise. Political correctness is a tool to eliminate opposing views, eliminate competition, and police and regulate the thoughts and actions of everyone under its umbrella. It’s a big umbrella. And very unfriendly to non liberal theology.
Bob Dylan wrote a song once. In it he explains the principal that human nature has built in it the need and desire to worship or serve something. From a Biblical perspective it boils down to a battle between man letting God be God or man making himself god in God’s place. This forms the basis for all religion. Including liberalism. So liberal theology defines a religion based on man sidestepping his Creator. Mr Dylan also makes the point in his song that any old thing will do as a substitute for the real thing. Mankind has proven over time that it will almost always choose the substitute over the real thing. Biblically speaking this is known as mankind’s ability and desire from birth to do the wrong thing.
This week an event occurred that once again proved  how ineffective liberal policies including gun free zones are. In addition it proved how unskilled and ineffective our government is in vetting people applying for a visa. Yet another terrorist attack on US soil. And oddly enough, it opened the gates for an increased wave of Christian bashing. Mocking of Christian principals and beliefs is nothing new. It’s been occurring since Adam and Eve got evicted from the garden. And it isn’t going to go away.
As a Christian I find these thing disturbing. In a country founded on the principal that a person can worship as they please, that person should be able to do just that. World wide and local persecution of Christians is offensive to me. Christianity will not go away. Neither will the enemies of Christianity. It’s the world we live in.
Bob Dylan was correct.  You’re going to serve someone. Choose wisely my friends. God bless America.

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