Let's Call it What it Is...Christmas

Merry Christmas one and all. Wait, you mean it’s not Christmas! Since when? It has always been Christmas. Suddenly, though, we aren’t allowed to say “Christmas”. Just where do they think our holidays started from anyway? Hello! It was Christmas! 

Christmas is being removed everywhere.  Town Christmas celebrations are now being called 'Holiday Celebrations".  The words to Christmas songs are being changed to cut out any mention of the word Christmas or any references to Christmas.  The poor Christmas tree is now a "Holiday" tree.  We are now involved in holiday gift giving rather than the giving of Christmas gifts.  Excuse me!  The first "Holiday gifts" given were to Jesus Christ to celebrate his birth- that's where we get Christmas.  If it weren't for Christmas there would be no season of giving.  

Our schools aren’t allowed to teach about Christmas or even mention the word, yet they can teach about Kwanza, and Hanukkah. They are allowed to teach about different religions around the world – but for some reason it isn’t politically correct to teach about the Christian religion- where Christmas comes from. Why not? We are a world where we are expected to teach and respect racial diversity, life-style diversity, and even religious diversity (otherwise known as tolerance). Why is it then that when it comes to Christianity we aren’t supposed to mention it or anything to do with it, much less show respect for the people –like me- who are Christians? When will they start teaching Christian tolerance? Is tolerance even the correct word? It would imply something distasteful to be put up with. Foul language is tolerated, bad jokes are tolerated (just listen to Comedy Central sometime and you’ll see what I mean), horrible fashion habits are tolerated. Someone can dress and show off body parts that should have them arrested, or their undergarments and we tolerate it. Children talk back to their parents and it seems it is tolerated.