Making Christmas Politically Correct is Illogical

It's that time of year again. I say "that time" because I have been conditioned not to offend by using the word "Christmas". So, "that time" is here, and so is the heated debate concerning Christmas and political correctness ("PC"). Let's start this conversation by going to the American Heritage dictionary for definitions:

politically correct: adjective Abbr. PC 1.Of, relating to, or supporting broad social, political, and educational change, especially to redress historical injustices in matters such as race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. 2.Being or perceived as being overly concerned with such change, often to the exclusion of other matters.

Christmas: noun 1. A Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus. 2.December 25, the day on which this feast is celebrated.

American Heritage doesn't mention religion when defining PC. Neither does Miriam-Webster, or Wikipedia (today). Rather than waste my time trying to find a defintion that includes religion, let's jump to the conclusion that "PC" does not cover religion.

Then the defintion of Christmas: I would have used the word "celebration" or "observance" instead of feast, but let's say that that's a matter of semantics. Clearly, Christmas is a product of Christianity. Let's, then, go with this definition, too.

So there it is: Christmas and political correctness have nothing to do with each other. "There it is"... in my mind and on my computer screen, that is. In everyday life Christmas and PC have quite an impact.

We all know that one of our rights as United States citizens is freedom of religion. I am free to be a Christian. I am free to celebrate or observe the "feast" day of the birth of Jesus. When I exercise that right, does that make me politically incorrect? Of course not.