The war on Christmas has been raging for quite a few years now. When I hear phrases like "Happy Holidays" or "Seasons Greetings" they get nothing but an eye roll from me. Merry Christmas, people! Yes, the name of Christ is in Christmas. That's the WHOLE idea! Christmas celebrates the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Do you want to know how ridiculous the war on Christmas has become? Check out the excerpt below from a recent news story:
Over the years I’ve covered my fair share of anti-Christmas schoolhouse shenanigans. There was the dimwit who confiscated a child’s candy canes and the dunderheads who banned the colors red and green. And how can we forget about the simpletons who outlawed classroom poinsettias or the Junior League communists who rewrote the lyrics to "Silent Night"?
But those are junior varsity skirmishes compared to what happened at Butler Elementary School – where the PTA canceled a field trip to see “The Nutcracker” because there was a Christmas tree on the stage.
Well, smoke some holly and call me jolly! Heaven help the unfortunate children who gaze upon a tree decorated with ornaments and sparkly lights and tinsel.
According to the reporting of WHDH, the issue came to a boiling point during a recent PTA meeting. Parents who supported the ballet were accused of being discriminatory. And to make matters worse, the PTA secretly canceled the trip. Once the parents learned the trip had been canceled – they raised a ruckus and faster than you could say “Sugar Plum Fairy” – the PTA reversed its decision.
For the record - there are no reported instances of a child spontaneously converting to the Christian faith while attending a performance of “The Nutcracker.”
I commend the PTA for coming to their senses and I raise a cup of egg nog in their honor. I may need a double.
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See what I mean? For the love of Rudolph! Has the world lost its mind? Sheesh!
Merry Christmas, my friends!
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