Will Christmas survive?

Why are people getting so pissed off that the word "holiday" is being used instead of "christmas"? Do Jerry Falwell and the American Family Association have nothing better to do than start a petition that over 300,000 people have signed saying they are boycotting Target (Who also happens to sell Red Devil vacuums. That doesn't seem very Christian) b/c they don't use the word Christmas in their stores? I guess that is a lot more dangerous than all the irresponsible parenting, physical and emotional abuse, and the slew of other problems that families experience.

Yep, gays and the continued horrid oppression that Christians face every day in our society really are our biggest problems. It's about time Christians fought back.

Is it kind of dumb that people are calling Christmas trees holiday trees? Yeah, probably. But this country is obsessed with trying to mask its deep seeded divisions by being overly politically correct (or occasionally not) as a denial tool.

So if Christmas is so sacred and special to Christians than why doesn't the commercialization of the holiday have people up in arms? I don't see God fearing people complaining that Christmas day is one of the biggest days of the year at the movie box office. I don't think people seeing King Kong on December 25th this year are contributing to celebrating the birth of Jesus.

I'm sure there are some people that actually do observe the holiday for its significance to their religious belief, but I guarantee that a load of people and probably the majority of those who signed that petition care more about getting the day off from work and spend more time shopping for gifts than observing its meaning.

Bottom line, this is just something else that hypocrits can moan about and blame on liberals for ruining the fabric of our society. Seriously, find another cause more important to rally around. Lord knows there are millions of them.

J.H. Naners