As you know..I am not particularly religous. I go to church--a Baptist one at that--just because the family goes there and I like listening to Doug, the pastor. What I dislike the most is the 30-40 minutes of getting up and down to sing. Since I have no singing talent, it is a waste of my time and I am sure that God appreciates my silence during the singing. Now and then I might sing a song I like--Amazing Grace---Holy--Holy---Holy, or whatever moves me.
I do however love Christmas songs and movies. It would not be unusal for me to play the Judd's Christmas Ablum in July on my Ipod. "It's a Wonderful life and The Bell's of Saint Mary's are some my favorite movies.
I didn't feel much of the old Christmas spirit at school this year and maybe for many a year. It is a shame that our government, which is really us, has taken the Christmas out of the schools and government. I am not sure how that benefits society. The Atheist that compromise only 5 to 9 percent of the population, with the help of our courts and their interpretation of the our constitution have taken Christmas and more importantly, the instilling of the Christmas ideal away from our children. How is a celebration of a child, that later as an adult, only taught the very basics of love, kindness, forgiveness that all humans should treat each other with, a problem? There is no historical question that Jesus existed, so as the atheist believe that there is no God, and that is a possibility, what logical problem can they have with Jesus.
I wonder what kind of conversation goes on in an atheist's home? "Dad I just happen to read about Jesus today and he seemed like a great person, maybe there is some truth in what he says". "Son..quit reading that crap, do you want to become like those right winged Christians you see on the Fox news network?. "Your right dad, want to come watch South Park with me?, I hope you will get me the video series for my eighth birthday". The only true problem with Christianity itself, is and always will be, the behavior of the "Christians" that claim to follow it.
Can you change this path were going down? No, because we don't care enough, we have our little houses, plenty of food, drive our silly little cars and live in our own narcissistic world and the hell with anything else. However, if we did care enough we could change it with our votes. We could remove the majority of the whores that sit in our congress and vote based on the money they receive from the lobbyist, instead of the needs of the people. Put new ones in there and tell them what we want, put back prayer in the school, ten commandments on our walls, and fix whatever else that ails us. I, and not we the people, would also make sure that we are open to all religions and not shut them out because they are not the majority today. I would enjoy celebrating Jewish, Islamic holidays and going to their plays. I would tell the atheist we respect their views, but this is a democracy and you're out voted so live with it...... and Merry Christmas!!!
To my many loyal followers-one? Merry Christmas
Love Mike
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