You probably have already wondered how a title like this makes any sense. In today’s world it probably doesn’t. Of those five words, there is one that seems to get the most attention this time of year, though not for the reasons that it used to. For some odd reason our culture has decided that, to be politically correct, the use of the word Christmas is somehow non-PC, which implies the term is offensive.
Wikipedia defines politically correct as a term “denoting language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social offense in gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, handicap, and age-related contexts.†Fair enough. So being politically correct seems to be more about exclusion than it is inclusion depending on which side of the fence you land on. It is more about homogenization than it is about being tolerant and accepting. That’s how I see it at least.
I have a suggestion for Dads of all shapes, sizes, religions, non-religions, racial / cultural / sexual orientations. Regardless of where you stand onwhether or not Christmas is an acceptable term, your kids deserve a clean explanation of what Christmas actually is and what it teaches. At that point, they can be open minded and make their own decisions about the political correctness of Christmas.
I tell my kids about all the various religious groups and what they believe or represent (to the best of my abilities, of course, because I am not an expert in much of anything). I feel that they then have a balanced view of the world that they live in as Christians (to the degree they even understand that part of themselves). There is a considerable amount of cultural vitriol out there that they need to handle due to their beliefs despite NOT being narrow minded, judgmental, homophobic televangelists themselves. Of course, in true PC fashion, many people immediately group them into that slice of the Christian faith, which is unfair. Rather than rail against it, though, my wife and I have simply decided to equip them for it. It’s better that way because we can’t stop that kind of judgment. We can just try to manage it.
So this year I would ask that you tell your kids the true Christmas story just to show that everyone, and I mean everyone, deserves a fair shake. I’m not asking you to adopt anything or believe anything I am just asking you to educate. If you don’t know the story, I would be happy to share it at your request. I promise I’ll behave.
Merry Christmas.
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I understand and share your distaste for the PC world we have built, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t add a caveat. There are a lot of “true” stories of Christmas. There is one in The Bible, and there is one about a toymaker named Kris Kringle, and there is one about Saint Nick – not to mention the roots of the whole thing being buried in the Roman celebration of Saturnalia.
It’s not enough to say that this is how everyone else believes, and so, this is how it affects you as a Christian, in my opinion. A fair shake means all possibilities presented, and if they walk away feeling that they should believe one of the others things, it’s their choice.
That said, to take Christmas and try to downplay it as if it isn’t a Christian holiday is like saying we can have Hanukkah, but we can’t call it that – we’ll call it 12 Days of Fun instead. We’ll all KNOW it’s Hanukkah, but it won’t offend anyone. It’s silly. The holiday is what it is, and we should spend more time celebrating it with our families and less time analyzing it and worrying about what everyone else thinks…
Just my two cents, of course.
-DNW
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I understand and share your distaste for the PC world we have built, but I'd be remiss if I didn't add a caveat. There are a lot of “true” stories of Christmas. There is one in The Bible, and there is one about a toymaker named Kris Kringle, and there is one about Saint Nick – not to mention the roots of the whole thing being buried in the Roman celebration of Saturnalia.
It's not enough to say that this is how everyone else believes, and so, this is how it affects you as a Christian, in my opinion. A fair shake means all possibilities presented, and if they walk away feeling that they should believe one of the others things, it's their choice.
That said, to take Christmas and try to downplay it as if it isn't a Christian holiday is like saying we can have Hanukkah, but we can't call it that – we'll call it 12 Days of Fun instead. We'll all KNOW it's Hanukkah, but it won't offend anyone. It's silly. The holiday is what it is, and we should spend more time celebrating it with our families and less time analyzing it and worrying about what everyone else thinks…
Just my two cents, of course.
-DNW
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I understand and share your distaste for the PC world we have built, but I'd be remiss if I didn't add a caveat. There are a lot of “true” stories of Christmas. There is one in The Bible, and there is one about a toymaker named Kris Kringle, and there is one about Saint Nick – not to mention the roots of the whole thing being buried in the Roman celebration of Saturnalia.
It's not enough to say that this is how everyone else believes, and so, this is how it affects you as a Christian, in my opinion. A fair shake means all possibilities presented, and if they walk away feeling that they should believe one of the others things, it's their choice.
That said, to take Christmas and try to downplay it as if it isn't a Christian holiday is like saying we can have Hanukkah, but we can't call it that – we'll call it 12 Days of Fun instead. We'll all KNOW it's Hanukkah, but it won't offend anyone. It's silly. The holiday is what it is, and we should spend more time celebrating it with our families and less time analyzing it and worrying about what everyone else thinks…
Just my two cents, of course.
-DNW
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Frank/David,
Here is the thing, I’m Jewish and I just don’t care if someone says Merry Christmas to me. I love to be wished well and for my wife and children to be wished well. I also love it when I hear Happy Holidays but I generally will wish the person back a merry Christmas unless I know they are not Christan. I do this because I think most people are celebrating Christmas and enjoy being wished well in their language style.
I hope if people know I’m Jewish then they will wish me a Happy Chanukah but if they don’t then I’m happy to have wish them a merry Charistmas.
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Frank/David,
Here is the thing, I'm Jewish and I just don't care if someone says Merry Christmas to me. I love to be wished well and for my wife and children to be wished well. I also love it when I hear Happy Holidays but I generally will wish the person back a merry Christmas unless I know they are not Christan. I do this because I think most people are celebrating Christmas and enjoy being wished well in their language style.
I hope if people know I'm Jewish then they will wish me a Happy Chanukah but if they don't then I'm happy to have wish them a merry Charistmas.
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Frank/David,
Here is the thing, I'm Jewish and I just don't care if someone says Merry Christmas to me. I love to be wished well and for my wife and children to be wished well. I also love it when I hear Happy Holidays but I generally will wish the person back a merry Christmas unless I know they are not Christan. I do this because I think most people are celebrating Christmas and enjoy being wished well in their language style.
I hope if people know I'm Jewish then they will wish me a Happy Chanukah but if they don't then I'm happy to have wish them a merry Charistmas.
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Oh, I agree. I think the whole notion of a friendly greeting offered in the spirit of the season, whether within or without a religious context, being “offensive” is silly. It’s a happy time to be with family and create memories…
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Oh, I agree. I think the whole notion of a friendly greeting offered in the spirit of the season, whether within or without a religious context, being “offensive” is silly. It's a happy time to be with family and create memories…
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Oh, I agree. I think the whole notion of a friendly greeting offered in the spirit of the season, whether within or without a religious context, being “offensive” is silly. It's a happy time to be with family and create memories…
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