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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