In the United States, the month of December is the Christmas Season, not the Holiday Season. To the best of my knowledge there's only one vacation in December recognized by our authorities. December 25 was made a legal holiday in order to celebrate the arrival of Christ. There are no other legal holidays during the entire month of December. Chanukah, Hannukah, or Hanukah is a celebration and, some say, a Jewish Holiday . however, it is not a legal holiday. Kwanza is a celebration and not a legal holiday. Christmas Eve isn't a day and New Years Eve isn't a day. We do not predict the month of May, the Holiday Season, even though that's when Memorial Day is celebrated. On Martin Luther King Day we do not have vacation parades, we have Martin Luther King Day parades. We don't say happy vacation on the Fourth Of July, we state Happy Independence day or Happy Fourth Of July. Why then, do some people insist that we say happy vacation and holiday season once we are celebrating Christmas? I'll tell you why. It is because the organized religion of atheism (Yes atheism, is an organized faith, it is a religion of non belief.) Is waging war against Christianity as the very first battle in a war against all other religions. If they can defeat Christianity in this country of Christians, then they can defeat all religions which believe in a God or higher power. I am a Christian. I really don't, but know for sure, if Christ is the son of God or when he had been a teacher or what. I do know, I believe in the teachings ascribed to him. I do understand, that though we're humans and therefore can not and don't necessarily stick to all those teachings, that when all of us tried to live by those teachings of kindness and love, the whole world would be a much better location. In addition, I understand that, I need Christ to be the Son of God because then it might indicate that God did and did care about us and that there may very well be a Heaven.
I disagree with the director of special projects such as the American Family Association when he says,"Christmas is not a holiday" and calling Christmas a vacation"devalues our nation's most holy day." Christmas is a holiday. In reality, I believe Christmas and the Fourth Of July to be this country's two most important and happiest holidays. The Fourth Of July celebrates the birth of the country and Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ. Employees are given Christmas Day off with pay, school kids are given several days off for Christmas vacation. Offices hold Christmas parties. Families get together, listen to Christmas songs, stuff themselves with food and give each other presents. Marines gather"Toys For Tots". The Salvation Army lays out it is kettles and collects cash that's used to help needy people all year long. Many family members who've been feuding all year round get together and forgive each other. Christmas is a holiday of love and forgiveness. Christmas is a holiday that everyone, not only Christians, should observe. Almost no one denies that Christ did exist at once. The controversy is, whether he is the son of God. Placing that controversy aside, Christ preached or taught"peace on earth and goodwill towards men". If folks bemoan the reality that John Lennon died because he had been a fighter for peace, how can they not celebrate the fact that Christ was born? Christ was arguably the first teacher of peace, goodness and forgiveness. He lived and died promoting calmness. He promoted peace, he lived peace. He not only taught bias, he dwelt forgiveness. Christ set an example that has lived for over two thousand years. If Martin Luther King can have a holiday, in case Presidents, Veterans, labour and others can have their own vacations, why shouldn't Christ have a vacation. Take note to other religions: You should support Christmas. If you permit the atheists to kill off Christmas, it might become your religion that they go after next. There's a war being fought today. I'm not talking about the war in Iraq. I'm talking about the war against religion being attracted by atheists and certain hard line fanatics about the far left. At this time, they are winning the war because spiritual groups aren't fighting back into a cohesive way. If religious groups don't help each other, someday they will all cease to exist along with the United States will become another Soviet Union. Taking away our right to participate in faith and to celebrate our faith is a first step in taking our additional freedoms. One of the chief reasons that the United States managed to become so good is that, contrary to what the atheists and a few others tell you, we aren't a secular country. Our whole technique of our laws come in large part from our forefathers spiritual beliefs. It may not seem so, but I am not against all atheists. They've a right to believe in non belief and I support that right. I'm only against the activists which are attempting to drive their non beliefs down my throat. I am ready to leave them alone if they are eager to abandon me and mine . The problem is they will not leave us alone. They do not need to enable us to think as we want. They want us to believe as they do. They don't believe in Christmas so they want to take Christmas away from us. One final note to all you major retailers who wish to sell gifts for me to give as Christmas gifts, if you won't admit the Christmas Season on your advertising and on your stores, then don't expect me to shop in your stores. If you insist in saying vacation season and happy holidays rather than Christmas Season and Merry Christmas, I shall insist rather than working together with you. For the time being, at least, you're free to do as you wish and I'm free do as I need. My wish is to boycott you, not only throughout the Christmas Season but for quite a long time to come. But I'm still boycotting everything French and I've been boycotting Jane Fonda and Shirley MacLaine because the Vietnam War. Find out more info click christmas tradition