15 October 2008
It’s OK to say Merry Christmas
Posted by Terrie Soberg under: Judaeo-Christian Values Under Attack .
A few Christmases ago, many of the department stores enacted policies, both written and unwritten, that they would not use in ads or allow their employees to wish customers Merry Christmas. I was happy to receive this email from the American Family Association today:
Your new Christmas button:
“It’s OK to say Merry Christmas”
Help preserve our tradition of saying “Merry Christmas” by sponsoring Project Merry Christmas in your church.
It’s hard to believe that there are companies and individuals who want to ban “Merry Christmas” and replace it with “Holiday Greetings” because, they say, they don’t want to offend anyone.
Christians can take a stand and proclaim to our communities that Christmas is not just a winter holiday focused on materialism, but a “holy day” when we celebrate the birth of our Savior. We can do it in a gentle and effective way by wearing the “It’s OK to say Merry Christmas” button.
You can help preserve our tradition of greeting others with a “Merry Christmas” by taking a vital leadership role in AFA’s “Project Merry Christmas.”
Here’s how. AFA is making available an attractive button and Glossy Sticker that carry on our tradition of saying “It’s OK to say Merry Christmas.”
Purchase enough buttons for each member of your church and enough Glossy Stickers for each family to have one to go on their automobile. Urge your fellow members to wear their buttons and display the Glossy Stickers during the entire Christmas season.
If you are unable to sponsor your church yourself, ask your Sunday School class to make it a class project. You can even order buttons and Glossy Stickers to share with co-workers, children in Christian schools, customers, etc.
Some might think simply wearing a button or displaying a Glossy Sticker is a small thing, but God can use small things to make a big point, and to create opportunities to share the Good News. And what a great time to do that at Christmas!
AFA is asking individuals like you in thousands of communities across the nation to head up this project in their local churches. Your willingness to underwrite the cost for your church and enthusiastically promote this project is the key to making an impact in your area.
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