Matt Smith: Leave Christmas Alone!
One of my daily visits is the LIFE Teen web site, whose webmaster and spokesman is Matt Smith of Real World New Orleans 15-minutes-of-almost-fame.
Smith just posted a short piece called The December Uprising, a quick take on the generic holiday greetings that I, along with many other Christians, have grown despise. There's nothing wrong with a "Happy Holidays" every now and then, but to take away my CHRISTMAS tree is a bit daunting:
He brings up the point that I have often been weary of: that Christianity is actually being oppressed, and that it's the last acceptable form of oppression out there. If an atheist is offended by my wishing them a "Merry Christmas," perhaps they need to be a little more open-minded.
Smith just posted a short piece called The December Uprising, a quick take on the generic holiday greetings that I, along with many other Christians, have grown despise. There's nothing wrong with a "Happy Holidays" every now and then, but to take away my CHRISTMAS tree is a bit daunting:
How would they feel if I went around renaming their stuff? Actually, that could work out pretty well. I would undo euphemisms that have irritated me for some time. I’ll go to Starbucks and clarify that the title “tall latte” shouldn’t be assigned to the small cup. Then I’d give a more fitting name for the neon-lit streets of “Gentlemen's Clubs”.
The next item of business would be to rename other people’s celebrations and holidays. I've been meaning to get offended by Halloween--the whole thing is offensive. The last thing I need in my life is children dressed like devils and zombies harassing me at my house. Not only that, Happy Halloween sounds so contradictory. How bout we wish one other "Pumpkin Passions" instead?
He brings up the point that I have often been weary of: that Christianity is actually being oppressed, and that it's the last acceptable form of oppression out there. If an atheist is offended by my wishing them a "Merry Christmas," perhaps they need to be a little more open-minded.
1 Comments:
That’s what we can come to expect from modernity. Christ is not the center of our lives but a central aspect, beliefs should not be fought over but discussed, I should respect others but accept disrespect in return, another’s beliefs may be wrong but for heaven’s sake don’t stand by yours - others might be offended. Subjectivism isn’t merely the plight upon Christians but upon the whole world. People cry, “Who am I to say that they are wrong,” and when attacks come to their own doorstep they fold in lue of not offending. Moral and social subjectivism cannot be something which we base our actions. How can we hold something to be dear to our hearts and not defend it? We must not fall into this mid-air position were nothing is right and nothing is wrong. If we know something to be true, then we must defend it. How weak of a world we live in if someone cannot handle the trouble of being offending. If being offended is the worst that happens in your life then count yourself blessed – wait, I mean lucky or do I mean blessed because I wouldn’t want to offend someone.
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