Chronicle: get the Christianity out of Christmas
Even on Christmas, the Chronicle editors can't help themselves:
This holiday season coincides with a renewed flicker of hope for a peace settlement in the Middle East. In the United States, however, contentious assertion of the dominance of Christianity in a pluralistic state runs counter to the Christmas spirit and reduces the store of good will and peace on Earth.
I had to read that several times and I am still befuddled. The dominance of Christianity runs counter to the Christmas spirit?
Here's the definition of Christianity:
The Christian religion, founded on the life and teachings of Jesus.
Here's the definition of Christmas:
A Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus.
If Christianity is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, how can strongly asserting (or contentiously, as the editors want to put it) one's Christian faith run counter to Christmas, which is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. This makes my head hurt.
All I can come up with is the editors don't like Christians, but that's not really a news flash.
At the end of the editorial, there's more blathering about mean Christians ruining the holiday season for others (how bizarre is that?!), but I am going to ignore the editors' desire further to slam Christians on this most special day.
Merry Christmas!
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 12/25/04 07:32 AM | Houston Chronicle | Print | Comments (0)
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