Happy Birthday Jesus!

Happy Birthday Jesus & Merry Christmas to everyone!

As much as I dislike certain aspects of the Christmas holiday (see below) I always stop to remember WHY Christmas has even become a holiday in the first place. And of course, it leads us to one thing: the birth of Jesus. Which is a pretty darn good thing, at least for us Christians.

Now here's my issue (because I always have an issue). We have these Athiest people out there pitching a fit over the fact that people put up a nativity scene YET still shopping for Christmas gifts, still participating in the season, etc. Do they not see the hypochrisy in this? Christ-mas. CHRIST'S MASS. So how can you become irrationally irate when someone celebrates Jesus's birth and yet be frequenting the local Target for gifts for your kids? Do you not stop to think how this holiday even came to be?

I have NO problem with Athiests or anyone else who has a belief that may oppose my own so please do not get that idea. My major issue is with the fact that they have to get in the face of people who believe in the birth of Jesus. Leave us alone. Seriously. We believe in God, you don't. Okay, fine. I am not going to tell you to do otherwise. But you have to go demeaning the true meaning of our holiday, while at the same time promoting it through commercialization? Does anyone else see an inconsistency here?

Point being, don't celebrate my holiday and then neglect to acknowledge why it is a holiday in the first place. Or worse, get offended at the reason it is a holiday to begin with.

Even if you don't believe Jesus is the son of God or even a real person, recognize and admire what the man stood for. He accepted everyone as they were. He was compassionate toward people who others deemed hopeless. He layed down his life for his friends. I would say these are some admirable character traits. Keep these in mind today and please, don't take the Christ out of Christmas.