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This IS Christmas, for Pete’s sake!Have you heard about the merry Christmas ladies? Five ladies in Niles, Ohio, are spreading the message of Merry Christmas. For the second year in a row, they’ve raised money to rent billboards. Last year, they were able to secure four billboards with the messages that read: “I miss hearing you say Merry Christmas” and “Why Have You Stopped Saying Merry Christmas?” Each was signed Jesus. This year they’ve secured seven billboards that read, “I miss hearing you say Merry Christmas” and “It’s OK to say Merry Christmas.” Again, each is signed Jesus. These ladies are determined to help us understand that this time of year is not just a happy holiday. It’s Christmas, for Pete’s sake! July 4 is a holiday. Labor Day is a holiday. Memorial Day is a holiday. Why don’t we say happy holiday then? The time we take off in late November is called the Thanksgiving holidays. The time we take off in late December is Christmas holidays. As one of the Merry Christmas ladies said, “If Christ were here, would we say to Him Happy Holidays or would we say Merry Christmas? We would wish him happy birthday by saying Merry Christmas.” What I don’t understand about this strange obsession with political correctness is that it’s OK to have a “Christmas in July” sale, but it’s insensitive to wish someone a Merry Christmas because they may not celebrate Christmas. The last time I checked the calendar, Dec. 25 was labeled Christmas. A friend sent me an email of some group known as the Go Fish Guys. This group was performing a song entitled “It’s Called Christmas with a Capital C!” Some of the lyrics were: “Well, I went to the coffee shop to get myself a mocha, “And it’s called Christmas, what more can I say “God’s got a law and we pretty much destroyed it “It’s called Christmas, what more can I say, It’s called Christmas because it’s about Jesus and His birth. A church member shared with me Sunday night something her aunt observed. The aunt took her grandson and granddaughter to see Santa. These children lost their mother several years ago and their dad is raising them. Eight-year-old John climbed into Santa’s lap and presented Santa a note. Santa thought it was a Christmas list, but when he looked at it, tears rolled down his cheeks. The grandmother saw what was happening and thought John was asking for a mother for Christmas. Instead, the note read, “Santa, you’re really neat, but it’s all about Jesus.” And that’s why it’s Christmas, with a capital C. It’s all about Jesus. Dr. David L. Chancey is pastor, McDonough Road Baptist Church, Fayetteville. The church family is located just past the department of drivers’ services building and invites you to join them this Sunday for Bible study at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 10:55 a.m. Visit them on the web at www.mcdonoughroad.org. login to post comments | Dr. David L. Chancey's blog![]() |