A Christian lawyer weighs in

Todd Juris' excellent blog has a great balance of law and faith as he goes through law school.

He said this:

"I find it more offensive that stores are commercializing such an important Christian holiday... I mean, how does spending so much money to get consumers to spend theirs get across the Gospel? That and forbidding employees from saying "Merry Christmas" is what bothers me."

and he weighs in on the tree issue

"WHO CARES if it's called a "Christmas tree" or a "holiday tree"? Once again, we miss the real debate. Let's say a public school has a "Winter Festival." A young man wears a shirt that says, "Jesus is the reason for the season." Said young man is expelled. That's where the issue, in my opinion lies. Or try another, probably more true, hypothetical. Say the state Capitol has a Menorah, but says "Bah Humbug!" to a Christmas tree or Nativity scene. That's showing a preference towards religion. Is the title of a tree really going to ruin our holidays and bemoan the downfall of Christmas? If a Christmas tree has special meaning to you, let it mean that in your home; let it mean that when you pass the "holiday" tree; let it mean that when you pass an evergreen forest. Just don't lose your witness over the name of a tree!

Good point brother.

In this greatest nation, we should be free to worship any way we choose. Far too many worship a holiday that is just a spending spree.

On the other hand, our beliefs that "behold, a King has come" should not be mocked or minimized.

Let the pagans have their holiday -- and I'll have mine!