Bill O' Reilly has a problem with people who don't like Christmas. He thinks, it seems, that the secularists are going to make us stop saying terrible things like, "Merry Christmas!" to their friends, neighbors and customers. Bill is at war with such people. I think that Bill is a bit paranoid but I do agree that those who rant against Merry Christmas are modern day Scrooges. We all remember what happened to him.
I don't think we need to take up the war cry from Bill and the Fox News team. After all, his rants are simply a PR campaign to get more viewers. And, I remember that it wasn't the news media or preachers that stopped old Scrooge, it was Marley's Ghost.
So, let's all lighten up a bit and stop the worry about a war on Christians or a war on Christmas. Of course there is a war on Christians in much of the world but not in America. In fact, I wonder if we are too protected and too comfortable. In Syria, Iraq, Iran, Egypt and other Islamic states, being a Christian is risky. Maybe we need to stop focusing on the Christmas Scrooges in America and turn our prayers to where there are real risks for believers.
Pray for our friends in Russia, China and Africa as well as the Middle East all of which are at war with Christians.
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