Christmas as it really is, or as darkened minds would like it to be
December 22, 2006
The politically correct anti Christian culture police are out in force again this season, doing their best to quash the memory of who entered the world as a child, and why He came. To them there is no such thing as sin or salvation, creation or judgment, right or wrong, or any purpose for life other than indulging and satisfying the flesh and all its carnal desires. Christmas is anathema to them, a reminder of what they reject and do not wish to hear. Angels, Christmas symbols, decorations, nativity scenes, Christmas songs, crèches, and even the word ‘Christmas’ itself are therefore-like crosses, public prayer, and the Ten Commandments-all ‘fair game’ for the bah, humbug unbelieving crowd, America’s KGB. Secularizing Christmas Leads to Elimination of Christmas
Mat Staver – one of our speakers at the upcoming
February Restore America Conference – recently
stated that repressive regimes around the
world “have always had the same goal - to first
secularize and then to eliminate Christmas.” From
1969 to 1997, Christmas was “banned in Cuba.” In
Vietnam, “children's choirs were forbidden to
sing "Silent Night." The former Soviet Union “banned
Christmas commemoration and folded all Christmas
celebrations into a New Year celebration.”
Staver says that, “In an effort to resist Christians, Communist leaders secularized a favorite Ukrainian Christmas carol, "Nova Radist Stala" (Joyous News Has Come to Us). The original song began with these words: "The joyous news has come which never was before. Over a cave above a manger a bright star has lit the world, where Jesus was born from a virgin maiden..." At first the Communists feared an outright ban on Christmas, so they began to secularize the holiday. The first rewrite of the song began as follows: "The joyous news has come which never was before, a red star with five tails has brightly lit the world." The second rewrite went further: "The joyous news has come which never was before. Long- awaited star of freedom lit the skies in October [the month of the Revolution]. Where formerly lived the kings and had the roots their nobles, there today with simple folks, Lenin's glory hovers."” Lenin no longer lives, and neither does the Soviet Union, but those facts seem to have been lost on America’s politically correct KGB crowd. In contrast, Jesus lives on in the hearts of all who have come to know Him and the truth he spoke.
An Ancient and Deadly War
The war against Christmas has only recently come to
America, but it is as old as the Garden and Herod’s
attempt to destroy the baby Jesus, and just as
deadly.
Staver reveals that, “In Communist Romania, Rev. Geza Palffy, a Roman Catholic priest, delivered a sermon in 1983 protesting against the fact that December 25th had been declared a work day instead of a holiday. The next day he was arrested by secret police, beaten, imprisoned and died.” Christian, determine not to back down on Christmas, prayer in public, nativity scenes, crèches, The Ten Commandments, or speaking the truth. Stand firm. “The Kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared.” Titus 3:4 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6-7
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