This past Sunday I talked about the attempts by many to remove Christianity, symbols of Christianity and any mention of Jesus Christ during this time of year. The expression "Happy Holidays" comes to mind. Some retailers caught backlash last year at their attempt to make the season more politically correct. Many of those retailers have changed their ways and are wishing customers a "Merry Christmas". Ironically the expression "holidays" according to the origins of that word is "Holy Days". During the 3rd and 4th centuries the Catholic Church had special dates set aside as Holy Days. People would greet one another with "Happy Holy Day". The expression over the years became one word, "Holiday". No matter how hard some people try they can't take Christianity out. Even the usage of Merry X-Mas has it's roots in Christian history. The Greek letter "Chi" looks like our "X". The Greek "Chi" is the first letter in the name Christos. You can see the Greek X in stained glass windows and church architecture. It is representative of Jesus Christ and has been a symbol of Christianity on jewely and art for centuries.
So no matter how hard the liberals, atheists or even the politically correct crowd try they can't keep Christ out of this season. Next time someone greets you with "Happy Holidays" respond with "Happy Holy Days to you too!"
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