we should e-mail Wal-Mart and ask them to start saying Merry Christmas....should they say "Merry christmas" and "Happy Hannukah", instead?
WalMart is largely owned by a Christain family (I know it is publicly traded), and supports the Salvation Army. I have no problems with "happy holidays", since there IS more than one.
As a Christian, I have much more of a problem with all the EXCESSIVE spending on gifts for others, when celebrating His birthday! It has become a party time, not a worship time.
Jesus would be running around with a whip!
Maybe we should e-mail Wal-Mart and ask them to start saying Merry Christmas.
Maybe we should go to church and thank God for sending Jesus!
"Now, then, where did I put my Black Friday Ad from WalMart?" - ;>)
Largest Retailer Expands “Red Kettle” Campaign and Helps Launch National “Online Kettle” to Enhance Giving Opportunities In a Time of Need
BENTONVILLE, Ark, Nov. xx, 2005 – The traditional sounds of The Salvation Army bells will begin earlier this year, as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. enhances its long-term partnership with The Salvation Army by being the first organization to host their own “online red kettle” for an organization with more than 126 years of experience helping the needy. Wal-Mart has extended The Salvation Army’s 2005 “Red Kettle” fundraising efforts in front of all 3,800 Wal-Mart and SAM’S CLUB locations nationwide, doubling the number of days they will collect donations this holiday season. This year’s campaign will kick-off on Friday, November 18 and will continue through Christmas Eve. The online kettle campaign is scheduled to begin Nov. 18, and will be available on Wal-Mart and SAM’S CLUB Web sites.
Donate here.
"Maybe we should go to church and thank God for sending Jesus!"
Of course, all of us do that, but does that mean we can't say "Merry Christmas" as well?
I received another e-mail today from afa.net. Here is an excerpt:
"Several retailers have joined in the push to ban the use of
"Christmas" in their in-store promotions and retail advertising. The
new push to eliminate "Christmas" and replace it with "Happy
Holidays," "Season's Greetings," etc. is gaining ground with several
retailers participating.
Not wanting to offend a handful of complainers, these companies are
willing to offend the vast majority who hold Christmas as a time to
celebrate the birth of Christ. Their attitude is that those who
identify themselves as Christians don't care if they eliminate
"Christmas."
While it is too late to make changes this year, we have already sent
letters to several major retailers we have identified as participating
in banning "Christmas," asking them to put Christmas back into their
in-store promotions and retail advertising next year. We have sent
letters to the chairmen of Target, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Kmart/Sears,
Costco, Kohl's and Lowe's about their practice. (Lowe's even refuses
to promote their trees as Christmas trees, but calls them "Holiday
Trees." Their toll-free number is 1-800-445-6937."
I am only going to do a small, partial boycott on Wal-Mart, because they have the Salvation Army kettle. In fact, I gave on my way into Wal-Mart's, and my way out of the store, which I don't usually do (at least not twice), but I wanted to make up for Target.
I am going to do a total boycott of the other stores between now and January 1, 2006. Each person must decide what they are going to do for themselves. We report; you decide. :)
Of course Wal-Mart is Christian. Most of the country is Christian. However, the Wal-Mart family is mostly pro-abortion; however, they do not use Wal-Mart profits to contribute to Planned Parenthood.
There is an anti-Christian movement in this country, by the ACLU, PC crowd, et al. If we don't speak up now, we won't even be able to put Nativity scenes on our front laws, because it might offend someone.