2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2:2 ([And] this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
2:3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
2:5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
2:6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
2:12 And this [shall be] a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
And a few remakes. Let's see how well you pay attention.
The Night Before...Christmas
Twas the night before ...a non denominational winter holiday and all through the house, not a creature was sturring, not even a mouse...remake time...yada yada yada and he said lady of the evening, lady of the evening, lady of the evening (ho, ho, ho), merry non denominational winter holiday to all and to all a good night.
The Grinch
How the grinch stole a non denominational winter holiday....Must I say more???
The Point
People are so worried about not offending anybody that they give up their passion. God didn't worry about offending anybody when he sent Jesus. He didn't say, "Oh well, I really don't want to step on (insert name here)'s toes so, don't go down yet Jesus, I don't think I'm gonna do this." Nope. He sent his son anyway. So why the heck are we saying " Oh no, I don't want to step on (insert name here)'s toes so I best not say Merry Christmas. I best not use that in any of my sentences or greetings or anything." That Is BULL. God wasn't ashamed of you when he came down, so why are you ashamed of him? Let's take his name out of schools and public offices and off our money. Let's ban all prayer, bible reading and religious notions of any sort from schools. Let's even take under God out of the Pledge of Allegiance. But let's hand out condoms and birth control to teenagers and tell them be safe. Let's teach witchcraft and lies in school. Or even yet, fire a teacher for standing up for what they believe in but give only a year in prison for a teenager who shoots people at his school because he thinks he's doing the world some good by cleaning out the filth. My point you ask? My point is that if we don't do something about the overwhelming political correctness, it will bring down the world as we know it. And a non denominational winter holiday won't be funny. It'll be no more Christmas, no more Easter. No more Jesus. And with the way our world is going, we can't afford to take Jesus out of our holiday budget.So.....
Merry Christmas,
There, you can officially label me as "politically uncorrect." I'm not ashamed.
~Maseaela Renee~
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