Please indulge me today. I have to rant about something that has made me lose my "Christmas Spirit" for several years now.My last 10 or so Christmases have been spent working in the Retail World.
At that certain point, while setting up all to early for Christmas the "memo" came.
With instructions in hand, Managers were to make sure each and every employee knew to use the term happy holidays rather than Merry Christmas.
Thinking of it makes my blood boil, I always made a special point, rebel that I am, not to use the term happy holidays. I just didn't say anything unless someone wished me a Merry Christmas then I would reply in kind.
Given the nature of my job, retail management, I was especially offended by the Politically Correctness of the Retail World.
Terrified a penny or worse a dime might be lost if someone were offended by the greeting Merry Christmas the term is banned in most retail organizations.
Here's the rub, if it wasn't for the celebration of Jesus birth on Dec. 25, they wouldn't be taking in over 50% of their profits for the year. The greedy corporations should be shouting Merry Christmas from the roof tops, in gratitude for the business that comes their way.
Not worried about offending Christians because they won't speak out on this issue to the "powers that be," the focus is turned on not upsetting the "Non-Christian" market.
In my mind, the Christmas buying public should be getting their feet kissed with every purchase, or at least a foot massage, especially in today's economy.
Retailers should be promoting Christmas with all the abandon they use to hush the words Merry Christmas from their sales floors.
They pull the merchandise out in September hoping to boost 3rd quarter sales, but deny the One we are celebrating.
As you shop this year, don't be Politically Correct. Wish your store personnel a Merry Christmas and don't be afraid to let the store you frequent the most know you are offended by the denial of your Lord's birth.
Speak up and speak out, why join the Politically Correct when it comes to the birth of Jesus.
Before any of you say anything, I'm well aware Jesus was in all probability born in Oct., but this is the day we celebrate it so let's let them know we are proud to be celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior.
This is not a time to be quiet and stand meekly by only to have one more thing important to the Believers taken away.
Saying Merry Christmas is just a little thing, but we as Believers have to stop letting others tell us what we can and can't say, what we can or can't display in public.
Thanks, I feel better now! Let me be the first one to say Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!
Blessings
Princess, Daughter of the King of Kings
Mother of Princesses and Princes
Grandmother of Royalty
