Comments on: Christmas is Not a Holiday…It’s a Game-Changer!

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:50:28 +0000

Matthew, Peace and All Good to you during this Christmas season! You are absolutely right about keeping Maher out of your house. I do the same, except for when he lashes out so aggressively that it makes the news. At any rate, I sometimes wonder how people in the Church can be so vigilant about lampooning one group (such as Fox News), while giving the other side a complete pass. It goes both ways, of course. There are the conservatives who are equally blind to the plank in their own eyes.

By: Matthew M

Matthew M — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:19:34 +0000

And, he is a fallen Jew. Jared, I personally choose not to even let Mayer into my house, given his athetisic, far-left agenda. “CLICK, next.” I hope you are enjoying the CHRISTMAS-tide, and prosperous New Year!

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:13:30 +0000

Did anyone see Bill Mayer’s comments towards Tim Tebow on Christmas Eve? They are too disgusting for me to repeat, but they certainly point to an obvious cultural bias against Christianity that is pushed most aggressively by liberals (which is why Maher will get a pass from many in the Church).

By: William R. Snaer

William R. Snaer — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:56:12 +0000

Your essay takes off from the same point as a recent offering from Sojourner Jim Wallis. I’ll repeat the advice I offered him:
Lighten up. Your antipathy toward Fox News has generated an attempt to Scrooge a Christian ally. Sure, the Incarnation is the essential ingredient of Christmas, but it is not an essential ingredient of “The Holidays.” There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. I suggest you accept the contribution that Fox makes toward recognizing the significance of Christmas. It is different from your emphasis, but it is complementary.

By: Matthew M

Matthew M — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:05:12 +0000

Just a further note:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1032717925001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAut5PFhE~,47XVbbCXClqc4AgLm5zcsF33xRnvoGvX&bctid=1338057196001

By: Matthew M

Matthew M — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:51:10 +0000

+Verbum caro facto est+

+Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis+

Excellent reflection, although one may not consider a “war” on Christmas by strict definition, there is a conserted effort to remove Christ from the “holiday” season. It has in fact become more about a “holiday” shopping opportunity, and not about real significance, presence, majesty and humble power of this monumental event. I have my own ideas about the whys and hows this has been happening, but in humble respect and awe, I will leave that for another time.

May God continue to bless and guide you, Deacon Dan, and all our clergy as you strive to serve God completely and wholly, on-behalf of a fallen, broken, and VERY stiff-necked people.

PAX et vivat Iesus!