"Let God be true and every man a liar." (Paul, Romans 3:4)
As a non-combatant, I try not to take sides in the War on Christmas; I just want everyone to stop fighting before someone gets hurt, or worse, before any of my presents get broken.
However, the War continues, with no sign of abating; and while my December posts have so far honored the Christmas season and the Christmas spirit, I feel the need to preserve my neutrality by striking a balance: let those who oppose Christmas also have their say!
For instance:
Christmas is Spiritual Adultery
Taking an evergreen tree, putting it in your house, decorating it with lights, sitting in the dark, and adoring it to Christmas carols is spiritual adultery. You profess to love Jesus, but you do so with the mementos and techniques of other lovers – the world and pagan religion. You are not content with Christ’s pure gospel – for it has no Mass of Christ. You have added the world’s seductions to keep you happy in your marriage to Christ. He is highly offended at your whorish ways. 1
For the cause of God and truth,
Brother Crosby and
the Church of Greenville 2
I will say this for Brother Crosby and for the two hundred souls which constitute his flock: Flannery O'Connor at her best could not have improved on their brand of Christianity.
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Let God Be True! (Some very unkind people have noted that the biblical phrase “Let God Be True” yields the acronym LGBT, which goes to show that either Saint Paul, God, or Satan has a sense of humor.)
1 Remarkably, the same God who despises Christmas willingly embraces the internet: “Greetings in the glorious name of Jesus,” says the homepage at www.letgodbetrue.com. “Thank you for visiting our website. It is our sincere pleasure to meet and serve you by way of the internet.” Has no Christian ever been led astray by the internet or exposed by it to the world’s “seductions” and “whorish ways”?
2 Brother Crosby and his church are found in Greenville, South Carolina, which happens to be home to Furman University and to its football team (the Furman Paladins), which pushed the Montana Grizzlies into overtime in Friday night’s thriller. The Paladins’ defense against the run was the best I have ever seen. The only other thing I know about Furman is that it once featured an All-American basketball player named Frank Selvy who, in 1954, scored 100 points in a single game, a Division I record that stands to this day. Selvy went on to be a star in the 1950’s NBA, which bore no resemblance whatsoever to today’s NBA.
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