The Lights are On for Jesus
Why do so many people like to decorate their houses with festive lights and displays this time of year?
This past Monday evening, I went down to the Green in the center of Milford, Connecticut to take some time exposure pictures of the trees all lit up for the Christmas season. After taking several shots of some trees lit with white and colored lights, I walked over to take a few photos of a Nativity display that was there also. There, at the bottom right of the display, read a plaque with golden lettering which informed observers of the miniaturized recreation of the birth of Christ that the "display [was] provided by the Hyatt family and not erected, maintained or sponsored by the city of Milford." The fact that the city had to put up such a plaque to pander to an ever-pettifogging politically correct society was, in my mind, ridiculous. I took a photo of the plaque just for my own sense of disagreement, then resumed taking pictures of lighted trees.
Sure, compared to the ever-growing number of municipalities being against any display of Christianity on public land or with anything associated with a government entity, the Nativity display on the Milford Green is a cause for celebration. But why must we deny that our heritage and traditions identify ours as a Christian nation? There is no requirement - nor should there be a requirement - that Americans must follow Christianity, but we must not deny that the word of God is in the blood of the nation. We must not allow ACLU-types to infringe upon our Constitutional right to the free exercise of religion and trample upon the Christmas spirit in the name of equality, tolerance, and diversity.
What rational and non-discriminatory individual would be offended by seeing a religious display that was not associated with their faith? I am not Jewish, but I have absolutely no problem whenever I come across a menorah. In fact, I am happy to see Jews not afraid of expressing
their religious faith. It is in my opinion that regardless of one's particular religious denomination, religious individuals are generally not bothered by the display of others' religion, and that the majority of those who do not tolerate expressions of religious faith are themselves without one to cling to.
Not long after I finished taking photos of the illuminated trees on the Green, I came to a simple conclusion: The lights do not shine for the sake of shining, nor do they glow for just another glorious winter evening. The lights are on for Jesus. Whether ACLU-types would like to admit it or not, Christ is the reason for this season.
Regardless of weather you recognize December 25 as the birthday of the savior of the world, or simply as the fourth Tuesday of December 2007, fail not to remember that the day holds meaning for many.
Merry Christmas!
This past Monday evening, I went down to the Green in the center of Milford, Connecticut to take some time exposure pictures of the trees all lit up for the Christmas season. After taking several shots of some trees lit with white and colored lights, I walked over to take a few photos of a Nativity display that was there also. There, at the bottom right of the display, read a plaque with golden lettering which informed observers of the miniaturized recreation of the birth of Christ that the "display [was] provided by the Hyatt family and not erected, maintained or sponsored by the city of Milford." The fact that the city had to put up such a plaque to pander to an ever-pettifogging politically correct society was, in my mind, ridiculous. I took a photo of the plaque just for my own sense of disagreement, then resumed taking pictures of lighted trees.
Sure, compared to the ever-growing number of municipalities being against any display of Christianity on public land or with anything associated with a government entity, the Nativity display on the Milford Green is a cause for celebration. But why must we deny that our heritage and traditions identify ours as a Christian nation? There is no requirement - nor should there be a requirement - that Americans must follow Christianity, but we must not deny that the word of God is in the blood of the nation. We must not allow ACLU-types to infringe upon our Constitutional right to the free exercise of religion and trample upon the Christmas spirit in the name of equality, tolerance, and diversity.What rational and non-discriminatory individual would be offended by seeing a religious display that was not associated with their faith? I am not Jewish, but I have absolutely no problem whenever I come across a menorah. In fact, I am happy to see Jews not afraid of expressing
their religious faith. It is in my opinion that regardless of one's particular religious denomination, religious individuals are generally not bothered by the display of others' religion, and that the majority of those who do not tolerate expressions of religious faith are themselves without one to cling to.Not long after I finished taking photos of the illuminated trees on the Green, I came to a simple conclusion: The lights do not shine for the sake of shining, nor do they glow for just another glorious winter evening. The lights are on for Jesus. Whether ACLU-types would like to admit it or not, Christ is the reason for this season.
Regardless of weather you recognize December 25 as the birthday of the savior of the world, or simply as the fourth Tuesday of December 2007, fail not to remember that the day holds meaning for many.
Merry Christmas!
(Top photo: The Milford Nativity scene discussed within [note the location of the "disclaimer" plaque]; bottom photo: Two lit trees next to a sign displaying notable Milfordites of the past.)
© 2007 Justin Margeson for A Forum for Freedom. All rights reserved.
Labels: ACLU, Christmas, Connecticut, Milford, Political Correctness, Religion
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