The war against Christmas has not been abated, but it continues to be waged on many fronts. Advertisers and many department stores continue to coach their employees to say, “Happy Holiday” or “Season Greetings” instead of “Merry Christmas.” Washington State’s Governor  allowed an atheist group to put a religiously degrading sign up next to the annual nativity display. Several news outlets reported the American Humanist Association’s campaign, where the slogan  “Why believe in god? Just be good for goodness’ sake” will appear on Washington, D.C. buses throughout the month of December. A similar campaign is to be waged in January on buses by the British Humanist Association with the slogan, “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” Fred Edwords, spokesman for the Washington Humanist Association said, “Our reason for doing it during the holidays is there are an awful lot of agnostics, atheists and other types of non-theists who feel a little alone during the holidays because of its association with traditional religion.” It’s interesting that the reason for these efforts seems to be to help its followers through spells of lonliness and worry associated with this time of year. Why would people who don’t believe in God and accountability to him, while believing in a system of relativism and evolution have to be concerned about lonliness and worry? Perhaps that says more about their true state of being than what they verbally claim to believe or not believe.

So, what’s a Christian to do? Push back! Jesus said in Matthew 5 that Christians are the light of the world and salt of the earth.  A characteristic of light is that it drives the darkness back as far as it can be driven, and salt preserves and penetrates. Push back Christian! Push back with the light of God’s glorious truth, and unfathonable love! Say, Merry Christmas! Tell someone the good news of Jesus coming. Perhaps your salty lifestyle will influence some of those lonely, worrying, and fearful people to respond to the encouraging message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!