I didn't know how to title this post--so that is why it sounds strange. We get BBC here (6 channels) and what amazed me was how almost every child's show in the last week, there was Christmas themed segments. From Teletubbies to Balamory they had children singing not only "holiday" songs, but RELIGIOUS ones. About Mary & Joseph and Bethlehem. Which got me to thinking of the US and why does the UK freely publicize Christianity and the states has gone to the other extreme both in schools and media. And not only do I see this strange difference but it doesn't seem (as far as I can tell) that the UK public protests. They have probably a similiar percentage of non-christians. Can anyone explain this?
I think America has gone to an extreme with trying to please everyone, but ending up pleasing no one.
And because I am a supporter of Christmas, here are some photos.
Well I wish the media and the public would be less discriminatory when it comes to celebrating the true meaning of Christmas.
This year some of the merchants, including Walmart, made it a point to actually tell everyone "Merry Christmas," instead of a generic "Happy Holidays." I thought that was a nice gesture. The media made a big deal of it.
Heh. I typed a term paper's worth of comments and decided that I should just post it to my own blog instead.
(and if the post should sound like I'm arguing with you, Krista, please know that I am not ;o)