... armies of man have aligned themselves against one another in the Valley of Aven to do battle over Christmas ... right?The kiddies take their places on the bleachers of the right and the bleachers of the left, with hot tears flowing down their confused little cheeks from their blank little eyes ... wondering what mommy and daddy are up to. But the adults barely notice their silent presence, so fierce is the taunting of the armies.
Santa and Mrs. Claus wring their white-gloved hands in alarm; Mrs. says to Mr., "How did this happen? Where did it start? What have these grownups done?"
Santa's helpers refused to join the Two Claus Clan for fear of being accused of being mini-terrorists by anti-Midnightmen.
Someone even sent Santa an e-mail threatening to blow up his sleigh if he tried to leave.
The reindeer can't eat, their constitutions can't handle the stress; Rudolph's nose has gone out and, out near the press tent, Donner and Blixen are near death.
The army of the right wants of all the traditional words, symbols, sounds, and sights and, of course, the freedom to commercialize the season to their heart's content. The army of the left wants a revisionist holiday; of course that means it becomes a private season without a role in the public square ... violators will be threatened with fines and imprisonment ... can you say, "Ho-ho-ho!"
Men in long black robes patrol the edges of soon to be battlefield, seeking fracas infarctions; minions of recent law school grads (except future talk-radio hosts) trail behind with laptops, PDAs, and iPods, all received last "holiday season" from mom and dad.
This is it, a battle to the death. When all the shooting and shouting, brief filing and file briefing are done, either Christmas will stand on its own as a global tradition or it will lie prone on mother earth, destined for the trashheap of history.
Stay away my brothers, stay away. Christmas is about Christ not about traditions, no matter how special or old!
HT: The Wide Awakes
UPDATE: It is now being reported from Jerusalem that the sound of a trumpet was heard simultaneously with a clap of thunder and the flashing of bright lights in the night sky ... could this be the end?
No! No! May it never be! This ... this is the beginning of the beginning of ages without end, and without Christmas ... only Christ, only Christ!
Praise God Almighty, only Christ!
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