Happy Unidentified Generic Holiday, Please Spend Money

Surely you've noticed by now (Yes, I have. And don't call me Shirley.) that most major retailers have decided to ban the use of the word Christmas from their advertising and in-store promotions. The American Family Association is attempting to get 1,000,000 names on a petition to protest this practice. You can sign the petition here.

The stores are giving the excuse that they don't want to offend anyone. Of course they don't seem to mind offending Christians. They sell Christmas trees and Christmas cards. They employ Santa Clause to pump up toy sales. But, they don't want to mention the "reason for the season".

Here's an idea. There are hundreds of thousands of independent retailers who aren't ashamed to mention our Lord's birthday. I suggest that you spend your money with them. Here in the St. Louis area, there are shopping districts like St. Charles, Kirkwod, Kimmswick, and many others where they are actually nice to you when you spend your money. You're probably dealing with the owner, who actually appreciates your business.

You may spend a little more. You may not. You'd be surprised how competitive many of them are because of their low overhead. If we don't make our voices heard, the devil will be winning a major battle here, detracting from our Lord's birth.