First, we have those who are constantly attacking us by not saying Merry Christmas during the Holiday Season. This really gets to the heart of what that season means to us. How else am I suppose to celebrate the birth of Christ when I am buying the latest video games for my kids on a soon to be maxed out credit card? If I can't get a Merry Christmas from someone then I know that that person or the business they work for has not only declared a war on Christianity but has the nuke ready to fire it.
Second, we have to constantly worry that our kids are not going to schools teaching religion and interrupting the Bible for them. I mean of course we cannot go out and be expected to teach our children the Be Attitudes. That might mean they would figure out that we don't live them at all or at least when it's only convenient. On top of that the schools do such an awesome job of teaching everything else, why shouldn't we expect that they could teach theology just as well. We should be outraged that our children have to be in a secular environment because we know they will never be in one as adults.
Third, we have to constantly deal with other religions living around us. We are the first Christians to ever have to deal with such conditions. The Roman Empire instantly converted and Christians were welcomed with open arms. The unbelievers need to stay on their side of the planet and wait for us to come to them and know that we will get out of their hair as soon as we preach to them and give them a little food. We want to make sure that we do not develop any relationships with them. We know that Christ never did such a thing with people who were lesser than Him.
Yes, I'm being a little over the top. And yes, I can already hear some people calling me a liberal and a non-believer. Here is what it comes down to, I wish that I could live in an environment in which we all believe the same thing and we all worshipped Jesus. Turns out, we don't and we won't in the present condition of the world. What we do need to remember as Americans is that we have it 100 percent times better than most of our brothers and sisters around the world. I wish the person at the mall said Merry Christmas but I also wished that I focused more on Christ than worrying if my kids will like their gifts. I wish that my children could learn some theology in a school but I also wish they could learn more about Christ though my actions which are rarely if at all good. I do wish that everyone was a follower of The Way but I also wish that I was bolder about my faith because in my heart I know He is our only hope even if I don't always speak it with my lips.
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