2008 Woodie Awards
Columnist's take on Christmas a bit skewed
Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: Rocket Letters
To the editor:
In response to Lisbeth Wells-Pratt's Nov. 30 article, "Christians to blame for cheapening of Christmas season," I wanted to say thank you.
Thank you for voicing your opinion about this holiday. The great thing about America is that we have the freedom to have our own opinions.
There are many items that you addressed in your article that concern the consumerism surrounding the Christmas holiday.
I agree with you; I think Christmas has become grossly commercialized and materialized, when the true focus should be the birth of the world's Savior, Jesus of Nazareth.
The amazing thing about Jesus is that His teachings transcend all races, ethnicities, and groups of people. There are those all over the world who have come to accept Him and it is a holiday that everyone can share.
I think it is inappropriate to generalize and say all Christians are to blame for the "cheapening" of this holiday. Just as it wasn't fair to blame all Muslims for 9/11, all Christians cannot be blamed for the commercialized shift of Christmas.
It would do Christians no good to "reclaim" this holiday and keep it for ourselves.
Christianity was founded as an evangelical church and I believe Christians are proud to share their celebrations with non-Christians. I'm sorry if you have been led to think otherwise.
Jesus was perfect, but unfortunately his followers are not.
We strive to live in His image, but sometimes we fall short because we are imperfect and human.
Matthew Kwiatkowski
Senior
Secondary Education--Social Studies
President, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
In response to Lisbeth Wells-Pratt's Nov. 30 article, "Christians to blame for cheapening of Christmas season," I wanted to say thank you.
Thank you for voicing your opinion about this holiday. The great thing about America is that we have the freedom to have our own opinions.
There are many items that you addressed in your article that concern the consumerism surrounding the Christmas holiday.
I agree with you; I think Christmas has become grossly commercialized and materialized, when the true focus should be the birth of the world's Savior, Jesus of Nazareth.
The amazing thing about Jesus is that His teachings transcend all races, ethnicities, and groups of people. There are those all over the world who have come to accept Him and it is a holiday that everyone can share.
I think it is inappropriate to generalize and say all Christians are to blame for the "cheapening" of this holiday. Just as it wasn't fair to blame all Muslims for 9/11, all Christians cannot be blamed for the commercialized shift of Christmas.
It would do Christians no good to "reclaim" this holiday and keep it for ourselves.
Christianity was founded as an evangelical church and I believe Christians are proud to share their celebrations with non-Christians. I'm sorry if you have been led to think otherwise.
Jesus was perfect, but unfortunately his followers are not.
We strive to live in His image, but sometimes we fall short because we are imperfect and human.
Matthew Kwiatkowski
Senior
Secondary Education--Social Studies
President, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
