09 December 2005

Faith is Not Commerce.

Deliberately misguided by reactionary political organizations, some Christians are demanding retailers post and sell signs proclaiming "Merry Christmas" and compel their staff to offer the same salutation, or suffer economic retaliation in the form of a boycott.

I say to you such demands are blasphemous based on the recorded tenets of the Christian religion. Christians, recall the actions of your savior as he drove the money changers from the temple (John 2:13-16). Read his exhortations against materialism (Mark 10:17-27, Luke 18:22). Clearly he defined faith to be removed from commercialism.

Don't let false teachings misguide you. Purchasing symbols or mouthing platitudes are not affirmations of faith. Simply believe in your own heart, and live your own life based on those beliefs. Do not sully your faith by associating it with commercial concerns, or allow it to be exploited by the craven political aims of others.