i recently was reminded of the made up issues that almost define what i view as the church. in response to people being upset with how some people write xmas instead of christmas i said the following:
“wow i didnt realize people were still hung up on that. i dont even view christmas as a spiritual holiday. i celebrate the fact that christ came here all the time and simply choose not to recognize the date assigned by some person that i dont care about. i view the ‘war on christmas’ argument as the same type of divisive political gesture that more or less defines the churches that i have attended over my lifetime. all we do is find new things to be angry about rather than spread the positivity that is the love of god. it is in its most simple form light vs darkness.”
this is really an tame example of the issues that come up in these circles. wolf in sheeps clothing