Christmas vs Xmas

By: Aleshia Satterthwaite

With Christmas approaching many people have begun shopping and preparing for the wonderful day. The toy stores are busy with frustrated parents trying to find that must have toy. As the department stores become crowded, shoppers will become ruder as the day draws near. Credit cards are being max out by people who will later regret how they spent and will complain about interest rates.  Some people are actually dreading Christmas, because they believe the holidays are stressful and overwhelming.  It appears Christmas has become a commercial holiday. Society looks at it as a way to stimulate the economy. Society has taken the Christ out of Christmas. What is the true meaning of Christmas?

                                     

     

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Do not let Christmas become a hassle.   Christmas is a holy day celebrated by Christian around the world. We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Jesus is the ultimate Gift given by God to a virgin named Mary.

Some have taken the Christ out of Christmas, by writing or speaking Xmas. Do not take the Christ out of Christmas. Instead, celebrate Christmas by smiling at someone. Feeding someone that is hungry. Provide shelter for someone that sleeps under the stars. Christmas is a season of giving.

Religion In the U.S.

By:  James Collins

I have been a religious person all of my life . Staying strong in my faith has been a challenge as I have worked my way through life's ever changing landscape. Over my sixty some years religion has played an important part in my African American culture, and the fact is that it has helped keep my people from losing focus on gaining the right to a human existence . I have found religion in almost very element of our modern social environment . This country's people get their most powerful human component of individual and group identity  based on religion mainly Christianity.

Note:  " U.S. Religious Landscape Survey finds that religious affiliation in the U.S. is both very diverse and fluid". Just how diverse is the question? I can point out that in our society people suffering from addictive behaviors, and abuse problems . They can join a recovery program that uses the 12 steps recovery plan . This 12 step recovery program has a very important 3 steps which tells the clients to get in tough with their spiritual inner self. This idea is based on a Christan's point of view. Some say it works , and others would argue that they had no choice in stopping their addictive behaviors ,are he /she would have died. Religion in some cases points to a persons attitude.

The question is were are you in the scope of U.S. Rreligious Landscape ? Rreligion has helped me and  a great deal of other people in handling our societies ills.  Can you add a timely statement concerning religion in the U.S. ?