We have come to the point in this country where political correctness, and diversity have become the accepted norm. At no time is this more prevalent then during the Christmas season which has become plagued by the phrase “Happy Holidays”, even amongst Christians. I even find myself guilty of using the phrase when speaking with customers for fear of offending someone who does not celebrate Christmas.

I look back at my childhood and remember the Christmas season as being the greatest time of the year, with Christmas trees, Christmas carols, and most importantly (to a child) Christmas presents. Although in the eyes of a child, Christmas is not looked upon as a religious holiday in the traditional sense, it does have at its heart the birth of Christ.

I recall in my elementary school having an annual Christmas show in which we sang songs celebrating the day. The songs were not limited in nature to ’secular songs’ such as Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer, or Frosty the Snowman, it also included more religious songs such as Silent Night. The annual Christmas show at my old elementary school no longer exists. Diversity has taken over those halls with children oblivious to the indoctrination poorly run government schools force upon them.

I visited my family’s house this week and my 7 year old niece was showing me her new snow globe which played the tune “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”. After winding it up to play the music she began to sing along, however she was not singing the song as it was written. The song she sang went as this “We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Happy Hanukkah, we wish you a Happy Kwanza”.

Secular progressives will argue the song should be sung that way in order to accommodate those of different faiths, but what about those who do not recognize Kwanza for example? Kwanza is not a holiday, nor does it represent any religious faith. It is a ‘holiday’ which was simply made up in an effort to, as Al Sharpton put it back 1971, “de-whitize” Christmas. Should a racial ideology such as this be celebrated in a public school as a means to avoid offending a small group of people at the expense of offending a much larger group?

The diversity movement we have seen spreading throughout this country has a stated goal of acceptance, and tolerance. With regards to ethnic diversity, we see advertisements in foreign languages as a means of making those who do not speak English feel more at home here. We see school districts forcing children to travel miles from their home to attend a school which is more ‘racially diverse’ than the school just down the road. We see affirmative action programs which are designed to offer an advantage to minorities simply because of their skin color. This has left many to question wether the ends justify the means. Is it truly necessary to disenfranchise one group of people in order to gain acceptance of another group of people?

This diversity movement has now spread into the realm of religion. Just this weekend religious affirmative action reared its ugly head at the Empire State building here in New York City. In the lobby window is a sign that reads “Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza, Happy Holidays from the Empire State Building”. It would not surprise me one bit if many people who saw this sign saw nothing wrong with it, as the word Christmas has in many cases been replaced with the word Holiday. When your children no longer have a “Christmas Break” but instead have a “winter recess”, when your town no longer puts up a “Christmas Tree”, instead opting for a “Holiday Tree”, it is easy to not notice the word Christmas being replaced by the word Holiday in this sign.

It is estimated that over three fourths of Americans celebrate Christmas in some way, yet we are made to feel guilty when wishing someone a Merry Christmas. It is in the name of diversity that we are abandoning the word Christmas while all the while celebrating other faiths. No longer is it enough to simply acknowledge other religions, it is now almost mandated they receive preferential treatment in order to ‘level the playing field’.

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