Rocking around the family tree....

Check out this post on snopes.com about the 2007 Lowe's catalog. I guess we are to believe that this tiny little mistake just 'slipped by' the proofreaders. Come on guys, everybody knows that Christmas is responsible for a majority of your income. There is nothing more important than the 'holiday' catalog. It is carefully crafted and poured over for months before being published. Don't do something like this and then try to weasel out of it. Stand up and say "We think there's more money to be made by appealing to non-Christians than Christians". Please don't insult our intelligence by trying to pass it off as a mistake.

On the flip side now, this begins the season where there will be many stories about company policies and retailers banishing the word Christmas from the workplace. There will be stories about Christians standing up for their right to say Merry Christmas or decorate their cubicle or whatever. My issue here is that I'm not sure that anyone is drawn to Jesus by people standing up for their 'rights'. If you are offended by someone saying 'happy holidays' instead of 'Merry Christmas' Jesus gives us some pretty clear instructions on how to deal with offenses.

If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.

I don't believe that in his teachings or in his example, Jesus was very concerned about our rights.