I am a Christian and my faith has been a huge part of my life. We as Christians are encouraged to "spread the good news". What that means exactly may vary from denomonation to denomonation and in fact from Christian to Christian but for me, here is what it means. First I make no effort to hide my beliefs, I don't spout them off on a street corner, but if you ask me, I'll tell you, if you are in trouble, I offer to pray for you, if you sneeze, I say God bless you. And yes, at Christmas, I say Merry Christmas. To me, how can anyone be politically incorrect if they are being true to themselves? If someone says Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa or Happy Solstice, I say thank you, same to you. They are not forcing their beliefs on me, they are wishing me well and telling me what it is in their lives that is behind those well wishes. In addition, if in a conversation you indicate that you are either looking for a church, dissappointed in your own church, or you say that you feel that something is missing in your life, I will invite you to my church. I do not preach, attempt to convert or chastise someone for non-belief, it is not my place. But if you are in need of "good news" I will offer mine. IT may not be the best analogy but it's like when you have what you think is a great recipe. You want to share it with everyone you know. If it contains meat, you wouldn't offer it to a friend who is a vegetarian. Therefore I've never invited a Rabbi to my church! Not that the good Rabbi wouldn't be welcome...

I have had some, uhhh, let's call them lively discussions here about religion. There are those with whom I have had some excellent discussions and many are folks who do not agree with me. There are also those that will berate and make fun first but I avoid them since a religious argument is about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane.

So, wish me whatever you like and I will thank you and for me, I wish you all a most merry and blessed Christmas!

Frank