Comments by "ncwordman" (@ncwordman) on "Caller is Bravely Fighting the War on Christmas" video.
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The war on Christmas is a big deal to Fox News viewers, because Fox News invented it. But there is something more.
When minsters were first visiting the Native American tribes (way back in the day), they wanted to "bring Jesus to the savages to save their souls." (There are many fascinating diaries we still have from those ministers.) Of course all the natives reacted differently to these "black robes," as some called the minsters. But one stands out from my reading:
So a tribe had welcomed the black robe, and set down to eat and talk with him. Through an interpreter, the black robe told about the virgin birth, the crucifixion, and rising on the third day. The tribal elders listened, and, when the black robe was done, they said, "That's a good story. Now we tell you our creation story, and about the coyote, and...."
But the black robe interrupted them, and heatedly told them that Jesus was Lord, the one and only God. And he wouldn't listen to anything more from the tribal elders about their take on spirituality.
The war on Christmas goes back at least that far. It's really about intolerance from so-called Christians, and about how close-minded and selfish they are. Their story matters, not yours; their holiday, their Jeebuz.
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