Vor datter i Ca. videresendte os nedenstående, tankevækkende (men måske ikke så let tilgængelige) digt.  Baggrunden er, som mange vil vide, at ordet ”Christmas” er ved at blive et tabu-ord i USA ud fra ideen om ikke at diskriminere andre religioner, som ikke har plads til Kristus.  ”Christ-mas” betyder jo oprindeligt ”en messe for Kristus” eller frit oversat:  en højtid for Ham.

(I Norge har man det lidt komiske begreb ”julemesse”, men det er blot en (religiøs?) handelsmesse ved juletid på Bedehusene).

I Danmark har vi ikke noget tilsvarende ord, der kan vække offentlig forargelse.  Vi bruger det intetsigende ”God jul”  i betydningen:  ”Gid du må få nogle ”fede” juledage med masser af god dansk (el. norsk) spise-og-drikke-tradition.”

Men måske har du et forslag til et bedre og mere rammende ord?  Et ord, som positivt provokerende peger på Jesus Kristus, og som der er mere evangelisk brod el. ”bid” i end det neutrale, forslidte ord ”jul”?  Her følger så omtalte digt:

-jn-

d. 23.11.09

*Twas the month before Christmas*
*When all through our land,*
*Not a Christian was praying*
*Nor taking a stand.*
*See the PC Police had taken away,*
*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*
*The children were told by their schools not to sing,*
*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*
*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*
* December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.*
*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*
*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*
*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*
*Something was changing, something quite odd! *
*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*
*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*
*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*
* At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.*
*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*
*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*
*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty*
*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*
*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*
*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton !*
*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*
*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*
*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*
* Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*
*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*
*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.*
*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'*
*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*
*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*
*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS ,
not Happy Holiday !*
Please, all Christians join together and
wish everyone you meet
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christ is ?The Reason' for the Christ-mas Season!