What a tempest in a teapot.

About mid-November, it started. Across social media, “Christians” were expressing their outrage over Atlantic Superstore and its owners, Loblaws. They called on other Christians to share their outrage and boycott Superstore.
Was the bread price-fixing scandal back in the news? No.

Was it the company’s record profits while Canadian families were struggling with their grocery bills during these inflationary times? No.

They were upset because, rumour had it that, Superstore would not be decorating for Christmas. I don’t mean there wouldn’t be manger scenes or angels. Those have long been gone from most public arenas.

Instead, apparently, the mere thought that the store would forego depictions of Santa Claus, reindeer, and elves had their knickers in a knot. The thought that there would be no candy canes or holly wreaths was causing the outrage—the travesty of it all.

The travesty, of course, was how Christianity as a whole was viewed and judged by the world based on comments some “Christians” were making in a less than Christlike manner. 
And of course, the rumours were false.

I’m pretty sure that defending the secular depiction of Christmas might be one of the foolish arguments the Bible tells us to avoid.

Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.