This story caught my eye and my ear yesterday as Art Conrad of Bremerton, Washington…Nailed a Plastic Santa to a 15 Foot Cross in front of his home in protest to the mass commercialism of Christmas.
I initially chuckled and actually found myself liking the statement that this man took. But did he take it too far?
In this day an age when God is being removed from society and we have a whole generation of un-churched youth, Christmas and the true meaning of the season has been over shadowed by the all mighty Santa a the trips to the mall.
As I was doing some shopping myself a couple of days ago, I felt that people were shopping for themselves more than for others. This was very apparent on Black Friday as people sat in the freezing cold temperatures for over 24 hours, missed out on thanksgiving dinner, so they could get a laptop for $299.00 at Bestbuy. Do you think they were shopping for others?
So not only has Christmas been destroyed by commercialism, but now the greed of our society and the need to fill it with "Stuff" has taken us to a place where we are now also thinking about "What Can I Get" at Christmas.
So has this man gone to far?
For me, I like the Stand he made and the fact that most of us go into massive debt over the holiday season for "stuff" that will never fill whatever is lacking in our lives. If you have a hole inside, Jesus can fill it. He came on Christmas day in the most humblest of beginnings and came to save us…
He came to save us from exactly what we are seeing today…
The satisfaction of the flesh, the need to fill our lives with stuff, the selfishness of society….
Step back and think about the statement this man made and ask yourself..
Did he Go Too Far?
How Far Did Jesus Go?
How Far Did God Go to bridge the gap between him and us?
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