Time went by and the county took over the display. More and more "stops" were added with ever more intricate and elaborate displays. Costs went up so the county looked for sponsorships. Last year Calvary Chapel wished to sponsor a display that included a cross and said "Jesus is the reason for the season."
Someone complained - we are talking about Broward County, Florida - and Calvary was told they could not sponsor because they had a religious theme. Understand, this whole display started as a Christmas celebration, but now had become a "Holiday Festival of Lights." Yeah, right.
Calvary sued and won. They had their display put up last year.
This year the county announced that because they could not control the content, there would be no more sponsorships of the displays. The article in the paper went on to describe the festive pirate display, snow display, bear display, etc. Of course there are no Christmas themed displays at all.
The celebration of Christs' birthday is the fundamental basis for Christmas. It's the very 'spirit' of Christmas. As seculars continue to erase the reason for Christmas, they also remove all meaning and purpose for it. And as their eradication agenda progrsses, eventually people will begin to question why they ought to bother buying gifts, putting up trees, decorating, etc. Why bother with the expense and trouble if its just another day like any other. And that is how Christmas will wither away and die in America.
Already it's becoming more difficult to find wrapping paper that looks like it's for Christmas and not for some kids day or some "winter celebration".
One day I was reading Goebels action plans for eradicating Germany's existing holidays so as to replace them with what the Nazis felt were more fitting. His strategy was exactly what is occuring here in America: introduce resentment towards the holiday so as to divide the people; introduce into use another name for the holiday,ostensibly to
soothe tensions {Christmas is being replaced by 'winter solstice'}, continue to strip all meaning and purpose and then eventually, the holiday will simply wither and die.