"Jesus is Christmas" in April

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One thing I see plenty of in Mississippi is pro-Christian slogans on signs, billboards, bumper stickers, and the like. I was driving to work just the other day and found myself behind a truck with a bumper sticker I hadn't seen before. It simply said, "Jesus is Christmas" and had a picture of a decorated Christmas tree. Based on the visible wear, it was clear that the sticker had been on the truck for some time. What sort of person would drive around with a Christmas sticker on their truck year round? And what a bizarre statement!

Is there anything that isn't Jesus to Christians? If not, isn't the claim that one has a personal relationship with Jesus awfully similar to saying that one has a relationship to oneself?

I wonder if the driver of this truck thinks about Christmas year round. I wonder if he feels that he is occupied with some sort of war where evil atheists are attempting to destroy his holiday. Or maybe he does not think about much at all. Perhaps the sticker is there because his church or Fox "News" told him that he should affix it to his car.

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