For thousands of years, church and/or religion has used the same routine of adopting the name of God into their particular organization in order to gain credible acceptance that they have the almighty “power” of God behind them.
Armstrongisms War on Christmas
“For preventing disorders arising in several places within this jurisdiction, by reason of some still observing such festivals as were superstitiously kept in other countries, to the great dishonor of God and offence of others, it is therefore ordered by this Court and the authority thereof, that whosoever shall be found observing any such day as Christmas or the like, either by forbearing of labor, feasting, or any other way, upon such accountants as aforesaid, every person so offending shall pay of every such offence five shillings, as a fine to the county.”
The Light in the Window
In a quiet suburban neighborhood, where every December the houses glowed with strings of colorful lights and front yards sprouted inflatable Santa’s and reindeer, there lived a little girl named Emily. She was eight years old, with wide curious eyes and a habit of pressing her nose against the window to watch the world outside.
