THE argument over whether multiculturalism and modernity are eroding the Christian character of Christmas is a cherished annual ritual. A bit like snowball fights,the Christmas culture wars are acted out with gusto by all participants, with a low (whether not negliglible) risk of any real hurt being inflicted, and of anything really changing.
President Donald Trump is a combatant with passion. He once declared that he had told his wife not to patronise stores which wished customers a politically right “Happy Holidays” instead of celebrating the Christian festival. Reintroducing the allegedly “banned” expression “Merry Christmas was one of Mr Trump's electoral promises,and through the year he has been warming people up for a Yuletide just like they used to know.
At a rally in Florida on December 8th he gave the Nativity a fresh twist by linking the Saviours birth to a very topical issue:Let me begin by wishing each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas...
I can mediate of no better Christmas...
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Source: economist.com