December 24th – The “American Atheists” have a video billboard in Times Square that reads: “Who Needs Christ During Christmas – Nobody” with “Christ” being crossed out. Though tactless in their approach, the group is exercising their First Amendment rights and can celebrate or not celebrate the holiday as they wish. As Americans, we give thanks for the freedoms provided to us by our Founding Fathers. But as Christians this is the time of year when we cherish these words: ‘And... the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.’ To those responsible for the NYC billboard, please take note of the word JOY within Luke’s Scripture. Your word NEEDS is nowhere to be found. As for removing Christ from Christmas, this makes as much sense as removing Martin Luther King from Martin Luther King Day. So on this Christmas Eve we wish everyone (including our atheist friends) a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!