This week someone alerted me of the fact that the American Humanist Association has unveiled a Christmas ad campaign in Washington, D.C., with the slogan “Why believe in a god?  Just be good for goodness sake.”

Once again, I find it very interesting that the campaign starts in Washington, D.C.  The head of the association said that the purpose was not to argue the existence of God, but they were trying to plant a seed.  Make no mistake about it, they are trying to stamp out God and to certainly take Christ out of Christmas. This is a reminder to us that we cannot take what we believe for granted. Now is the time for us to be verbal and vigilant. It is important for us to be ready to defend what we believe.

A survery earlier this year found that 92 percent of Americans say they believe in God. While that may be the case, a major portion of America is certainly not acting that way. This once again provides for us an opportountiy to proclaim the truth.

In recent days, we have had best selling books by Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and Richard Dawkins promoting a new atheism.  There is nothing new about this atheism. It is still just a plain rebellion against God, only packaged differently.  This is a time for us to proclaim clearly, that Christmas is not just about love or peace or goodwill, but it is about God reaching out to mankind with the promise of salvation in His greatest gift, the Lord Jesus Christ. We cannot let efforts like this pass by without taking the opportunity to proclaim our message clearly.