The Best Christmas Gift I Received...

At our Christmas Eve Service, we were asked to text in some of the best gifts we have ever received or have ever given, then they read the replies aloud at the end of the service. I know I know....a little non traditional, but it was very interesting to hear! Although I didn't text, I knew that my best Christmas gift that I had ever received and would continue to receive every year, as a matter of fact, every day would be Christ our Savior. As I was looking for a picture of a nativity scene to post on this post, I came across this article (listed below).... It's Christmas for crying out loud.....CHRISTmas....it is about the birth of Christ....It is, It is, I tell you! It's not about "religion" persay but about relationship!

ELWOOD, Ind. -- A Nativity scene set up inside a Central Indiana public library every holiday season for the past 30 years will remain on display despite a complaint about its religious nature, the library's director says.
Elwood Public Library Director Jamie Scott said a patron complained last week about the religious display depicting Christ's birth.
Scott said the visitor said he was an atheist and threatened to protest outside the library branch Monday if the scene was not taken down. She declined to release the man's name.
After learning of the complaint, about 30 people rallied Monday outside the library in support of the display, said Becky Capps, who attends Joy Christian Church in Elwood, about 40 miles north of Indianapolis.
Scott told The Herald Bulletin of Anderson that more than 90 area residents also signed a note of support for the Nativity scene.
After speaking with a lawyer about the complaint, she decided to keep the scene of the baby Jesus on display until Friday, the day after Christmas, as has been the custom.
Scott said this was the first time anyone had taken issue with the display in the city of about 9,000 people.
Although the Nativity is a symbol of Christianity, she insists that scene is not intended as an endorsement of the religion.
"The way I feel about it is, this is something that was donated to the library and has been a part of our holiday season decorations for almost 30 years," she said. "We were not trying to promote any religion."
Pastor James Stout of Joy Christian Church said he thinks Christianity and American values are one and the same.
"This is a Christian country that was founded on Christian principles," he said.