What does "Putting Christ back into Christmas" mean?
This isn't a political question - or, at least, it shouldn't be. However, it has recently become one, especially in the way that certain people seem to be asking it to make political points. Various people have seemed determined to claim there is a "war on Christmas" in order to justify their own cultural attacks on those they claim to be responsible for it. One of these individuals is Tommy Robinson / Stephen Yaxley-Lennon who has pledged to put "Christ back into Christmas" and this afternoon held a "carol service" outside Downing Street. So concerned is it by these developments that the Church of England has issued a "Christmas is for all" message in response. The video , produced by the Church's communication team, is surprisingly good. Unlike the response to Nick Griffin and the BNP a few years ago, it doesn't consist of smug bishops patronisingly telling people who not to vote for. Instead it gets the tone exactly right, dism...
