Amidst Christmas Parades Being Disrupted And Nativity Scenes Being Destroyed, One Town Said No Way.

We’ve all heard the stories. The “Holiday Parade” in Santa Barbara was cancelled, supposedly because of the fear of immigration raids. A total bogus excuse used by the left, which wasn’t surprising since the people there didn’t have the guts to call it a Christmas Parade. When you allow the left to run roughshod over everything, even your religious beliefs, you can’t expect any celebrations that even resemble a spiritual event to be allowed.

Protesters across major cities are calling for Christmas celebrations to be paused this year, arguing that public displays of joy feel disconnected from the reality unfolding around the world.

Translation: If we can’t have our way, we will strip the joy out of everything.

Not to be outdone, Nativity displays were destroyed in various places across the country. In one instance, a beautiful 40-foot display was run down by a truck, and to make sure the deed was complete, the driver of the truck made three passes over the display.

However, in one town, Mayor Miko Pickett of Mullins, South Carolina, ordered the removal of a Nativity scene from public property, but the chair of the committee responsible for the display refused to comply with the order, according to WPDE-TV in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Kimberly Byrd, chair of the Mullins Beautification Committee, defended the display and her choice to disregard the mayor.

“It makes us feel bad. It makes us feel upset because we didn’t mean any harm by it, and I don’t think we have to apologize for putting up a manger scene because without the manger, there is no Christmas.”

“Because I stand for Jesus, and if he says in the Bible that if you deny me, he will deny me when I get to Heaven, and I’m not taking it down. If they want to take it down, they can take it down, but if they take it down, we’ll take all of our decorations down because that’s just how strongly I’m convinced about this.”

It should be noted that Byrd and other committee members paid out-of-pocket for the Nativity scene and all of the other decorations.

Late last month on Facebook, Pickett explained that she “requested” the Nativity’s removal because “the separation of Church and State applies to municipalities as well, regarding religious symbols on public property and parks.”

According to this uneducated leftist, the display made the city appear “not neutral” on religion, according to WPDE.

There’s a lot of confusion regarding the separation of church and state, and there really shouldn’t be. The principal has nothing to do with barring Christian imagery from public grounds. The Founding Fathers denounced church establishment, which meant tax-supported Christian denominations.

Neither the Constitution nor the Bill of Rights requires governments to maintain a strict standard of religious neutrality; the Bill of Rights only prohibits the establishment of religion.

Since a Nativity display on public grounds does not create a tax-supported church, it does not violate the principle of separation.

Furthermore, no court, including the Supreme Court, has the authority to declare such a thing. It is important to note that the Constitution itself did not grant SCOTUS the power to serve as its sole interpreter.

The immediate issue is that a fair reading of both the Founding documents and the broader history of the United States does not support the view that a Nativity scene on public grounds contradicts the will of the people. After all, in a republic, the will of the people is the only trustworthy source of sovereignty.

Organizations like the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) and American Atheists often employ aggressive tactics in their secular arguments. However, many of their victories occur because the municipalities they target capitulate without resistance. This weak defense of Christianity needs to change. This is a Christian nation grounded in Christian beliefs, and no group of arrogant and outspoken atheists can alter that if we elect leaders who genuinely understand the Constitution.

Merry Christmas, and God bless us all everyone.