Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book  "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.

Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope your holiday sparkle season has been filled with the joy of parties, lights, overindulging, and maxing out your credit cards. Isn't that what Christmas is all about? NOT! Unfortunately, the real meaning of this "federal holiday" is often overlooked and misunderstood by vast swaths of the population. So, let's discuss what you can do to change that on the Sunday before Christmas. 

But first, a little history. During the first 80 years of the United States, Christmas was widely celebrated, but it was not yet a federal holiday. "The Christmas national holiday effort began when a bill to make Christmas [official] was introduced into the House of Representatives by Rep. Burton Chauncey Cook of Illinois. It passed in both houses of Congress, and President Grant signed it on June 28, 1870."

I often joke that (if God forbid the heathens take over), the official greeting will be "Merry Federal Holiday" because in the future, a legally recognized day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ might be considered offensive to vast swaths of the population. Don't laugh. Instead, check out Vol. 297: "Biblical Time Keeping – BC and AD Versus BCE and CE," as an........

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