You should all send out Christmas cards, preferably by snailmail, not email, and around December 1 of each year. Christmas cards a way to show you are thinking of someone and would like them to know it. They are a way of discovering whether the other person cares about you (highly imperfect of course, since most people wouldn’t reply to a letter even from their beloved mother, and a few don’t even reply to the Internal Revenue Service). They are a way to tell people what is happening with you when they don’t know or might not know. This is especially useful if you’ve moved or someone in your family has gotten married or died-- especially if they died an untimely death. All these reasons apply even if you do not believe Jesus was born in Bethlehem; you are not endorsing Christianity merely by sending a Christmas card, only acknowledging that it is a holiday. That is true even if you say “Merry Christmas”, just as saying “Happy Hanukah” does not give you the right to citizenship in Israel. To be sure, the holiday has a different meaning for Christians, but the pictures and words in your card can convey all the nuances needed. For real, believing, Christians, there is an extra reason to send cards: they are a very easy way to remind people of the deep meaning of Christmas and an invitation for them to inquire if they want to know more.
How to Make a Christmas Card
How to Make a Christmas Card
How to Make a Christmas Card
You should all send out Christmas cards, preferably by snailmail, not email, and around December 1 of each year. Christmas cards a way to show you are thinking of someone and would like them to know it. They are a way of discovering whether the other person cares about you (highly imperfect of course, since most people wouldn’t reply to a letter even from their beloved mother, and a few don’t even reply to the Internal Revenue Service). They are a way to tell people what is happening with you when they don’t know or might not know. This is especially useful if you’ve moved or someone in your family has gotten married or died-- especially if they died an untimely death. All these reasons apply even if you do not believe Jesus was born in Bethlehem; you are not endorsing Christianity merely by sending a Christmas card, only acknowledging that it is a holiday. That is true even if you say “Merry Christmas”, just as saying “Happy Hanukah” does not give you the right to citizenship in Israel. To be sure, the holiday has a different meaning for Christians, but the pictures and words in your card can convey all the nuances needed. For real, believing, Christians, there is an extra reason to send cards: they are a very easy way to remind people of the deep meaning of Christmas and an invitation for them to inquire if they want to know more.