December 23, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – The spirit of the age tells Christians that we have no right to celebrate the birth of a baby.
This spirit insidiously whispers that another number has now been added to what it says is an already over-populated world. This spirit murmurs that another consumer will now add his part in depleting the earth’s resources that it says is already far too stretched. It mutters that another carbon footprint will now add more pollution to an environment that it says is already far too devastated.
The spirit of the age is essentially anti-life and anti-child. Contraception and abortion have allowed it to creep into the hearts and minds of many.
How is it possible for anyone infected, even partially, with the spirit of this age to truly celebrate the birth of a baby?
The spirit of the age taunts us with discouraging questions: “Can you really rejoice in the birth of another “number,” an additional “consumer,” one more “carbon footprint?”
“Can you really celebrate Christmas, when Jesus was born?” the spirit of the age sneers.
And yet, this is precisely what we as Christians are called to do at Christmas. We
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