To Christians, the birth of Jesus was a special point in the relationship between God and mankind. We may not (we absolutely don't, actually) live up to the label 'Christian' but we intend to try to make the world a better place and bring about a sense of community in all God's creation. We try to maintain a sense of the 'created' - that is a sense of the purpose to which we were created.
So, if we want call ourselves a Christian nation, or, more inclusively and properly, a God-fearing nation, then should we not chastise ourselves for the sense that brothers and sisters born elsewhere are less deserving of the rights we demand (Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness) because there skin and language differ somewhat?
Should we not chastise ourselves for thinking that anyone from certain lands is either a terrorist or a pre-terrorist?
The angels trumpeted Jesus' birth and began their announcement with the statement "Fear not, for unto you is born this day, in the city of David ... " and it makes me think that our message, as believers has slipped. When we share with others, what we share should begin and be centered around the thought to "Fear Not."
-jb
