In Waterbury, CT, students have been told to say, “Happy Winter,” instead of “Merry Christmas.” Erik Brown is the principal of Walsh Elementary School. He has banned all religious festivities and decorations. He told the Republican-American newspaper that he’s just following state law. “This is not a church,” he said. “It’s a school and it’s a public school. I have to do things that include every child. So what we do is celebrate winter.”

Christmas is spelled the way it is for a reason. The holiday (holy day) is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Whether He was actually born on that day is another question. It is the day that has been chosen to celebrate His birth. If you are a Christian, don’t let anyone tell you or your children that you cannot say “Merry Christmas.”