Who Was Against Christmas?

We have forgotten that there was a time when much of European and American Christianity thought that Christmas should not be celebrated.

The Calvinists in Switzerland banned all Christian holy days not mentioned in Scripture. That approach meant that the Sabbath was acceptable, but nothing else.

In Boston, the Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1659.

The last state, Oklahoma, did not join in until 1907.

So next Christmas, 2007, will be the centenary of Christmas being the first religious holiday whose celebration across the United States is sanctioned by law.

Let's hope it doesn't get outlawed between now and then.