Huckabee to Christmas critics: We mean no harm, only good

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And welcome to Huckabee from the Fox News studios in New York City we got a very special Christmas show prepared are you tonight.

And I hope that you not only enjoy it but I hope you're blessed by it.

Now you know there's been so much hostility to people celebrating Christmas this year with lawsuits filed over songs Christmas trees.

And nativity scenes by those who say.

There really offended by Christmas.

I have to think that in some ways this is a good thing.

-- really.

It's a good thing.

Open hostility to faith is far better than indifference.

And people who -- anything but in different to Christmas or what's around now.

You know I hear the angry and hostile -- of those who want any mention of Christmas -- the Christmas season to be eradicated from the public square.

I don't hear the voices of people who think Christmas is meaningless and useless because if they thought that.

They'd merely be mildly amused that some of us spend so much energy in the acknowledgment celebration.

And the meaning of this -- today.

But the reaction is not benign amusement -- even scorn.

Most certainly not in difference.

It's angry.

Then Hamas and high volume rage.

Its as if the opponents of Christmas are afraid that the whole story might just be true.

Because if they really thought it was a fairy tale and -- like it.

The -- toll -- to debate while they not only would be unmoved by some of our wasting our time energy and money over it.

They'd actually be glad that we expended so much effort on something that was utterly meaningless.

But the degree of hostility -- the Christmas message is a sign of fear.

Mean after all you don't -- -- stuffed bear in the museum.

But you sure would fear an eight foot tall grizzly bear that -- met in the woods that was growling just inches from your face.

So people who think god is dead.

And that the birth of Jesus is nonsense for -- -- weak links.

Well they would react to our Christmas observances much in the same way.

That a person acts toward a stuffed bear in -- museum.

Some curiosity.

But no real emotional reaction -- fear.

When I see the kind of vicious and irrational reactions of those who sue.

To remove the display of a crash who demanded Christmas carols be silenced or insist that.

We have holiday trees and sort of Christmas trees.

I'm not -- made to feel that -- worship of Christ is worthless.

No I made to feel that it must be mighty powerful to elicit that kind of response so that a person would be scared senseless.

At the site of a tree the sound of a song.

Are the symbols of one who is a savior to me.

But supposedly sheer silliness to the protesters.

It's the I'll believe Christmas is meaningless.

When its critics ignore it and confronted with a yawn instead of yelling.

-- until then.

I just hope they'll understand that we mean no harm.

Only good.

Good will in fact.

Peace.

And goodwill to all.

Merry Christmas.

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