In Search of Innocent Acceptance
More and more I find myself wondering where our culture is headed. If I am to believe the liberal view of things, then I am to embrace multiculturalism. If so, then where does that leave the great artists like Charles Schulz? Am I to then surrender to the possibility that as political correctness permeates and we lose our spiritual underpinnings of Christmas what happens to Linus van Pelt?
Well just this Christmas season a Kentucky school censored Linus' monologue from the school production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
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Warm remembrances flow through me when I see all things Peanuts and Charlie Brown especially this time of year. My own simple decorations for the season of Advent are a Peanuts' Nativity and votives in the windows.
God forbid we should loose meaning in these creations of our country's uniquely excellent illustrator Charles M. Schulz. And it was Mr. Schulz who penned Linus van Pelt's monologue of innocent acceptance reciting scripture of Luke's Gospel:
“And there were in
the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock
by night.
And, lo, the angel of
the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and
they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto
them, fear not for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall
be to all people.
For unto you is born
this day in the city of David ,
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a
sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a
manger.
And suddenly there
was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
‘Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace good will toward men’.”
Luke 2:8-14
(KJV)
Thanks and Blessings Mr. Schulz for enriching many lives. You were and are an American Treasure.
JOY TO THE WORLD!
Bradford Bosworth
Christmas 2015
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