To call Christians to join in a nationwide campaign promoting animosity, trickery and deliberate provocation in the name of Jesus is heartbreaking and totally misrepresentative of who Jesus is, what he did and what he taught.

Jesus told his followers, “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” I would like to suggest that everyone who is truly concerned about Jesus becoming marginalized in American culture will skip “tricking” Starbucks into putting “Merry Christmas” on their cup and instead represent him to our communities in the way that he taught us to – with love.

Mary Grizzard

Durango