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War on Christmas: Southern Baptist missions expert promotes saying Happy Holidays

In a long piece correcting myths about Christmas, Shane Pruitt declares that Happy Holidays isn’t part of the War on Christmas. Pruitt is a published author of 9 Common Lies Christians Believe and the National Next Gen Evangelism Director for the North American Mission Board (NAMB).

He writes in 9 Common Myths Christians Believe at Christmas about the popular stories of the Wise men, star and Mary riding a donkey that aren’t necessarily in the biblical narrative. He concludes by telling Christians that Happy Holidays is not about removing Christ from Christmas.

He writes:

“Finally, saying “Happy Holidays” is “Taking Christ out of Christmas.