If you were to throw a dart on a land mass on pretty much any part of the world, you'd hit a country where some part of its population celebrates Christmas. Even in China and North Korea, where Christianity is effectively outlawed, some practice in secret.
But despite Christmas being an event that's celebrated worldwide, I wouldn't say it's an "inclusive" holiday. It'd be more accurate to say that there are people who take part in the Christmas festivities, but they're not celebrating Christmas. The reason is obvious. Not everyone believes in the real reason for the season: the birth of Jesus Christ. They love to get the presents. They love the lights and the food. They love the Christmas parties, but Christ isn't the focus for them.
They're more focused on themselves, and a focus on the self is one of the most anti-Christian habits one can have. There's a meme about having "main character energy," which is effectively applauding people acting like they're the reason the proverbial story is even being told. Many people bring that energy into Christmas, even though they aren't the main character of the story at all. In fact, in the cosmic story of humanity, the main character unselfishly gives the ultimate gift and painfully so.
But there are those out there who don't want you to think about Jesus. They don't like Him for various reasons. Maybe it's because he's the ultimate authority, and they, being authoritarians, don't want you acknowledging that. Maybe they think Jesus' teachings don't align with their way of life, and so they want to minimize his importance. Maybe they're just mad at mom and dad and want to get back at them by flipping off the person they hold the most dear.
No matter the reason, taking Jesus out of Christmas — an odd thing to do given His name is literally in the holiday — is something that many of these people have decided is necessary so Christmas can be "inclusive." Those who understand radical lefty speak hear the real meaning behind the word "inclusive": "Make it ours."
This is precisely what's happening right now all over the globe.
Below is a report from La Libre, which, when translated from French, reads, "The city of Brussels opts for a faceless Christmas crib made of fabrics: 'An inclusive mix so that everyone can find themselves in it'"
La ville de Bruxelles opte pour une crèche de Noël en tissus et sans visage: "Un mélange inclusif pour que tout le monde s’y retrouve" https://t.co/mLKTLTQdkR pic.twitter.com/W8yjfG439m
— La Libre (@lalibrebe) November 26, 2025
As Fox News reports, the attempt to minimize or cast Christ out of the holiday is well underway. Brussels' socialist mayor had this to say of the display above:
Brussels Mayor Philippe Close, a member of the Socialist Party, defended the decision at a Friday press conference, arguing that the city was trying to strike a balance during the holiday season. "In this Christmas period, we need to tone it down," Close said, adding that while Brussels chose to maintain a nativity display, other cities had removed theirs entirely.
"The old Nativity scene had been in use for 25 years and was showing many defects," Close said. "It was time to take a new direction. We are very happy with Victoria-Maria’s creation, and we want to make sure the artist is not attacked personally."
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There are other attempts in other parts of Europe, as Fox reports:
Elsewhere in Britain, schools have also faced scrutiny for restricting Christmas-themed clothing or renaming holiday events, according to GB News. Several schools reportedly replaced Christmas sweater days with more generic "winter" or "seasonal" attire to avoid religious references.
Debates have also extended to holiday music. According to The Telegraph, Labour’s controversial Employment Rights Bill, which became law last week, places a legal duty on employers to prevent harassment by third parties related to protected characteristics such as religion. Critics argue the law could affect workplace Christmas music, including songs such as "Baby It’s Cold Outside," "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" and "Jingle Bells," all of which have faced renewed criticism in recent years.
As you can see, these moves are both directly tied to pushing Jesus out, or at the very least, putting certain things on ice, like Christmas songs that the left doesn't like. To be clear, this isn't because they disagree with the content. "Baby It's Cold Outside" would be applauded as beautiful if it were two men singing it to each other. It's more about making the holiday theirs than enforcing any actual morality.
This is what should be seen as the bottom line. The radical left is trying to own Christmas and "reimagine" it as something more "inclusive," which really just means "having nothing to do with Christ." The way they're doing it is both overt and sneaky.
For instance, the faceless nativity scene that's supposed to allow you to see yourself in it is egregious in that it's trying to get you to feel that aforementioned "main character energy," and focusing on yourself instead of Christ. This is an age-old tactic of getting people to discard Christ in their lives, dating back to convincing Eve to bite an apple by appealing to her pride.
If it's about you, then it can't be about Him.
Christians should see this tactic for what it is and push back against it. Trying to corrupt Christmas into something that means anything but the birth of Christ will likely continue until He returns, and while I think there are warm parts of it that are more than fine to exist that don't explicitly relate to Him, the underlying fact that Christ is the main focus of Christmas can't be stated enough.
