From the Front Lines: The War on Christmas takes unexpected turn when Atheists save the day for an Oklahoma family. Listening to Pastor Tom Hagee, one would believe that secular humanists and atheists are on a tear, burning down manger scenes and shouting “Happy Holidays” just to spite him and gain ground in the war for spiritual dominance of the country.
On Christmas morning, Tiffany Wait and her husband went to the Bible Baptist Church Toy Shop to get gifts for their seven month old son. Said Wait, “I am poor and would not be able to celebrate Christmas this year without their charity.” “I went last year and it was a life saver. This year however, I was treated shockingly bad.”
Upon reaching the front of the line, a volunteer asked to hold the young infant.
The child doesn’t like strangers, and Wait refused. The volunteer then claimed that she had to comply or be ineligible for the giveaway!
“I stood there, fighting back tears and asked, ‘You would turn a baby away on Christmas,'” Wait said. The volunteers refused to make an exception to their ‘rule’- and one even tried to take the child from his mother. Gosh, just everyone knows that children must be ripped from their mother’s arms and passed around like a pack of cigarettes, especially during flu season.
There is a happy ending. Oklahoma Atheists saw the story on social media and set about to help. “We had several people donate things and send her money through a PayPal,” said the group’s director, Red McCall, who said Christmas had become a secular holiday. “Her Christmas was ruined,” he said. “The big message here is Tiffany was discriminated against, and if someone needs help we are going to help them. It doesn’t matter what their beliefs are.”
Wait said the group had saved Christmas for her family in a time of need.
“The Christians turned my baby and I away, and a group of atheists showed us compassion, kindness, and charity,” she said. “They brought us toys, dinner, gift cards, donated money and really saved our holiday.”
Representatives from the church later contacted the Wait family with profuse apologies and gifts. In all likelihood, the power-mad volunteers don’t represent the church any more than Pastor Hagee’s followers are the “silent minority.” Can’t we all just get along? Some folks in Oklahoma showed that it’s possible.