Councilman Bud Williams of Springfield, Mass, tells a group of Jews the Truth:
Jesus is the reason for the season. The Jews complained, saying the Menorah Lighting Ceremony that kicks off Hanukkah wasn't the appropriate time to remind them of that.
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"I thought it added something to the service, it didn't take away," Williams said Tuesday night.
The city councilor said he referenced Jesus Christ, whose birth is celebrated every Dec. 25 by Christians worldwide but not by Jews, after participants in the ceremony mentioned "the bright light" of 2,000 years ago – an allusion to Christ, according to Williams.
"They said it," Williams said.
The councilor said his remark wasn't meant as an expression of religious superiority or "dominance," but rather as a simple reminder about the "reason for the season."
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I think Councilman Williams is an excellent example of a man who isn't afraid to stand in the midst of a throng of Christ killers to tell them the Good News - Jesus is the reason for the season, any season, and anyone who denies that will be given a direct, one-way ticket to Hell!