In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

Next on In Touch, the significance of the birth of Jesus.

Well, the main scene with Jesus, Mary and Joseph with a few animals in the barn, is a scene that most of us

have thought about and have seen and have talked about all these many, many years.

But today, this very sacred scene has become a target.

And when I think about the manger scenes that have been placed in different places earlier

in this century, it was more often seen than today, and little by little, the manger scene

has been discarded. Because some people objected,

and they saw that as a target.

The most important event in the history of all humanity, a target of people who hate God,

hate religion, who are agnostic or totally unbelievers,

it's become a target.

Then it became a political issue.

And so that today you see less and less scenes of the Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and all the rest that you and I know about.

So they go to court.

They do all kinds of things to remove the manger scene.

But think about this.

God placed the first manger scene here, and no matter what somebody says or does or what kind of laws

they pass, the effects of the manger scene will still be here when Jesus comes, no matter what

they try to do.

And when I understand what really happened in that spot, that place, wherever it may be, and there

are major scenes all over the country today regardless of what people try to do.

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