A War on Christmas By: Melanie Springer Mock

The audience of this piece about the separation of church and state, and the war on Christmas is directed to two different audiences. I believe the author is making this argument to Christian people and also the government and its wide variety of different organizations. Melanie Mock appeals to the Christian crowd by saying that the focus of Christians should be on the real manager. They should be leased focused displaying Christmas decorations everywhere on government property and focus more on their central focus of a Christian’s adoration: the birth of a savior. She is also appealing to people affiliated with the government and their religion saying how there should be a separation between church and state. The rhetorical element that sticks out most in this piece is ethos. Melanie speaks about herself especially concerning her experiences with Christmas and what she enjoys most about the holiday. She is convinced that the government should not be celebrating Jesus’ birth and especially displaying Christian symbols. This argument is very effective one, concerning a mass number of people in the world today. Many people in the United States are Christians and many other are a hand full of other various religions. I believe the United States Government should not flaunt or decorate their property to the extent that they do now. I say this because I believe it does not separate the church from the state and is unfair to the religion and the people.