Some Churches Closing On Christmas Day

An interesting post on CNN.com (read here) cites a number of the mega churches that have decided to cancel services on Christmas Sunday (and even New Year's Day) because they anticipate low attendance. Some of the churches that are closing for the day respond that they have added other services during the week prior to Christmas in lieu of Christmas Day. One individual asserts that the last time Christmas fell on Sunday (1994) there was only a small number of people who showed up. Some have argued that since attendance is anticipated to be down on this day it would not be the most effective use of staff and volunteer resources.

It will be interesting to see how people respond. Seems to me that no matter what we say in regards to this issue - if one chooses to stay away on Christmas Sunday, that individual has voted to close the church on Christmas Day. What are your thoughts?