Churches closing on Chistmas

CNN is reporting that many churches are deciding to NOT have services this year on Christmas Day, because December 25 falls on a Sunday and expected attendence is few to none.

Critics within the evangelical community, more accustomed to doing battle with department stores and public schools over keeping religion in Christmas, are stunned by the shutdown.
It is almost unheard of for a Christian church to cancel services on a Sunday, and opponents of the closures are accusing these congregations of bowing to secular culture.
"This is a consumer mentality at work: 'Let's not impose the church on people. Let's not make church in any way inconvenient,' " said David Wells, professor of history and systematic theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a leading evangelical school in Hamilton, Massachusetts.

While I think this is somewhat of an overreaction, I am not sure what I think of this approach. I must admit that our family has been talking about NOT attending church on that Sunday, but it is because we'll be at at least one, maybe two, Christmas EVE services. I wonder if that is a part of the story that is not being told?

At the same time, if I had no family on Christmas, I am sure I'd miss seeing my church family on that day.