24 December 2010

Christmas Eve!

Not "Holiday's Eve"!

We don't say happy holidays for MLK Day, Groundhog Day, Valentines Day, President's Day, St Patrick's Day, April Fool's Day, Earth (spit) Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Father's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Halloween,  Veteran's Day or Thanksgiving.

Unless we mean Christmas and New Years when we say "Happy Holidays!"  But I don't think we do.

Oh, but it's teh evol Xtians!  OK, we can't say Christmas because 76% of the nation is Christian, 3.9% has a different religion, 15% have no religion and 5.2% refuse to say.  Kids, this is not like saying 'CENSORED' or 'CENSORED' or 'CENSORED' or 'CENSORED'.  Merry Christmas has not ever been used as an insult or slur by a Christian.  They are merely wishing you well, why do you resent it so?  Does it burn?  No.  Are you worried that being wished a merry Christmas will somehow compromise your belief that there is no Christian God?  If so, how weak is your faith?

But I say that Christmas is as religious in the US as St Patrick's or St Valentine's days.  It's not about when Jesus was born (which probably wasn't in December because that's not when the Romans did the get back to your home village for census and tax reasons); it's about family and friends and getting together to strengthen and renew those bonds.

So Merry Christmas!

From an Atheist married to a Pagan no less!
Posted by Angus McThag at 07:42

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