I am wondering why, since Christmas has been celebrated as the birthday of Jesus Christ since around the third century, some people are only now getting around to telling us that they are offended by this, since it is a Christian holiday?
So, now, instead of letting different groups honor their own holidays in their own way (Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, etc), we are supposed to shove them all under the umbrella term "Winter Holidays". Well, I suppose at least that gives atheists an excuse to celebrate along with people of faith...as if anybody really minded before, anyhow.
But tell me, what will you do about other Christian holidays, like Saint Valentine's Day, or Saint Patrick's Day?
Will lovers bring "February candy" to their sweeties? Will we say "be my pre-spring gal"?
Or may I, as a Christian, still say "be my Valentine"?
Will the Irish have to drink their green beer out of March steins, in order that atheists can drink along with them?
Just how shall we handle these things??
2007-10-10
08:19:12
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