Getting Rid of Christmas

This whole "getting rid of Christmas" thing is getting really ridiculous. By taking away all religious affiliations, you are basically favoring one national religion - atheism! When everything is secular, atheists are the only ones allowed to express their faith in public. How fair is that?!

I don't buy into the saying that "in order to have freedom OF religion we need freedom FROM religion." That doesn't make any sense. Everyone should be able to express their own religions as they please. Most of the people in this country are Christian, so naturally you're going to see more Christian stuff than non-Christian. That's the beauty of being...um...free! Gee, it's kind of democratic that way...go figure!

If someone says, "Merry Christmas" to you, and you don't happen to celebrate Christmas, there's no need to fly off the handle and cry "intolerance"; just say, "Happy Yule," and move on, knowing you have both shared some joy with each other today.

If someone wants to pass out baby Jesus christmas cards at a gift exchange, go ahead. You don't have to convert just because you got this free card as a gift! Go ahead and give them one of your home-made solstice cookies in exchange.

Perhaps if everyone was allowed to truly express and display their religious traditions, there would not be such a great misunderstanding between all of them. Wear your pentacle or star of david proudly, and let it be a conversation starter! A doorway to communication and understanding.