Christopher Hitchens was a weird grinch about Christmas--but there's no reason atheists have to be. There's a straightforward Godless case for enjoying Christmas (or Hannukah) (or both) (or whatever).
Interesting article, Ben. My main issue with the season is being forced to listen to the same vapid songs year after year. How many Little Town of Bethlehems can one stand?
There is also something aggravating in how the right uses “attacks” on Christmas as one of their many grievances to justify their regressive agenda. Christmas is at the top of the list of great American nostalgia that must be preserved along with sexy M&Ms, high flow shower heads, heterosexual cakes, and Jim Crow laws.
Interesting article, Ben. My main issue with the season is being forced to listen to the same vapid songs year after year. How many Little Town of Bethlehems can one stand?
There is also something aggravating in how the right uses “attacks” on Christmas as one of their many grievances to justify their regressive agenda. Christmas is at the top of the list of great American nostalgia that must be preserved along with sexy M&Ms, high flow shower heads, heterosexual cakes, and Jim Crow laws.