All about New York's 29th Congressional District http://www.fighting29th.com/node/4608/atom/feed 2007-12-19T08:01:54-05:00 http://www.fighting29th.com/2007/12/sweet-baby-jesus.html 2007-12-19T08:01:54-05:00 2007-12-19T08:01:54-05:00 Rottenchester

As a non-militant atheist, I find all the "War on Christmas" rhetoric amusing.  If such a war exists, it makes our debacle in Iraq look like the Marianas turkey shoot.  In other words, Christmas is winning, big-time. 

I live in a supposedly lily-white Christian suburb.  Not so:  Muslims, Hindus, Jews and Buddhists live on my street, not to mention atheists, agnostics and other assorted heathens.   We all have to put up with 8 weeks of repetitive music, garish decorations, and rampant materialism.  Yet when our school district tries to make Christmas break "Holiday Break", and forbids the use of obvious symbols of Christianity, some parents react as if they replaced the lunch ladies with paroled child molesters.

I believe every Christian has an absolute right to celebrate Christmas in their homes and churches.  But I also think that the Hindi, Muslim and Jewish kids on my block get enough Christmas in the stores and on TV.  They don't need to have more displays and activities funded by their parents' tax dollars. 

Also, those who regularly genuflect in reverence towards "the market" should recognize that my neighbors shop, too.   Maybe when a clerk says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas," my neighbors and I will feel more comfortable in the store, and we'll be more likely to buy there.  That's basic capitalism, not a "war".

Well, enough of that.  Even though I'm an atheist, I'm also a devoted Dad and husband, so I'm off to do yet more Christmas shopping.  No Massa press conference coverage, and light posting will ensue.  Baby needs some new toys.
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As a non-militant atheist, I find all the "War on Christmas" rhetoric amusing.  If such a war exists, it makes our debacle in Iraq look like the Marianas turkey shoot.  In other words, Christmas is winning, big-time. 

I live in a supposedly lily-white Christian suburb.  Not so:  Muslims, Hindus, Jews and Buddhists live on my street, not to mention atheists, agnostics and other assorted heathens.   We all have to put up with 8 weeks of repetitive music, garish decorations, and rampant materialism.  Yet when our school district tries to make Christmas break "Holiday Break", and forbids the use of obvious symbols of Christianity, some parents react as if they replaced the lunch ladies with paroled child molesters.

I believe every Christian has an absolute right to celebrate Christmas in their homes and churches.  But I also think that the Hindi, Muslim and Jewish kids on my block get enough Christmas in the stores and on TV.  They don't need to have more displays and activities funded by their parents' tax dollars. 

Also, those who regularly genuflect in reverence towards "the market" should recognize that my neighbors shop, too.   Maybe when a clerk says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas," my neighbors and I will feel more comfortable in the store, and we'll be more likely to buy there.  That's basic capitalism, not a "war".

Well, enough of that.  Even though I'm an atheist, I'm also a devoted Dad and husband, so I'm off to do yet more Christmas shopping.  No Massa press conference coverage, and light posting will ensue.  Baby needs some new toys.
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