Thursday, November 10, 2005
Christmas question
News flash! saying "Merry Christmas" or letting kids put up a creche won't make a huge net drop out of the sky and carry you off to church where you'll have to swear allegiance to the Pope, any more than saying "Happy Kwanza" will alter your heritage. Being tolerant doesn't mean you have to believe something other than what you believe, it means that the other guy gets to believe his own thing and maybe show what he believes out loud, so to speak, without fearing your reaction. So what the heck is the deal about getting rid of Christmas displays? Keep in mind that the whole fuss of Christmas - the "it" time for stores and family get-togethers - exists only because of the putative birth of Christ. Yes, it's European, white and western, but like it or not that's where it comes from. Everyone should be able to not express religious beliefs and traditions or to express religious beliefs and traditions. Get a grip, people.
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