Odd. Maybe I'm hypersensitive on that count. Or perhaps mis-attributing the cause of the twitchiness. Then again, I do find it irritating that otherwise intelligent people go around claiming the USA's "Founding Fathers" were Christian and that the USA is "One Nation, Under God (and if you don't like it, get stuffed)." *shrug*
yeah, I mean, in most instances where you see or hear christmas mentioned, it's for commercial reasons, not reasons having to do with Christianity. And most of the symbols of christmas - the yule log, eggnog, rum toddy, rum pudding, santa claus, christmas trees - have nothing to do with Christianity at all. (viewing Saint Nick as a re-named Odin, anyway.)
My parents' friends, catholics, agnostics, athiests and all, get together for a Christmastime dinner each year and exchange small gifts and mostly appreciation of each other in a cheery atmosphere with good food, which is what Christmas is about for me. So no, it's not about non-christians not counting. Christians may have done a pretty good job of re-naming the yule, but they don't own the holiday, so far as I'm concerned.
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My parents' friends, catholics, agnostics, athiests and all, get together for a Christmastime dinner each year and exchange small gifts and mostly appreciation of each other in a cheery atmosphere with good food, which is what Christmas is about for me. So no, it's not about non-christians not counting. Christians may have done a pretty good job of re-naming the yule, but they don't own the holiday, so far as I'm concerned.