This year they find it necessary to take down the ‘Christmas Trees’ at the airport, or displays on other public property, because this apparently recognizes only one ideology.

Last year it was Jerry Farwell, again, ranting about taking Christ out of Christmas – In other words saying that all us non-Christians have no right to celebrate at this time of year – or, in any case, call our celebrations Christ-Mass.

I agree with that – We need a national mid-winter, Non-Secular Holiday.

Below is my annual holiday rant – Happy Holidays

Consider this – After Rome took over Christianity it was natural that one of the most important Roman feast days would evolve into the most important Christian holiday – December 25th.

Just four day before is the Winter Solstice, Dec 21st. In the northern hemisphere the shortest day and longest night of the year. This is an occasion that has been celebrated since prehistoric times. It is a marker on the Celestial Calendar that is shared by all of us on this Earth.

Why not shake out this holiday into two days – Separate the religious from the Secular – The 25th will be the religious day of observance, Christians would celebrate it as they like, free from the diluting influences us infidels – and, of course, it would continue to be called Christmas.

December 21st could be the day of celebration for everyone. This has always been known as Yule or Yuletide – it is an ancient name for the season.

As the common day for the celebration of the season – everything traditionally Christmas but non-religious should shift to this day – Santa Claus, the tree, the gifts, the parties, that kind of thing – would now revolve around the Solstice. (After all, Santa could certainly use the longest night of the year!)

This should satisfy Christians that their sacred holiday is not being bastardized, while everyone else can enjoy the season free of suspicion that they are in someway supporting a foreign creed.

This would also expand the duration of our favorite season a little, and give more occasions to satisfy all our families and friends. The Solstice is just four days before Christmas, and it needs only habit and custom to eventually become our tradition.

We need is a National Holiday for all of us at this time of the year.

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But the satire site still might be fun.

Nonetheless, I own this t-shirt:
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Well, they did have it on sale for $1.99 when I bought it.

I think I could come up with one or two (or more) satiric posts a week.