Re: The Holiday That Dare Not Speak Its Name

[Steven Jamar]

My older son calls Christmas by an alternative name: "Give-Presents-to-Athiests Day." We celebrate Christmas as a family gathering.  Some find it religious.  My older son and I don't. Steve On Nov 28, 2005, at 6:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/28/2005 5:10:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It would be interesting to see statistics on how many Americans celebrate Christmas as a religious (or partly religious) holiday, and how many celebrate it as a completely secular holiday. My guess is that the second group is fairly large (including a substantial number of adherents to non-Christian religions as well as a lot of nonreligious people)         I'm sure my reaction to Mark's observation is due to the fact that I must not get out very much anymore.  But after living in California, the Midwest, the South, and of course the Northeast, I have never once encountered a non-Christian "celebrating" Christmas; nor have I ever heard of "celebrating" Christmas "as a completely secular holiday." What significance does "celebrating" have in this context?   Bobby C --  Prof. Steven D. Jamar                               vox:  202-806-8017 Howard University School of Law                     fax:  202-806-8567 2900 Van Ness Street NW                   mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC  20008   http://www.law.howard.edu/faculty/pages/jamar/ "If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him.  An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." Benjamin Franklin

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