{"id":999,"date":"2013-12-24T14:31:07","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T19:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/dangeroustalk\/?p=999"},"modified":"2014-01-21T01:54:19","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T06:54:19","slug":"war-christmas-archives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/dangeroustalk\/2013\/12\/24\/war-christmas-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"War On Christmas Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hitchmas<\/a>I have been blogging for a while now and over the course of time it seems I\u2019ve written quite a lot about Christmas for a variety of platforms. It never really gets old either. Christians continue to fight back in their imagined \u201cWar on Christmas.\u201d In an attempt to bolster our supply lines (as it were), I have created this archive of a bunch of articles and blog posts about Christmas. Enjoy and\u2026 Happy Holidays! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Huffington Post:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The True Meaning of Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n

From Examiner:<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Traditions:<\/p>\n

Tree of Knowledge: A new atheist tradition<\/a><\/p>\n

Human Light: A new godless tradition<\/a><\/p>\n

Put the Chris in Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n

War on Christmas: The Tree of Knowledge Saga<\/strong><\/p>\n

2010:
\nAtheist holiday display discriminated against by county<\/a>
\nTree of Knowledge to be excluded from county winter display<\/a>
\nAtheist holiday display officially excluded<\/a>
\nFreethought Society protests Tree of Knowledge exclusion<\/a>
\nIn defense of the Tree of Knowledge<\/a>
\n2011:
\nThe Human Tree of Knowledge 2011 rally
\n<\/a>2012:
\nPastafarians fight county commissioners for Holiday display<\/a>
\nPastafarian Holiday Tree rejected!<\/a>
\nAtheists form \u2018Human Tree of Knowledge\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

From the Dangerous Talk blog:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes Virginia, Christians did Steal Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n

Even though it has become pretty much common knowledge and has been accepted by just about every scholar including most Biblical scholars (if they even count), I still get e-mails from people telling me that Christmas was not stolen from the pagans and that Jesus is the reason for the season.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

Jesus vs. Santa<\/a><\/p>\n

Every year, fundamentalist Christians get upset that Santa is all over the place and Jesus is not represented as much as they think he ought to be. They put up signs that say, \u201cJesus is the reason for the season\u201d and \u201cKeep the Christ in Christmas.\u201d It is a genuine feud between two imaginary people, sort of like who would win Batman vs. Superman?<\/p>\n

Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

From Dangerous Talk on Skeptic Ink:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christians: Think Before You Greet<\/a><\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t that big of a deal, but it still is somewhat of a deal when Christians in the month of December, who mean well, greet everyone they meet with a \u201cMerry Christmas.\u201d Look, no one is going to die because they are greeted by an inconsiderate jerk, but when you are trying to greet someone, you probably should be mindful of how your greeting will be received.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

Christmas Whine<\/a><\/p>\n

Christians are always whining that atheists of trying to ruin Christmas. They say that we are \u201cparty-poopers\u201d and that we are \u201cpissing on their parade.\u201d They even call us \u201cbig meanies.\u201d Why? Because we demand equal treatment and because we put up billboards advertising our ideas to our demographics.<\/p>\n

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Holiday Atheist Commercialism<\/a><\/p>\n

If you visit your local retail store like Target, K-Mart, Walmart, and others, you will notice that they are all Christmased up. Most of these stores however do have at least a half an aisle dedicated to Hanukkah. This is interesting because Jews only make up a whopping 1.7% of the American population. Committed atheists make up 5% of the population and we have zero space dedicated to secular winter celebrations.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018How Can You Not Love Christmas\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

I love the winter season, but I am not a fan of Christmas. The other day, I was asked by someone who didn\u2019t know I was an atheist, how can I not love Christmas.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

Winter Season Monopoly<\/a><\/p>\n

Yesterday, my family and I attended the local Human Light celebration outside of Philadelphia. We try to go every year when we can. It is always fun for the kids and makes me feel great that I am giving them a humanist holiday to celebrate in addition to a secular Christmas. But many atheists don\u2019t approve of Human Light.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy Holidays from your friends at Dangerous Talk.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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