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You think Christian children don't understand what Christmas is a celebration of?  I understand that as a non-Christian all you see of Christmas is mall displays and Santa (who, apparently, you weren't aware was actually Saint Nick), but children who attend church, even just on Christmas and Easter (our two holiest holidays), definitely are aware of what Christmas is about.  There are like 100 kids books that feature the annual Christmas pageant in its pages, for example.  Even Ramona had a few chapters about a Christmas pageant.  I get that you sneer at our holiday, but don't try to talk yourself into thinking that no one gives it religious meaning just because you don't. The truth is, the vast majority of Christians enjoy the secular components of the holiday but know- and appreciate- and celebrate- the fact that it is a holy day. [/quote]

You argument is 100% false.

No one -- [b]not one person[/b] -- says Christmas is not a primarily Christian holiday.

What people with a different position are saying is that there are legitimate non-religious aspects to the American celebration of the holiday, and some of the traditional elements even have non-religious histories and origins.  Therefore, people (religious and non-religious) should be allowed to celebrate the holiday any way they choose without anyone exhibiting indignation or inappropriate offense.

You don't address that point or argue it because, well, that would be difficult.[/quote]

Exactly. We have a Christmas tree, but it doesn’t have an angel on the top. We don’t have a nativity set and aren’t going to church. We are Jewish, but want DD to have some cultural exposure to the Catholic side of her family. We are well aware that this means taking some secular aspects of the holiday. It’s like how someone could play dreidel if they wanted, but it would be odd for a non-Jew to light the candles and say the blessings.[/quote]

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