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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can we all just acknowledge that Christmas isn’t about Jesus anymore and get back to celebrating Christmas?
  Buddhist families, agnostic families, many Jewish families and some Muslim families celebrate Christmas because the recognize the tree and Santa aren’t about Jesus.  It is at this point secular.  It is about Capitalism, buying presents and giving presents.  Most retailers rely on Christmas to keep going. 
 Let’s decouple Christianity and Santa and celebrate capitalism and have a holiday that brings us (the United States) together across the entire religious spectrum in the name of spending and giving. [/quote]

[b] faithful Muslims do not celebrate Christmas. Saying you are Muslim doesn’t make you a Muslim[/b]. [/quote]

I wrote the above and I am sure you are right.  But that is also kind of my point.  We should call it Santa Day keep the tree and the lights and presents and not have faith involved at all.  It would establish a common holiday in the US that is built around our "greatest" resource: capitalism.  Faith has little to do with the way American's celebrate Christmas at this point.  Look around you at the inflatables, the lights, the sales and see what we are really valuing. I am saying it is time to move away from the Christians who took over a pagan holiday and claim the fact that this celebration is about providing lights, gifts and money around the darkest time of year. There has been a separation for years.  It is time for the divorce. Santa Day is about snow (we rarely see) gift giving and decor.  I realize it will take a long time to get people to this point, but the ball is already rolling in that direction...[/quote]

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