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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't tell from your post, but do you actually celebrate Christmas?  [b]If you don't believe in God, yet celebrate Christmas[/b], I don't see how adding Santa to the mix is so terrible.[/quote]

These are contradictory positions. You know this, right? Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It's not a secular holiday. It takes some really serious cognitive dissonance to profess no belief in God and then celebrate Christmas. A belief that Jesus is the son of God is the baseline for all of this, even the sillier secular traditions that go along with it (and which I see no harm in). You really can't cherrypick this stuff.[/quote]

To the second poster -- apparently plenty of Americans celebrate Xmas (95%), but don't go to church on Xmas eve or Xmas day (62% go to church).  So, about 33% of Americans celebrate Xmas in some way without going to church.  If you think Xmas is primarily a religious holiday, you are naive.  Xmas, in practice, is primarily a commercial season... especially the santa aspect.  
The secular has far overtaken the religious.[/quote]

Especially the "Elf on the Shelf" thing. This is a load of commercial crap created to sell books and dolls. [/quote]

This is America, materialism and consumerism are our religion. Seriously though, two thirds of the economy is based on consumer spending, which reflects consumer beliefs about the future. More spending reflects that consumers are hopeful about the future of the country. We need people to spend to keep our country going strong and prepare for the future.[/quote]

This is true, but if I'm going to spend money on a doll, I'd prefer it to be less ugly. If I'm going to spend money on a book, I'd prefer it to be a good book. Such a load of crap.[/quote]

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