tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post6238945611043615187..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Merry Xmas!David Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-55706270810506533282008-12-25T10:16:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:16:00.000-08:00""if liberation means not asking my parents for $2...""if liberation means not asking my parents for $200 worth of gifts, then I don't want it!""<BR/><BR/>Exactly! I'm an atheist, but I enjoy celebrating Christmas (and, for that matter, Hannukah since I have partial Jewish ancestry, though along my father's side). The holiday's so bastardized from the start, as a pagan celebration co-opted to the Christian tradition to mark the birthday of someone who was most likely not even born that time of year, that I don't feel bad celebrating it in a non-religious manner.Kadorakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845656521509972845noreply@blogger.com