"How can anyone accuse me of being a socialist when I think we should just make Christmas a secular holiday to celebrate consumerism?"
I would have loved to have posted this in response to an uber-right-wing friend of mine, but I sense it would cause me problems, especially since I live in a small town in North Carolina where one can see several "Jesus is Coming Soon" signs on the roads. Hopefully, it won't cause me problems here as hardly anyone looks at this blog!
SIDEBAR: Today is Human Light Day, a secular day meant to parallel Christmas and Hanukkah. Greg Epstein, a humanist chaplain at Harvard University, discussed the day and it's meaning on the NPR show "Fresh Air," hosted by Terry Gross today. Secular events have been celebrated in places like Charleston, SC, Tulsa, Okl. and Fayetville, Ark., this week!
SIDEBAR TWO: I found a cool web site tracking Santa Claus. It's called www.noradsanta.org
Regardless of your religious/consumerist views, it should be as fun as last-minute shopping at Target!
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