That's a reason to reclaim Christmas, not disown it. - Edit 2
Before modification by Joel at 23/12/2010 08:32:55 PM
I'm with you on the rest though. Repentance and redemption are rather integral to Christianity, after all.
The commercialism of Christmas is proof in it's self that it's not just a Christian holiday anymore. Almost everyone celebrates it the world over. I have Jewish friends and atheistic family that celebrate Christmas. That's part of the reason that I agree with Palatine about hating everything about it. Where's the "peace on earth and good will toward men" when people are beating the shit out of each other for Black Friday sales?
Of course that's not Christmas at all, and of course I don't approve. It's not a flaw in Christmas itself, and in that respect I'm with Palatine, but saying that you hate all the non, or rather, un-Christian material things now associated with Christmas is one thing, and saying that you're merely apathetic about the rest is quite another. At that point you are washing your hands of Christmas entirely, which I understood to be his intent, and I can't really endorse that either.