| I am a Christian. I believe in Christ, not | | | | called them Holiday parties and as far as I |
| because I have any proof that Christ is the | | | | know no one was ever upset that the party was |
| son of God, but because I want to believe. I | | | | called a Christmas party. |
| believe that the teachings that are ascribed | | | | |
| to Christ would, if everyone followed them to | | | | I'm not insulted if someone wishes me happy |
| the best of their ability, make this a far | | | | Chanukah or happy Kwanza so why should anyone |
| better world. I further believe that this | | | | be insulted if I say merry Christmas. It |
| country, The United States Of America, is the | | | | seems to me that the only people that |
| greatest country in the world and it is so in | | | | complain about Christmas are certain Atheists |
| part because it has tried to base it's morals | | | | and the people that have designated |
| and ethics on and has tried to follow | | | | themselves as "political correctness police". |
| Christian ethics. I am not, however, a bible | | | | Well. in this country you people have the |
| thumping Christian, an evangelistic Christian | | | | right to state your thoughts but please stop |
| or even a regular church going Christian. I | | | | trying to force your way of thinking on |
| am not trying to convert the world or even my | | | | everyone else. Leave us alone. Get your own |
| neighbors to Christianity. I don't care if a | | | | holiday, leave us ours. |
| person is a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim, an | | | | |
| Atheist, etc. as long as the person is a good | | | | I celebrate Christmas and I would probably |
| person and cares about other people. | | | | celebrate Christmas even if I didn't believe |
| | | | in Christ. After all it's a wonderful |
| Just don't tell me that I can't celebrate | | | | holiday, it wishes peace on earth and good |
| Christmas, don't tell me that I can't say | | | | will towards all mankind (What other holiday |
| merry Christmas, don't tell me that a | | | | makes that wish.). If you are so insecure in |
| Christmas tree is a "holiday" tree, don't | | | | your religion or lack of religion that you |
| tell me that December 25 is no longer | | | | feel threatened by my celebration of |
| Christmas Day but is instead now a no name | | | | Christmas then I feel sorry for you. I would |
| holiday, dont tell me that if I say merry | | | | also tell you to go jump off a very high |
| Christmas other people will be insulted, | | | | bridge into very deep water (Sorry, but I |
| don't tell me that my children can't have a | | | | told you that I was not a really good |
| Christmas pagent in school because other | | | | Christian. People that try to push their |
| children may feel insulted or left out | | | | beliefs on me really irk me.). If you don't |
| (School is not and can not always be all | | | | want to celebrate Christmas, don't. Just |
| inclusive for everyone, otherwise there would | | | | don't tell those of us that do want to that |
| be no chess club because not every child | | | | we can't. |
| plays chess, no sports teams because not | | | | |
| every child plays or even likes sports, no | | | | Lastly, leave our schools alone. If you don't |
| drama club because not every child wants to | | | | want your children to participate in a |
| act, no memorial day because not every child | | | | christmas pagent then tell them not to |
| want's to honor our fallen soldiers, no labor | | | | participate. Contrary to what you think the |
| day because not every child wants to honor | | | | other kids will not tease or make fun of |
| unions, no Thanksgiving because not every | | | | them. When I was in elementary school I was |
| child wants to give thanks, no pledge of | | | | an atheist and no one ever made fun of me for |
| allegiance because not every child wants to | | | | not believing in Christ and I never felt left |
| honor this country, etc.). This is not a | | | | out by not joining in as a charecter in a |
| country of worker bees or ants, we are a | | | | Christmas play. Of course, even though I was |
| country of individuals with different | | | | an atheist I still believed, at least for a |
| backgrounds and different beliefs. The | | | | while, in Santa Clause, I still enjoyed |
| majority of the people in this country are, | | | | recieving Christmas gifts, I still enjoyed |
| however, Christians and the majority of the | | | | listening to Christmas carolers and I still |
| people in this country weather you like it or | | | | thought a lighted Christmas tree was |
| not do celebrate Christmas. | | | | beautiful. In fact I thought Christmas time |
| | | | was the best time of the year and I was happy |
| According to the U.S Government under United | | | | to say merry Christmas. However, maybe I just |
| States Code section 5-6103, December 25 is a | | | | wasn't as insecure or as intolarent as you |
| legal holiday and that legal holiday is named | | | | are. |
| Christmas. Most states also denote December | | | | |
| 25 as "Christmas". We all know that Christ | | | | By the way, even though I was an atheist, my |
| was not actually born on December 25 but that | | | | family was Protestant and even though they |
| is the date that this government and the | | | | were Protestant we belonged to the local |
| majority of Christian churches have chosen to | | | | Jewish Community Center and none of us ever |
| use. Additionally, not all people who | | | | felt left out or put upon when most of them |
| celebrate Christmas believe in Christ, many | | | | celebrated the Jewish holidays. In fact, it |
| people celebrate it as just a holiday that | | | | was during those years that I developed my |
| happens to be called Christmas. I've been to | | | | high respect for the Jewish people and their |
| numerous Christmas parties where many of the | | | | religious laws. |
| guests were not Christians. No one ever | | | | |