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Surely declaring Christmas a national holiday was unconstitutional. Making the manger-myth a federal holiday is about as clear a governmental establishment of religion as there could be. The “reason for the season” is treason. But hey, we all get a day off.

I think Bill O’Reilly is right. There is a war on (rather, over) Christmas. Baby Jeezus is becoming less and less the point of Xmas. Which is fine. He wasn’t born in December. There wasn’t a Christmas tree in the manger. And Santa didn’t bring him frankincense or myrrh (not even coal). In the long run, we’re a secular nation. And Christmas is more and more a secular holiday. It’s a great time of year for a holiday, mingling under the mistletoe and stringing up lights to counter the darkly days, pouring eggnog on friends and family. It’s ironicalous. Christians co-opted pagan and druidic solstice celebrations by moving Baby Jesus’ birth to December 25th, so as to get those godless heathens to worship Pat Robertson. But in the long run, those pagan festivities (and Black Friday) may be all that remains of Christmas, as Bill O’Reilly loses the war.

Jesus should never have become a Republican - the demographics aren’t promising. As I reminded him when he endorsed Reagan, “Yule be sorry.” Alban Arthan! And Happy Holidays :)

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