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Peter Heck, writing for the American Thinker, proves the publication needs a new name in his latest article. He argues, as so many other ignorant Christians have said before him, that it makes no sense for atheists to get so worked up over religion when — wait for it — they don’t believe in God!
Wisconsin State Rep. Scott Allen had a public Christmas message for residents of his state that went far beyond what was appropriate for an elected official.
Rather than saying “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” and leaving it at that, Allen told Jews, atheists, Hindus, Muslims, and everyone else to consider converting to Christianity, before rattling off a handful of Bible verses:
John Rael didn’t get the memo about how the War on Christmas is completely fictional, so he began preparing for combat:
Earlier this week, a rainbow-colored Festivus pole went up outside the Capitol building in Olympia, Washington, where there was a Nativity scene on the property.
But this was the pole two days later:
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Can atheists celebrate Christmas?
I think the holiday has become so secularized, anyway, that the name no longer suggests you have to accept Christ’s divinity to enjoy the traditions.
That was the consensus, anyway, with the panel on a recent HuffPost Live segment I was a part of. As I said during the segment, for most people, Christmas is like playing Monopoly: We all have our own way of doing it and no one really cares what the rule book says.
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