I think religion is a bunch of hooey, and I think that the holidays are an opportunity for people to get stressed out, getting their rush to shop. It's so conformist.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The holidays are only holy if we make them so.
There are those who argue that the public celebration of festivals such as Christmas should be discouraged, in the questionable belief that it might somehow offend those of other religions or none.
Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each other's presence.
The holidays are a way to get away from the pain of the year, creating something people can laugh at. That's a gift.
For me, a good holiday is about value for money rather than things to see.
I love holidays. It's such a wonderful time for the whole family to be together and not have to worry about schedules and that kind of thing.
I just think that it's strong and it's important that we recognize what the Christmas season is about; it's about the birth of our Savior, and there's a lot of pressure today to be politically correct, but people are realizing, too, that you have to be open to express your faith what you want believe.
Christmas is a season which almost all Christians observe in one way or another. Some keep it as a religious season. Some keep it as a holiday. But all over the world, wherever there are Christians, in one way or another Christmas is kept.
I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.
Atheists well understand that Christmas is the most visible display of religion in the world, and that any diminishment of it is a good thing to militant secularists.