The Christmas Conspiracy

Salon had an extensive article today about the debate over the secularization of Christmas. The article can be found here.

It's times like these that I am at a near loss for words. I find it ironic how pervasive Christmas has become, even here in the Northwest which sports the highest number of unchurched people, to then see the religious right coming out about a "conspiracy" fronted by liberals and the ACLU to squelch Christian belief.

I can't articulate my feelings very well, because they're very strong and wide in scope. To sum up my thoughts simply: I would hope the Christian right would have something better to do with their time than get upset at Target for saying "Happy Holidays." I can't see why battles like this become priority over, oh I don't know, feeding the poor, and spreading goodwill among the people. I can't seem to find that point in the Bible in which Jesus says that we have to defend Christmas against the evil-doing secularists. What I do often find in the Bible is Jesus griping about big headed religious leaders, and just as often, warning the disciples against flaunting their beliefs publicly.