http://atheism.about.com/od/christmasholidayseason/p/XmasTraditions.htm

Austin Cline has an awesome blog post today on the origins of various x-mas traditions.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. -- Love, The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America.

House passes resolution announcing the importances of x-mas and the christian faith to the entire United States.

( Posted for the linkphobic )

Here's two response poems to an emailed poem against "Happy Holidays" that is going around. If you haven't seen the email in question, ( here it is )

Snatched from xmissdemeanorx:

Your Christmas Stocking Will Be Filled with Money
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Snatched from pix3lated_dream:

On the twelfth day of Christmas, ( Read more... )

You Are a Snowman
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Several men from a secluded religious group (...~cough~ cult ~cough~...) in Missouri have been accused of child sexual abuse and incest. And, people wonder why Dawkins and the rest of us skeptics talk about the evils of organized religion.

Happy Holidays...Chrismukkah? I thought the guy was funny and interesting until he made slight fun of ( Read more... )

Something else snatched from xmissdemeanorx:

( my xmas stocking )

The semantics debate continues as people act like complete wackos over being inclusive verses being religious in a time where the holiday has long lost its religious meaning. See the full article here for an update on all the events/debate. I mean it's just getting ridiculous that one side is trying to be fair to everyone regardless over their ( Read more... )

( Twelve Days of X-mas )