the rix mix

A succinct statement I wrote as a comment to a Facebook post:

For me, the overall culture isn't doing Christmas. It's some other month-long, irrepressible Solstice festival, traditionally but erroneously called "Christmas" in our society. The solution for Christians isn't to beat this festival into a perverse form of Advent, but to accept the economic necessity for it & make a distinction between the two. "Happy Holidays" as a general greeting is fine with me.

Many conservative Christians have a  big problem mentally multi-tasking December, so their response is to demand it all one way. But they're terribly wrong-headed. They just don't get it.  Christian Advent needs to be celebrated differently. The "gifts" of Christian Advent are not purchased from retail stores.  Which is why every year I post & recommend links to two Advent calendars; one religious that quotes daily scripture,  & one from a British museum.

Another Facebook comment that sort-of ties in:

Even when one shares a sentiment, one may dislike & resist having that sentiment manipulated.

Labels: blogging against theocracy, holidays, religion