My father and I decided to celebrate a new holiday in place of Christmas called Rationalismas. We still exchange presents, but without any hypocrisy or talk of the baby Jesus. It's also on the 31st, as a celebration of the conclusion of an old year and the hopeful beginnings of a new one. Very secular.
We even put all the presents under a red, white, and blue freedom tree.
hmm, I'm going to try to calilbrate my view of the community here by guessing the reasons this is currently at -5 karma:
45% Misusing 'rational' for something that isn't particularly about rationality
40% Overly american-centric linkage with patriotism, freedom, and rationality leading to percieved contradictions
10% Contrarian sticking up for Christians for the unsubstantianted hypocrisy charge
5% Past quarrels bleeding over
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.