So today I went to my bank (Chelsea Groton, a local bank that is not too big to fail) to deposit a check. All the tellers were wearing a button that notified me that it was okay to say “Merry Christmas” to them, as they wanted to keep Christ in Christmas. The probability is that they had no choice in the matter, so I said nothing, other than to wish the teller “Happy Holidays” when I left. The buttons were provided by the Knights of Columbus, which one must imagine is an organization stocked almost solely by aging white males who are spending their golden years watching Fox News.
This war on Christmas stuff is yet another, and to my mind a significant sign, that this country is going bananas. Apparently, Christmas is not endangered by rampant commercialism, but it is endangered by the recognition that there are non-Christians in this country who deserve consideration.
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