How the Religious Right Stole Christmas | Belief | AlterNet

One of the ways they've assaulted American values is by using the media to turn Christmas into an excuse to go shopping. There's a diamond commercial out on the radio that implores men to buy women diamonds for Christmas this year, ..... Sure, Christians, I'll be willing to let you erect nativity scenes on public land, so long as YOU are willing to acknowledge that your religion is based on much OLDER myths and legends, and that it is not in fact historically accurate. ...