Do christians care explicitly about the non-christian origins of christmas? Why does the defense of christmas become central - the whole "Jesus is the reason for the season" is patently false; provably false, yet christians spend time and energy and emotions rallying to the cause.

I am ALL FOR saying "Merry christmas" and I think the war on christmas is real.


But what else is real - Christians didn't celebrate christmas for eons. In fact Puritanical christians forbid the celebration as christmas was more like mardi gras.


So why are we so uptight about it?