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I think there is a slight anti-Christian effort in the changing of "Merry Christmas" to "Happy Holidays". But honestly, I couldn't care less. Christmas has become so secularized anyways that I don't care. I can't wait until the time I'm away from my family and can just ignore it. On Somethingawful, one of the writers discussed this very issue, and I really liked his idea of a generic winter holiday where you just do whatever the hell you want for fun. No stupid obligations, forced purchases to fuel retailer's profits, having to be around people you can't stand and wouldn't be bothered with for the other 364 days of the year, just a day to relax and do what pleases you. It's not like the date is probably correct anyways (I think the Birth of the Lord was more accurately dated to August, but historians disagree). From all I've heard, early on Christian leaders just made up the date to coincide with preexisting holidays (I've heard it was based off a Roman holiday celebrating Saturn, but that might be wrong). So I say bah humbug, and this whole holiday period can kiss my ass.
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