Originally Posted by xizangstan

I grew up in a home where Christmas was almost identical to that depicted in the now-popular movie, "A Christmas Story", and I would have been the older brother, Ralphie. Though my dad didn't win a "Major Award" to place in the front window, everything else was exactly the same.

Now that I'm a bit older, I've marveled at how so many groups are bringing lawsuits to try and stop the celebration of Christmas, or the worship of Christ in any way. It's ironic that so many Jewish and other groups claim to be 'offended' by Christ and Christians celebrating Christmas - while at the same time, they're the bulk of the merchants who've been promoting and commercializing Christmas all along!

I also wonder how much traction any of us would get if we went to Israel or any Muslim country, and complained about their practice of their dominant religion. Thanks, but I'll stay with my own Christmas traditions.