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Atheist Holidays

By Tom W. Bell and Glen Whitman

Dinesh D'Souza feigns ignorance.

Yes, I agree that many nominal Christians have also forgotten the message of Christmas. Even so I wonder: what's the atheist equivalent of Christmas? Darwin's birthday?

To which Radley Balko, an agnostic, aptly replies:

[M]y ?equivalent? of Christmas is . . . Christmas. You don?t have to believe in virgin births or god descending to earth in human form to appreciate time and camaraderie with friends and family, to enjoy the tradition and fellowship of Christmas, and to dig the warmth and opportunity to recognize relationships that are important to you with small tokens and acts of kindness.

And let me add this: the notion that only Christians can celebrate Christmas is as goofy as the notion that only pagans can celebrate Halloween.

And by all means, let's celebrate Darwin's birthday, too. It's February 12th.

Full post as published by Agoraphilia on December 22, 2007 (boomark / email).