I'm an atheist who celebrates the winter holidays. My favorite day is Christmas Eve. In the evening, lights and ceremony beckoning to the sun, enticing it to come to us with the warm red of romance and the green promise of an earthy birth in spring. Christmas day is it's return on a bright dawn of promise that settles into comfort and family.



Prior to the "War On Christmas" I was never offended by the phrase, "Merry Christmas!"



It was always a greeting is given with… Continue