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xfundy

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2. "Christmas has become secularized in an America where religious commitment is down.."
Thu Aug 29, 2013, 07:07 PM
Aug 2013
"and the number of the religiously unaffiliated is up."


There's a bit of news. Christmas became secularized when it became more about retailers making money from doubling-down year after year screaming "BUY!"

Churches are losing members left and right because their leaders have become infamous for spewing hatred. In fact, I'd bet that "Christian" has become, for many, synonymous with hate, bigotry, greed, republicans, and doing the opposite of what Jesus "said."

"The labor movement, meanwhile, has forgotten the religious roots that propelled the movement that won a national holiday."


Lots of things were begun by the religious. The KKK is a "christian" group. But I've never known labor day as religious at all. It was created so corporations could pretend to care somewhat about labor.
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