Festivus, Atheist Santa, and the Invention of Blasphemy
…And then there’s the Christmas tree, which comes from pagan traditions in Europe, but has become a sacred symbol. The controversy over the Starbucks cups is the perfect example of how we made something that has no religious connection into a sacred thing. It becomes sacred without religion. It becomes a collective agreement that we’re going to think of Christmas trees and reindeer and lights as a sacred thing. These visuals become so ingrained th…
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