Frankly, if you want to instill more relevant modern values into your children, you’d be better off sticking with the Dickens tale, which emphasizes the importance of love and generosity. The story of Christ’s birth, on the other hand, is about how virgins are better than non-virgins, with a side dose of arguing that babies who haven’t done anything yet can still be superior to everyone else by accident of birth.

~ Ebenezer Scrooge Amanda Marcotte insisting that we take Christ out of Christmas, Slate, December 24

[HT: Legal Insurrection]

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