It is my statistically supported opinion that Christmas is no longer a Christian holiday. That statement is a little too black and white, so let me clarify my point by saying that it seems as though you no longer need to be Christian to celebrate Christmas. According to a 2013 Pew Research Foundation survey, 92 percent of Americans celebrate Christmas. However, of that 92 percent, only 51 percent said that they see the holiday as a mostly religious celebration. Additionally, only 54 percent of those surveyed said that they planned to attend a religious service on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. I will also add that 81% of American non-Christians celebrate and 87% of American Nones do. Anyone still clinging to an idea that Christmas is religious at its core (whatever that means) is a prescriptivist about origins rather than looking at the facts.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:53:36 +0000
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