I liked the article, because sometimes Christians can get a little self-righteous and prissy about Christmas.
I think it’s up to the churches to make it more of a religious holiday. Don’t back down about putting up a creche in a public place, make sure your bells are playing Christmas carols, make sure your members go to Midnight Mass (or whatever its Protestant equivalent might be), etc.
But there’s still room for tinsel and feasting, and that reminds even people who aren’t Christians that something special is being commemorated and maybe (if we’re happy and joyful ourselves) makes them wonder if they could be part of it.
I kinda liked the article also.
For those who sneer at Christmas because they can ‘prove’ Jesus was actually born in the spring ... well, I asked Jesus about this on December 26th, and he said.
“the truth is I wasn’t born yesterday.”