Go ahead and have a celebration. If you are Christian, celebrate the birth of Jesus and the gifts of the magi (even though they probably didn't arrive in Bethlehem until a year or two after he was born). If you are not a Christian, celebrate family, friends and gift giving. And Christians, don't worry about Christmas being commercialized. It always has been (more on this below). And let's keep it public. Who can complain about a holiday with family and gifts and cards and travel, and Christmas specials on TV. What about Christmas eve church services that includes people who usually don't attend church, nicely decorated city streets and parks, and houses dripping with lights, and big Christmas trees and manger scenes, and traveling, and food? Let's keep it a very public event.

Christians, this is our (human) holiday. It is not Christ's holiday. I can't find in the Bible where He told us to celebrate His birth, or even His resurrection (Easter). He didn't tell us to celebrate those events. But He did invite us to partake in Communion. Do you get as excited about Communion as you do about Christmas or Easter?

If you are not a Christian don't freak out if the little old lady who works at city hall puts a manger scene on the lawn. It won