Once again this year there is debate about how 'do-gooders' are eroding the spirit of Christmas by banning any reference to religion or the religious character of Christmas. The Telegraph reading- and writing- types who are up in arms are quite right. They are also generous enough to realise that it is not the potential recipients of 'do-goodery', the minorities, who are demanding the removal of any reference to Christmas. Quite the contrary- minorities are conscious that these ridiculous gestures only embolden the far right.
A bigger debate needs to be had about the commercialisation of Christmas. Even in the absence of 'do-goodery', Christmas is losing it's religious and spiritual character to the forces of materialism. About this the Telegraph reading and writing types say much less.
Season's greetings!
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