"To retain “Christmas” as the nomenclature for this midwinter holiday is to needlessly divide us as a society and cast non-Christians as outliers in our culture. In renaming the season “Yule” to reflect its origins in the cycles of nature, we can celebrate our common humanity and acknowledge our shared joys and challenges of winter. And finally, distinguishing secular celebrations of the season from religious traditions establishes a much stronger basis for maintaining the separation of church and state without anyone having to play the role of Scrooge. For the season is not just about Christmas; in fact, it never was." - Audrey Kingstrom
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