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Contrary to popular belief, this is not a Christian nation. It is not a Judeo-Christian nation. Granted, among other influences, it was founded upon Judeo-Christian principles, but it would be hypocritical to use its historical basis as justification to disregard these very principles.
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Oh, sure. Now "political correctness" (otherwise known as inclusion) demands not only Happy Holiday greetings but constant acknowledgments of diversity during the month of December. Not so when ash was a child, when it really mattered. The following was written just before Christmas of 2004.
"So whose Christmas are you glomming onto this year?" I joke to my mother.
She chuckles. "Actually, there is a family nearby, you don't know them, they moved in long after you left. They invited us for the weekend before, to exchange a few gifts and eat a few snacks."
I sympathize, while I'm long past that stage. My first Christmas tree was in college; by the time I was out of my first marriage the celebration-in-your-own-home novelty had worn off. Becoming an agnostic further dampened the incentive; secular humanism furnished its own moral code.
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For good reason, ash has nicknamed conservative journalist George Will "the evil genius." The following is a response to a Will column in which he attempted to dismiss Thomas Frank's "What's the Matter with Kansas?" with the rejoinder, "not much." ash begs to differ.
It has come to this: George Will accuses the political left of crass materialism.
In his latest column, Mr. Will never states for the record whether he has read "What's the Matter with Kansas?" I stipulate that I have not. However, I have read a long, comprehensive review of the book, and if the reviewer is to be believed, Will's review is at best misleading.
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