An atheist on the spirit of Christmas

For billions of Christians around the world, Christmas honors the birth of their savior, Jesus Christ, who lived to die to purge humanity of original sin in the ultimate sacrifice, but what if you believe in none of that? Why is a holiday to honor what you don’t accept still so important? For billions of… Continue reading An atheist on the spirit of Christmas

The end of Thanksgiving as we know it, being a fictionalized account of a simple man who loved the holidays

Otto hadn’t received a gift for as long as he could remember, if ever.  In all these senses and more, the entire holiday season meant absolutely nothing to him.  In that case, why did he love the holidays so, when he was alone and did nothing to celebrate in any event? Otto didn’t have much… Continue reading The end of Thanksgiving as we know it, being a fictionalized account of a simple man who loved the holidays