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Odd complaint, but I feel frustrated with all this talk about “secular Christmas.” It goes back and forth between “atheists celebrate Christmas, so they’re secretly Christians” and “atheists celebrate Christmas, but they’re still atheists.” Meanwhile, I don’t celebrate Christmas.

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I read about members of the Catholic Church in Rome talking to the press about CSA. They expected to get Roman Catholic reporters who would softball everything, and they were completely caught off guard by American reporters who weren’t Catholic and wanted to play hardball. I think that story explains a lot about the Catholic Church’s general handling of the CSA scandal. “We’re God’s representatives. So if you tell us not to molest kids, you’re arguing with God. Arguing with God means you go to Hell. Therefore, respect our authority!”