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That's a different discussion than whether they were equating Trump with Jesus.

 

When you're issuing a statement to wish believers a happy holiday, you don't refer to the events as having allegedly occurred, so as to not offend non-believers.

It would be just as absurd to issue a Hanukkah statement in such a way as was suggested.

 

You can wish believers a happy holiday without digging that deeply into the religion's language.

 

You could. It would be a little hallow, but sure, you could.

I suppose he could have referenced Santa instead of Jesus.

 

Seems like a good time to share this:

 

But, hey, the Times' new hire seems to get it.

LOL.

 

I don't care about the change in AP style, don't even get me started on the use of over vs. more than.

 

Auditioning for the Times -- or at least Slate:

 

Trump's proposing a trillion dollar infrastructure bill that will include plenty of money for bridges.

 

You can't take the Pope literally, but you have to take him m seriously.

 

Seems like a concession to an over-simplified narrative.

The roles religion hold in folks lives are beautifully diverse and differ individual to individual, though they flow toward something more communal. To treat religion or Christendom as a monolith is for the most part cheapening it, but in many ways it was baked into the original identity politics.