The Time of Year When Christians Get Offended By Silence

I almost wish my fellow atheists wouldn't have started their crusade to have Christmas related displays removed from public property and major retailers cease the practice of saying, "Merry Christmas" to their customers.

Because if there is one thing that annoys me more than hearing, "Merry Christmas" when I enter and exit local stores, it's hearing Christians whine because they don't hear "Merry Christmas" when they enter and exit local stores.

The same Christians, mind you, who say, "suck it up," to atheists who complain about lengthy prayers that take place before high school football games.

So we're supposed to, "suck it up" when we hear something objectionable, but you can't, "suck it up" when you don't hear a damn thing!

I can't wait to walk into the nearest electronics mega store and see a bunch of Christians on the ground hugging their knees in anguish after not hearing those two glorious words, "Merry Christmas."

Without constant reminders regarding which holiday is coming up, some will probably forget that purchasing Christmas gifts is the reason they're at the retail outlet. "Why do I have this list with, 'HDTV, Nintendo Wii and The Dukes of Hazzard – Season 1 on DVD' written on it? What could it all mean!?"

Boy you Christians have a lot of demands. "Only these people should be allowed to get married. Greet me with this phrase when I walk into your place of business between November 28th and December 26th, The Three Wise Men used in the Nativity scene on the courthouse lawn must be made from balsa wood and meet the following height and weight requirements, etc."

But what you don't understand is that we Atheists have never had what everybody is allegedly trying to take away from you!

Nobody, not once in my life, has greeted me in a way that celebrates my belief that there is no god. There is no evolution display equal to the Nativity scene that I can count on seeing annually during a particular month. I've never uttered the phrase, "Oooooo – I can feel that February chill coming – that means we'll soon be delighted with various scenes that depict little baby Darwin shortly after he was born in the Mount House, as well as hearing the neighborhood children sing melodious Darwinian carols."

There is no song that warms my cockles, sung to the tune of Carol of the Bells, which goes something like...

There is no god
Oh no there's not
Nothing up there
Except the sky
And also clouds

Don't get me wrong; your argument for inundating society with Christmas decorations is very persuasive.

Of course I'm talking about the argument in which you state, "There are a lot more of us Christians walking around the United States and the majority of the people who founded this country shared our faith."

I mean how can you possibly argue with, "We were here first; go discover your own country and draft a Constitution based on an Atheistic foundation if you want to express your anti-religious viewpoints on public property!"

I don't know, I suppose I just have a problem with the same people who say, "Stop being so politically correct by getting offended over a few hurtful words," becoming irate after not hearing a single word at all.