Do Christians want non-Christians to NOT celebrate Christmas?

[LeftishBrit]

3. There are rather few people who take this particular attitude

Though actually it would at least make more logical sense than the more usual one of screaming that Christians are persecuted because *commercial organizations* don't use Christian terms sufficiently. Who cares whether a shop says Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or (what it probably really means) Joyous Shoppingspree? A shop is not a religious organization, unless commercialism is your religion. Which for some people it is, no doubt.

Certainly some people, both secular and religious, object to the commercialism and consumerism of the modern Christmas. What I dislike most is the expectation of stress, and treating it as some sort of job performance, that will be assessed: 'So are you *ready*/ *organized* for Christmas?' 'I've been under so much stress preparing for the Big Day!' 'I'm trying to get some rest before all the pressures of Christmas start!' Religious or secular, Christmas was intended to be a holiday!