# Religious/Secular holidays in America (mostly Christmas, split from the Columbus Day thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 5, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-secular-holidays-in-america-mostly-christmas-split-from-the-columbus-day-thread/954138 "2021-11-05T20:10:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 54
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-secular-holidays-in-america-mostly-christmas-split-from-the-columbus-day-thread/954138/54 "2021-11-10T14:16:19Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > The difference, of course, being that the non-Blacks are wrong here, but the religious non-Jews are not. Because slavery _was_ racial oppression, but Chrismas tree angels are in no way worship. How tautological of you. “I’m right because I’m right while you are wrong because you are wrong”. > [@MrDibble](#): > > Also, interesting that you map my “worship” onto your “racial oppression”. Mere worship is not _religious_ oppression, but it’s telling that you seem to think the mere presence of Christian worship in public is some form of oppression… Merely “honoring your heritage” by flying the Confederate Flag is, to hear Southerners talk about it, a completely deracialized display of pride in their southern heritage. I don’t buy what they peddle, and I don’t buy what you peddle, either. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-secular-holidays-in-america-mostly-christmas-split-from-the-columbus-day-thread/954138)._