My friend Tom Flynn always goes to work on Christmas Day as a matter of principle. At least when it falls on a work day. He’s a fierce advocate for Separation of Church and State and author of
The Trouble with Christmas.
He reminds me of another friend who doesn’t celebrate Christmas. She’s a Jehovah’s Witness.
Christmas ranks among the most important and busiest work days for many mainstream Christian clergy and their associates, of course. In similar spirit, volunteers all around the Christmas-celebrating world will serve Christmas dinner for folks who have no other place to go today.
There’s no Christmas break, naturally, for people hired to protect us: police, prison guards, soldiers, paramedics, fire fighters, doctors, nurses, and hospital staff. And those who serve us: waiters, transportation workers, and this year, maybe representatives working on health care legislation. Read the rest of this entry »
