No one is attempting to purge the word from the culture. We are, as a secular society, pointing out that it has no place in public spaces, where all religions must be given equality and parity.

So what is the problem with that? You already get the damn day as a national holiday, and the capitalist nature of the national holiday is responsible for a large part of that.

I have no problem with secular Santa and Rudolph songs in the schools and courthouses to celebrate the federal Christmas holiday, or holiday celebrations honoring a multitude of religious traditions.

But the idea that only the Christian traditions should be given their due in public spaces, and that Christian hymns should be allowed, is going way too far.

But I don't think the Christian Christmas zealots (and this is an article about one of those fundamentists "protesting" against Christian hegemony being challenged by the state) even wants to grasp the constitutional concept of separation of church and state. Because they don't believe federal constitutional authority should be allowed to trump their religion's authority and grip upon the American public square.

For them it truly is that simple. The Constitution shall not be held up as a higher authority than Christian evangelical authorities.