The Ross Douthat Challenge: The Harvard Crimson or The New York Times?
C. “Not that rigid secularity and cloying, politically correct euphemisms like ‘holiday season’ and ‘millennial observance’ are to be applauded, mind you. Far from it.”
D. “In a sense, of course, there’s no better time to be a Christian than the first 25 days of December. But this is also the season when American Christians can feel most embattled. Their piety is overshadowed by materialist ticky-tack. Their great feast is compromised by Christmukkwanzaa multiculturalism.”
