So, Christmas is in no way associated with Christianity anymore? Come on. Yes, "Christmas" is extremely commercialized and not necessarily Christian, but there are plenty of people who still celebrate the Christian side of it and put up religious statues. It is still, even if just faintly, associated with Christianity.

Yeah, we should never give up our traditions. Let's bring back Jim Crowe laws and repeal women's suffrage!

Yes. You're right. It's because Muslims and Jews and every other non-Christian group don't go around clamoring about how atheists are out to persecute them and their holidays. On the other hand, many Christians do, so they "fight back" by obnoxiously imposing their holidays on the public, like getting upset when…

What the hell? Christmas lights and Christmas trees are symbols of Christmas today. Are you trying to argue that they're not? Whether or not they were thousands of years ago is completely irrelevant.

Um, okay. We're not talking about rights here. Of course Christians and Flickr have the right to display Christmas lights. Likewise, non-Christians have the right to complain about it. Your point?

Christmas may not be heavily religious, but the accepted definition of Christmas is that it's the celebration of the birth of Jesus. There may be secular aspects to Christmas, but there is also a clearly religious one.

Wow, dude. Why the personal attacks?

What I don't understand is why so many Christians are desperate to advertise Christmas. I don't care if you think the author's complaint is petty. Why is it so important that Flickr displays Christmas lights?

And you greatly overestimate it.

Congrats, you've bought into insane fear mongering!

You CAN legally fantasize about having sex with children or animals. However, as a society, we do not believe children below a certain age or animals can give "consent," so you cannot legally act on those urges.

Hearted.

You have been hearted.

Scientists aren't at odds with religion because some religious people are crazy. Science and religion are fundamentally opposed to each other. Religion's followers are irrelevant. Scientists will never widely respect religion.

You're right; my point pretty much serves no purpose other than to criticize and point out hypocrisy among Christians. I shouldn't care. But it's fun, so... that's why I do care sometimes.

Apple's patent is not for the idea of highlighting numbers. You can't patent ideas. Their patent is for the specific method they devised for doing it.

Apple's patent is not for the idea of highlighting numbers. You can't patent ideas. Their patent is for the specific method they devised for doing it.

Apple's patent is not for the idea of highlighting numbers. You can't patent ideas. Their patent is for the specific method they devised for doing it.

Er, your comment makes no sense.

Patent articles make me groan because of all the comments by idiots who misguidedly speak with authority on the issue.