Here goes: I was totally confused while reading this post. I don’t know who Scott Brison is and while I was pretty sure from reading this that he’s gay, I actually had to look it up to confirm it. Since that seems to be central to the post, I think you should have clearly explained this and maybe linked to some of the “intolerant” responses that he received by sending out his x-mas card. It also might have been good to include some discussion of the number of gay Christians there are. There are lots and it directly challenges those who claim his x-mas card was tres un-Christian or offensive. Also, it would have made your discussion of the history of x-mas seem much less disjointed from the point of the post. i.e. by noting that Christianity has also constantly evolved/changed/taken on new meanings, etc. right alongside x-mas.

Also, your criticism of sending out x-mas cards is wishy washy. i.e. in one sentence you acknowledge that mandatory x-mas holidays are a product of colonization and in the very next you sort of dismiss this by saying, oh well, people get a day off, which is perfect for celebrating. Also, you say that “Peace, joy, light, charity and goodwill” are also characteristic of other non-Christian religious celebrations, but you don’t actually detail any of them, which sort of reads like: “Non-Christian holidays are just like x-mas!”