So the handful of atheist Republicans are not content to ask that they personally not be wished a Merry Christmas; instead they put a muffler on the mouth of the rest, and in the meantime.....Right on, HiTech! Thanks for the dose of common sense. And besides, anyone who calls himself a "Republican" and insists on spelling Christmas as "xmas," just to show his disrespect for common decency and the heartfelt traditions of others, doesn't deserve to be a Republican, or a FReeper for that matter. He should go find his place with the party of the cultural barbarians - the demoncRATS - where he will find many likeminded snobs who like rubbing our faces in the foul smelling stench of their conceit and self-proclaimed intellectual superiority.