Holiday Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Secularisation === Some religious holidays are also celebrated by many as secular holidays. For example, 61% of Brits celebrate Christmas in an entirely secular way.<ref name=":1" /> 81% of non-Christian Americans also celebrate Christmas. A 2019 Gallup poll found that two-thirds of Americans still celebrate an at least somewhat religious Christmas.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-20 |title=More Americans Celebrating a Secular Christmas |url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/272378/americans-celebrating-secular-christmas.aspx |first1= Zach |last1=Hrynowski |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Gallup |language=en}}</ref> The claimed over-secularisation of particular holidays has caused controversy and claims of censorship of religion or [[political correctness]]. For example, in the 1990s, [[Birmingham City Council]] promoted a series of events in the Christmas season under the brand [[Winterval]] to create a more multi-cultural atmosphere about the seasonal festivities. The [[Bishop of Birmingham]] responded to the events, saying "the secular world, which expresses respect for all, is actually embarrassed by faith. Or perhaps it is Christianity which is censored".<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK {{!}} Winterval gets frosty reception |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/210672.stm |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=BBC News |date=November 9, 1998 }}</ref> In the United States, conservative commentators have characterised the secularisation of Winter festivities as "the War on Christmas".<ref>{{cite news |last=Keck |first=Kristi |date=18 December 2009 |title=Heated Debate Again over 'War on Christmas' Claims |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/18/war.on.christmas/index.html |access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page