Chameleon Magazine

Every festive season, the same bauble-busting question gets dragged out like last year’s dry turkey: “Should we cancel Christmas so the Muslims won’t get offended?” As if a billion Muslims are sitting around plotting to ban tinsel and take down your Nan’s nativity scene. Spoiler alert: they’re not. What they do want—alongside Jews, Sikhs, Hindus, atheists, and yes, even some Christians—is a public square that doesn’t feel like a holy land grab.

So no, we don’t need to cancel Christmas. But maybe, just maybe, we should stop expecting the government to play shepherd and wise man to our private religious holidays.

🎪 Let’s Not Turn City Hall into a Theological Theme Park

What if, instead of staging a holy turf war on every patch of public grass, we just… took it all indoors? Light your menorah, deck your halls, host your iftars, pray your rosaries—just do it on your own turf. Not because religion is offensive, but because the government choosing sides is.

Imagine every religious group demanding equal space in front of the courthouse. One week it’s the nativity scene, next it’s a giant Ganesh, then a Satanic Temple “Festivus” pole with bonus goat skulls. At some point, town planners would need a theology degree and a zoning permit.

Religious displays in public private spaces? Yes please. Want to shout “Merry Christmas” from the rooftops? Knock yourself out. But a government that’s meant to serve everyone shouldn’t look like it’s moonlighting as the Church of Snowy Cheer.

Cancel Christmas? No.

Cancel religious favoritism in state-run spaces? Absolutely.

Let people celebrate, not legislate, their faith. Or else we’ll end up with town squares that look like religious pop-up carnivals—and not in the fun way. 🎠🙏🏼

🎯 Challenges 🎯

Why do so many see equality as erasure? Can we truly create inclusive spaces without every group fighting for a spot on the civic lawn? Is the real war on Christmas just some folks angry they have to share the world now?

👇 Drop your thoughts in the blog comments. Come with questions, fire, or festive sarcasm.

The best replies will be featured in the next issue of our magazine. 🎤🕯️