...and all through the house. Only two creatures were stirring, neither a mouse. The dishes were done, and drying in air, and I hoped that the dishpan hands soon would not be there.

I got to thinking last night about the whole Christmas thing, and religion, and how it all interrelates.

Religion is not necessarily a 'go to church and worship in a particular manner' thing, although if that is how you believe, then good for you. It's a matter of how you belive, I think. if some all powerful deity put us here and gave us free will, I don't think that he did it so that we could slavishly read a ceremony out of a book, and follow him blindly. If humans were given free will, then why follow a set of worship procedures outlined in a book?