Most of what I would reply can probably be found in this post (http://mabfan.livejournal.com/298670.html) from last year. I'll probably post a variation on it this year as well.
Your thoughts, however, do remind me of a story told to me once by a TA I had in a course in ancient Jewish history (and, by an odd coincidence, I later found myself teaching her daughter). The woman organizing the Christmas assembly at her daughter's school asked the TA for a few Chanukah readings to add to the assembly. When the TA provided some appropriate readings, the organizer sniffed at them, declaring that they were not in the spirit of the holiday.
To which the TA replied, well, they may not be in the spirit of your holiday, but they are in the spirit of mine.
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Your thoughts, however, do remind me of a story told to me once by a TA I had in a course in ancient Jewish history (and, by an odd coincidence, I later found myself teaching her daughter). The woman organizing the Christmas assembly at her daughter's school asked the TA for a few Chanukah readings to add to the assembly. When the TA provided some appropriate readings, the organizer sniffed at them, declaring that they were not in the spirit of the holiday.
To which the TA replied, well, they may not be in the spirit of your holiday, but they are in the spirit of mine.