Good on you for pointing out the disconnect between the season of American Pre-Christmas and the season of Advent. By the time Christmas arrives, I'm usually exhausted and wanting it all to end; Christmas really should be de-emphasized during December for very Christian reasons.
Wonderful! Thanks! I can't understand how anyone thinks they have the right to demand that a store sell and market things for their religion. If they don't like what the store (a PRIVATE corporation) is doing, then they can shop elsewhere.
Of course, that's what a boycott is---threatening to shop elsewhere (and then following through). They have every right to do it; it's just that their reasoning is quite shallow and their actions counterproductive to stated goals. Mostly, I'm just sick of the damned persecution complex.