The right to display a scene was hitherto decided by lottery , and the previous winter season atheists won 11 out of 14 spaces , which they used to erect enormous critiques of Christianity . Battle : It 's not centuries without `` War on Christmas , '' a cooked up culture crisis . This time , politics in mix , with Salvation Army , others using holidays to score points , he says . He says `` war '' really reflects failure to reconcile different interests in democratic society . Stanley : Battle is over what goes on in public sphere . one solution ? Have sense of humor .
Battle : It 's not centuries without `` War on Christmas , '' a cooked up culture crisis . This time , politics in mix , with Salvation Army , others using holidays to score points , he says . He says `` war '' really reflects failure to reconcile different interests in democratic society . Stanley : Battle is over what goes on in public sphere . one solution ? Have sense of humor .