This week Gap, the popular US clothing chain, released its 2009 holiday ad, which I’ve already seen probably 10 times. It’s a loud and rather annoying cheer, which the first few times I heard just sounded like random shouting. After a couple more times, I realized they are cheering: Go Christmas! Go Hanukkah! Go Kwanzaa! Go Solstice! Yes, our religious path has been elevated to the heights of a mainstream TV commercial. I mean, they could have picked Festivus for number four, right? They even have a website where you can choose a “cheer” from these overly cheery model/actor/dancers, personalize it, and email it to friends and family. Aw, thanks Gap. But I did not see a Pagan