The time of Christmas and holidays should be a time of happiness but things like this should have the appropriate time and place. Melanie Springer Mock, in her article “Separation of Church and State: A war on Christmas and Other Misguided Notions,” recounts her celebrations of the birth of Jesus. Mock purpose is to urge those who are not Christian are and still left out since the separation of the church from the government. She adopts a sentimental tone in order to appeal to the similar feelings and experience of those who are religiously segregated from others. Mock uses irony to make her purpose clear. She uses pathos as stated “Putting aside arguments about the First Amendment and church/state separation do Christians really need baby
