Why such attention to an alleged myth?

I read two very good articles about attacks on the faith today. The first describes billboards bought by an atheist group encouraging people to keep the good things about Christmas, but not Christ! Ironically they are encouraging people to dump the myth, but by that they mean Christ, not Santa.

Another article attacking the historicity of the New Testament was published in Newsweek. Al Mohler does a fine job of critiquing this article which was written by Bart Ehrman. In a bizarre twist of logic, once professing Christian, but now agnostic Bart Ehrman, suggests that thier is spiritual benefit, even freedom in seeing the New Testament as less than historically accurate. My question is, what is the point of talking about the spiritual the benefits of things, if you are an agnostic?

Why do those who say they don't believe in Christ, feel so compelled to attack Christ, but not Buddha, Mohamed or the many God's of Hinduism?

Maybe I should not be surprised....

Psalm 2:1 Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure:
6 "Yet I have set My King
On My holy hill of Zion.”
7 “I will declare the decree:
The Lord has said to Me,
‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’”
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When His wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

"Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved."