I don't understand the hullabaloo this raises every...single...year. Hey, atheists: the Flying Spaghetti Monster isn't itching to send you to the Salad Bar of Eternal Damnation because you dared to wish your Christian neighbour a Merry Christmas. Likewise, Christians: there are, gosh darn it, people of other faiths, or no faith, celebrating other holidays at this time of year. Heck, you do it yourself: it's called New Year's. So 'Happy Holidays', while including others, isn't excluding you.
Secular humanists: it's called a Christmas tree. Not a "holiday tree" or a "seasonal tree": a Christmas tree. You don't call it a "holiday menorah", do you?
Christmas bemoaning the deChristification of the season: I'm not even Christian and I'd love nothing better than to see an end to the crass commercialism that starts in October and extends, here in Canada at least, almost into February. Isn't Jesus supposed to live in your heart? The world can't take your Saviour away from you that easily, can it?
Non-Christians: "Merry Christmas" is not an attack on your heathenish nature. Neither is it some sort of subversive evangelist overture. Christmas is a recognized holiday in our society; the mere mention of it shouldn't offend anybody. If it bothers you that much, if December 25th is just another day to you, substitute the words 'have a nice day'.
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, the Winter Solstice, or something else, odds are you celebrate something this time of year. I wish you a happy whatever-that-may be.
1 comment:
Here, here... unless we are talking about any religious or irreligious display on public property, that is offensive and should be stopped.
But otherwise, no issues on my part.
No news to you I am sure ;o)
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