
This blog is so lame I had to write a kickass blog about it.
I don't get all the hub-bub over Christmas either. If you celebrate Christmas say Merry Christmas! If you celebrate Hanukkah wish everyone a Happy Hanukkah and so forth. America is suppose to have religious freedom and this includes being able to practice that religion freely.
Anti-Christians may chose to say Happy Holidays but I don't think they should begrudge Christians of their celebration.
It isn't "anti-Christians" choosing to say happy holidays. I totally agree with you and the DutchessofWales that you should be able to say the name of a holiday without receiving backlash. At this point, Christmas is sort of the symbol for the winter season. Saying merry Christmas is just wishing someone a nice winter season. Christmas isn't even about religion anymore (which is a different topic), but regardless, people don't say happy holidays to purposefully put down Christians and their religion. They say happy holidays to account for the millions of people in America who don't celebrate Christmas. If a teacher says, "ok, class is over until January. Happy holidays everyone," she isn't spitefully bashing Christmas, she is using two words to mean, "I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. If you celebrate Christmas, have a merry Christmas. If you celebrate Hanakuh, have a happy Hanakuh. If you partake in both, enjoy both. If you celebrate something else, I hope that goes well. If you don't celebrate anything at all, enjoy your days off." Happy holidays is much easier than saying that. It isn't anti-Christian.
The problem is when people say happy holidays because they are afraid to pinpoint a particular religion, or when people in authority don't let their subordinates say a particular holiday's name because it could offend whoever doesn't celebrate that holiday. What they need to understand is that people aren't that easily offended. Wishing a Jew a merry Christmas does not deminish or minimize the Jew's beliefs. It is just someone trying to be nice and telling someone else to enjoy the holidays - and they are doing so via the holiday they know and are familiar with. It should not be such a big deal.
But please, wishing someone happy holidays is not being anti-Christian or anti-anything else.
The problem is when people say happy holidays because they are afraid to pinpoint a particular religion, or when people in authority don't let their subordinates say a particular holiday's name because it could offend whoever doesn't celebrate that holiday. What they need to understand is that people aren't that easily offended. Wishing a Jew a merry Christmas does not deminish or minimize the Jew's beliefs. It is just someone trying to be nice and telling someone else to enjoy the holidays - and they are doing so via the holiday they know and are familiar with. It should not be such a big deal.
But please, wishing someone happy holidays is not being anti-Christian or anti-anything else.
Oh, I completely agree. Happy holidays is a way to wish everyone of all beliefs happy season. Besides, news years in included in the happy holidays. I just think it's sad that people are now afraid to offend each other, when you're right, no one is really that easily offended (or at least most people).
Yep, I'm totally with you, but this is the mindset I was worried about when I was talking to you in your kitchen. High profile Christians speak out against happy holidays and suddenly it is anti-Christian not to say merry Christmas.
I'd like to add that most people not only are not offended, but simply don't have an opinion on this "controversy". For heaven's sake, we're just trying to make people happier by wishing them a merry/happy whatever. Don't over analyze it; don't let it ruin your day. I and everyone I know say "Merry Christmas" and go on with our lives.
I loved the comic at the begining! I swear that could happen at my school.
Merry Christmas,
WanderingMind
I would definitely agree that most people just don't care either way. But unforunately, as a teacher, I am faced with being politcally correct every holiday season.
No, it's not as much as that as it is that I cannot decorate my room for the holiday season because one symbol might offend someone else. We can't be a Christmas tree up in the school because students who do not celebrate Christmas might get upset (which I think is ridiculous). Last year, the songs my students sang for the holiday concert were challenged by various parents who thought there were not enough hanukah songs (even when there aren't that many to begin with) and that there were too many that made references to Christmas. It's silly because my students can't stand that everything has to be so politically correct. In fact, just before the break they were all going around saying, "Merry Christmas!" "Happy Hanukah!" to each other just to show that it doesn't bother them.
This all sounds very familiar. Why do parents have to get offended? Thank you for answering my question and may the rest of your year be peaceful.
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