Does "Happy Holidays" Bother You?

[FritterGirl]

Hey now, don't forget the Saturnalians out there. Happy Saturnalia, everyone! ;-)

[Jesseda]

Just say Happy Christmas to everyone and see how they respond

[OKCisOK4me]

I'm gonna go with Merry Holidays, lol

[MustangGT]

Christ is the reason for the season.

[skyrick]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...1.2220ee4.html

This is the rightest of the right wing columnists in Dallas. He subs for Limbaugh occasionally. This is the first time I have EVER agreed with him.

[skyrick]

Christ is the reason for the season.

Does that mean "yes" or "no" in response to the thread title?

[Roadhawg]

I say Merry Christmas to others and how they say it to me is up to them, I don't take offense either way.

[PennyQuilts]

I say Merry Christmas to others and how they say it to me is up to them, I don't take offense either way.

I'm just sorry the whole thing has gone down this route. What used to be a kind, good natured comment has been hijacked by commercialism, used to trash Christians, trivialized by the nonreligious/uneducated Christians; and become a symbol of persecution of Christianity that strikes me as absurd. My feeling is that if Christians are so nervous that "their" religion is going to be tainted by K-Mart saying Happy Holidays, they might want to crack open the Good Book/writings about persecution of the early believers and read about real persecution. Any maybe consider that when you try to combine a religious holiday with a big commercial event, you might as well toss your soul into the shopping cart, too. Sorry to sound judgmental.

That being said, I wouldn't blame them a bit for boycotting any establishment that punished or restricted their employees from wishing people a Merry Christmas. It is one thing to be non Christian. It is another to be anti-Christian and impose that on a believer. Merry Christmas from a believer or simply offered in the spirit of the season - IMO, is a lovely thing to say and I always appreciate it.

For most religious people in this country who are Christian, Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Christ. I respect that. I personally believe we all should respect peaceful religious beliefs even if we don't accept the theology. It's about tolerance and civility. And in my case, profound gratitute for all the things the christians have done to help children and the needy in this country. But Kmart isn't a church. It is not the body of Christ. It is not Pontius Pilate. It is a frickin' store and they would sell pitchforks to Satan if he showed up with a debit card. To fuss at them for not saying Merry Christmas, to me, trivializes the whole notion of Christ's sacrifice.

[Roadhawg]

It's not much of a change from saying Happy Hanukkah to Happy Holidays

[BBatesokc]

I saw an article online today where the feds are forcing a Oklahoma bank to remove all their crosses, Christmas messages and bible references from their property.

[PennyQuilts]

I saw an article online today where the feds are forcing a Oklahoma bank to remove all their crosses, Christmas messages and bible references from their property.

On what basis?? Do you remember the site?

[Jersey Boss]

The bank is in Perkins. The article is on the KOCO website.

[kevinpate]

On what basis?? Do you remember the site?

federal banking regs on not discriminating, per the article

link to article: http://www.koco.com/news/26162860/detail.html

[PennyQuilts]

federal banking regs on not discriminating, per the article

link to article: http://www.koco.com/news/26162860/detail.html

Thanks, Kevin. Seems to me they could find something a little more important to worry about and spend money on.

[Stew]

Totally agree PennyQuilts. It's amazing a private for profit corporation like the Federal Reserve has the authority to strip a private bank's owner and/or employees of their first amendment rights. Oh yes no doubt a lawyer somewhere will argue how this all legal. Yeah whatever doesn't make it right.

[Roadhawg]

I agree too... it's not Government owned but a private business. Hope they appeal this.

[Thunder]

Mom always say Merry Christmas. Much to my surprise, she got the cards that says Happy Holidays. Both are very much the same meaning to her. For me, Happy Holidays is appropriate for the general month as there is several holidays to celebrate. Merry Christmas to one and all!