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Holiday vs Christmas - leucetios - 12-14-2005

What do you think about the "Happy Holidays" vs "Merry Christmas" scenario?

- Do you think Christians are being silly for boycotting stores that use the word Holiday instead of Christmas?

- Are the atheists being too pedantic in insisting that schools not use christmas giving trees? Or in their push for the use of the word holiday?

Holiday vs Christmas - Bill - 12-14-2005

I got a marry christmas card this year....from a jewish guy.....first in 10 years since someone's had the balls to send out a merry christmas card.

Holiday vs Christmas - cLaY - 12-14-2005

its all gay. christians suck. atheists should use the term i use...X-mas.

Holiday vs Christmas - leucetios - 12-14-2005

Bill Wrote:I got a marry christmas card this year....from a jewish guy.....first in 10 years since someone's had the balls to send out a merry christmas card.

I haven't sent any Christmas cards out, ever. I wouldn't shy away from Xmas cards though, unless I knew the person celbrated something else, then I might buy them a Channukah (sp?) or Kwanzaa or whatever card.

Holiday vs Christmas - cLaY - 12-14-2005

i think i'll be adopting Festivis next year.

Holiday vs Christmas - Beaucephus - 12-14-2005

Aside from the fact that I myself am a Christian, I think the whole damn thing is stupid. Stupid that some crybabies brought the whole situation up in the first place. Whether you are religious or not, Christmas is an American Tradition. It has been since the country was founded. Now just because there are immigrants that want to celebrate their own renditions of the holiday or similar renditions thereof, Americans have to give up on Chrsitmas as we know it so as not to "offend" anyone. It's fucking stupid. If you want to celebrate Quanza, Hannukah, or whatever then go right ahead, just don't expect Christmas to be removed just because you dont like it. I am surrounded by idiots.

Holiday vs Christmas - Anhil8tor - 12-14-2005

It has to be merry christmas.. it always has been. I am christian and I think its just something to fuss about.

Our society has gotten to PC.. I miss the days when you could say what you wanted.

Holiday vs Christmas - Flumper Barflusterbutt - 12-14-2005

Aside from the fact that I myself am a Christian, I think the whole damn thing is stupid. Stupid that some crybabies brought the whole situation up in the first place. Whether you are religious or not, Christmas is an American Tradition. It has been since the country was founded. Now just because there are immigrants that want to celebrate their own renditions of the holiday or similar renditions thereof, Americans have to give up on Chrsitmas as we know it so as not to "offend" anyone. It's fucking stupid. If you want to celebrate Quanza, Hannukah, or whatever then go right ahead, just don't expect Christmas to be removed just because you dont like it. I am surrounded by idiots.

Holiday vs Christmas - leucetios - 12-14-2005

Beaucephus Wrote:Aside from the fact that I myself am a Christian, I think the whole damn thing is stupid. Stupid that some crybabies brought the whole situation up in the first place. Whether you are religious or not, Christmas is an American Tradition. It has been since the country was founded. Now just because there are immigrants that want to celebrate their own renditions of the holiday or similar renditions thereof, Americans have to give up on Chrsitmas as we know it so as not to "offend" anyone. It's fucking stupid. If you want to celebrate Quanza, Hannukah, or whatever then go right ahead, just don't expect Christmas to be removed just because you dont like it. I am surrounded by idiots.

I tend to agree with you. I see nothing wrong with some stores wanting to say Happy Holidays - if they want to encompass all celebrations at the end of the year, then more power to them.

What pisses me off, and I am an atheist, is the people that insist that nothing can say Christmas. A school up here had a "Giving Tree" and these assholes complained until the school took the tree down and ended up doing a "Giving Counter". Forget your own petty views and think about the larger picture.

It is even funnier because they whine about the Christmas Tree being a Christian symbol when it soooooo isn't. It might have been adopted the by the Christians in recent (relatively) history, but it is not a Christian Symbol, not even remotely.

People need to get over themselves, seriously.

Holiday vs Christmas - pepsi - 12-14-2005

Flumper Barflusterbutt Wrote:Aside from the fact that I myself am a Christian, I think the whole damn thing is stupid. Stupid that some crybabies brought the whole situation up in the first place. Whether you are religious or not, Christmas is an American Tradition. It has been since the country was founded. Now just because there are immigrants that want to celebrate their own renditions of the holiday or similar renditions thereof, Americans have to give up on Chrsitmas as we know it so as not to "offend" anyone. It's fucking stupid. If you want to celebrate Quanza, Hannukah, or whatever then go right ahead, just don't expect Christmas to be removed just because you dont like it. I am surrounded by idiots.
agreed....
Did you know that these stupid people also wants to change the traditional name of a christmas tree to holiday tree. Its just soooo ridiculous.

Holiday vs Christmas - cLaY - 12-14-2005

correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't retail stores change it to Happy Holiday's to be more accepting of all religious practices?

now Christians want to walk away from these stores because they are being more accepting of other religions? damn...hypocrite much bible thumpers?

Holiday vs Christmas - Bill - 12-14-2005

I say we start a movement to make everyone call a yamica a "funny little hat" and a menorah that "8 candle stick holder"

Holiday vs Christmas - leucetios - 12-14-2005

cLaY Wrote:correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't retail stores change it to Happy Holiday's to be more accepting of all religious practices?

now Christians want to walk away from these stores because they are being more accepting of other religions? damn...hypocrite much bible thumpers?

Agreed. I am fine with the stores using Happy Holidays on their own to be more accepting.

It is the people who say a tree "offends them" that I think are fucking idiots.

Holiday vs Christmas - leeman - 12-14-2005

Happy Easter ???? Huh

Holiday vs Christmas - ntype - 12-15-2005

if you want some fresh insight from outaworld :

here we say happy christmas (even if in our tongue it doesn't have that christ sonority into it) and technically the day of xmas is the night of the 23 to the 24th for the christians so fi you celelbrate the 24th sayaing happy hippy fuck you all.

no problem.

no seriously that's strange, why the hell shouldn't we say merry christmas and stuff, do any other religious connation is out of the game in your country ? seems not to me so leave that fukken commercial party out of that religious wacking who onyl annoys normal people

Holiday vs Christmas - suzy - 12-15-2005

Beaucephus Wrote:Aside from the fact that I myself am a Christian, I think the whole damn thing is stupid. Stupid that some crybabies brought the whole situation up in the first place. Whether you are religious or not, Christmas is an American Tradition. It has been since the country was founded. Now just because there are immigrants that want to celebrate their own renditions of the holiday or similar renditions thereof, Americans have to give up on Chrsitmas as we know it so as not to "offend" anyone. It's fucking stupid. If you want to celebrate Quanza, Hannukah, or whatever then go right ahead, just don't expect Christmas to be removed just because you dont like it. I am surrounded by idiots.
This is so right.

Holiday vs Christmas - ntype - 12-15-2005

now that I'm sober I shall concur on Beau post