yeah, jewish i'm not even going to attempt to hack that word up in an attempt at spelling it, is a few weeks before xmas and is well over and done with before christmas really gets into full swing..
and kwanza is about the only other holiday i'm aware of around the same time, and i'd rather not even comment on that one..
so yah, we're left with christmas...
I see, I didn't realize your argument against people dismissing Christmas depended on you dismissing other observances. Still, New years is also a holiday, and one that most of the workforce and students get off. It's very common to refer to time off work or study as a holiday.
It seems strange to be so defensive about a compliment. Someone is wishing you well and your response is that they didn't do it a particular way and so they are assaulting your faith? (using these terms for the sake of argument, I realize it is not
your faith) It goes from an expression of love to the polar opposite, an attack? IMO this is another strike against seeing faith as a virtue, it can lead to absurd indignation. It can distort the love we feel for our fellow humans into a twisted world of us-vs-them.
Insisting that it's war when someone doesn't mention Christmas while expressing their concern for you is just another way of saying 'if you're not with us you're against us'.
and as far as wishing someone well, i'm with you there, but why not just say, hey, have a nice day m8?? why the need to throw in any holiday at all if you're gonna take it there?? i mean, hey, you can't wish them a merry christmas, why not just say have a good day m8, see you on the flip side??
it's getting so bad in this world we can't even call a spade a spade in this day in age.. no, it's no longer a spade, it's a flat shovel.. really, is this what we've come to??
Well I have no problem with asking the question. Why acknowledge the holidays without acknowledging Christmas? It's a fine question to ask; the problem I have is with assuming the only answer is that there is a war on Christmas. This is a position that comes from an ideology which can not be supported with any clear rationale. It requires the offended party make assumptions beyond their knowledge and beyond reasonable evidence. There are many reason why someone might say happy holidays including simply being courteous and inclusive.
Now, if the question is asked and someone answers that they hate Christmas and seek to limit it's influence by not acknowledging it, can we even then call it an attack? Isn't it simply a personal choice of protest? Is the idea of boycotting Christmas, abstaining from it, enough to declare war? Is the Christian faith such that it requires everyone to partake in their celebrations or else face conflict?
All I ever see are Christians insisting that people say MC instead of HH. What I rarely see is someone being told MC and getting pissed because they weren't told HH. Christmas has as much influence as ever with more people celebrating than ever before. There is no law, no rules, no groups which seek to limit Christians expressions or celebrations, in fact we have laws that guarantee those rights. The war on Christmas is a made up issue to begin with and one that is parroted because faith-based beliefs don't hold many cards aside from hurt and guilt.
