SubscribeIt’s called Christmas for a reason
Who else is sick of the commercialism surrounding Christmas? Retail stores are shoving it down our throats before Halloween even starts. I have a problem with the exploitation of Christmas and then not even calling it by it's proper name.
I'm a Christian and I celebrate Christmas. Therefore whenever I see someone I'm going to tell them "Merry Christmas" and they better not be offended by it. I certainly wasn't offended when a Buddhist co-worker wished me a happy Chinese New Year. I won't be offended if I'm wished a Happy Hanukkah either and here's why. Whoever gives me a greeting (regardless of religion) is feeling in good spirits because of a special time that they celebrate. They are extending that cheer to me in the form of a greeting. How can I refuse that?
I would like to expand on that thought a little. I certainly wouldn't call a menorah a holiday candle stick, that would be silly! Now, why do you have to go and ruin my Christmas tree and call it a holiday tree? I do realize I'm griping about events that transpired last year for the most part. I also realize that several companies have retracted last year's "goofs" and are calling it Christmas again. There are a few (cough, cough Best Buy) that are continuing to try and be too politically correct.
What bothers me is the fact that they are saying "Happy Holidays" and yet are still using Christmas imagery in their ads. I'm not seeing other religious symbols to justify their use of "holidays". Nope, it's all Christmas symbols I'm seeing. Excuse me, but you're trying to take advantage of the Christmas season by selling me stuff so that I can give out on Christmas. You are taking advantage of the spirit of the season in order to bring your books into the black, but you aren't going to call it Christmas? No thanks, I have and will continue to take my business elsewhere. You can't have your cake and eat it too. This is about good will towards men, not selling 1,000,000 more units.
Merry Christmas!
Companies tend to be too worried about alienating a small percentage of their customers. This is America and people are free to say and do what they want and they exercise that right most of the time. That is what gives people who are not Christians and don’t celebrate Christmas the ability to worship the god they choose. Sometimes they forget that the door swings both ways and if the want those freedoms they have to also be willing to accept other religions as well. Christianity is the largest practicing religion in the US and is what a lot of this county was founded on. One would expect more backlash from trying to undo that foundation.
I understand why a company would want to maintain religious and cultural neutrality. I think my problem was with the publicity surrounding it. Honestly I never would have noticed the switch (”Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays”) from the retail sector had the media not blown it out so much. I still maintain that if they want to be neutral, they should use images from the other religious holidays in their marketing.
If we have Religious Freedom why should Christians
not be allowed to say Merry Christmas?? After all we are supposed to be a Christian country. Let us be truly Christians and respect each others beliefs!! Lets not be cop outs if it wasn’t for
Jesus Christ (proven in history) there would be no
CHRISTMAS. happy holidays makes me sick and its truly humbug!! If others are offended with the truth - TOO BAD!!!
I’m 10yrs. old and feel the same way happy holidays is the worst