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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think of any of us who are 55 and up, we remember being young and learning you say Merry Christmas in December not so much that you are trying to shove you religion down someones throat but just as a kind greeting to wish someone well during the holidays.

Now its being turned into a greeting with the secret agenda, this is absurd. There is nothing wrong with saying Merry Christmas IMO as a holiday greeting to wish someone well. End of story.[/quote]

No, it's not being turned into a greeting with a secret agenda. What's happening is[b] that people are becoming better educated and aware,[/b] and realize that there's a huge portion of the population that not only doesn't celebrate Christmas, but may have their own religious celebrations that occur during the November/December time frame. Saying "Happy Holidays" incorporates Christmas, but also the other religious holidays the person might celebrate, and Thanksgiving/New Years. So when I hear someone wishing random people "Merry Christmas," I don't assume it's malicious, but I do tend to assume the person is probably a little less educated (not in the bookish sense, but in the worldly sense).[/quote]

Uh yea also why we cannot say things like Thank God and why kids who mention reading a bible are sent home for the day from school, I could go on...when does it stop? 
How moronic to say you think the person is less educated if they Merry Christmas. Just about everyone i  know says it and I can tell you there is not an under educated one in the entire bunch.

When someone wishes me a Merry Christmas I say it right back and I dont' even celebrate it! If someone says Happy Holidays, I say Happy holidays right back. NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ITS MEANT WITH GOOD WILL. Lets not read into it any more![/quote]

Honestly, to me the assumption that they're just not that educated in the worldly sense is a kindness. The other assumption I could make is that they're well aware of the issue and understand the arguments on the other side, but have decided to deliberately exclude others and wish kindness only on those who celebrate Christmas. The former is benign, the latter malicious. No matter which assumption we make, though, I am always polite to people when they greet me.[/quote]

Have your worldly mind considered it is about them, not you? Not everything in this world is about you, my friend. When I say "Merry Christmas," I express [i]my[/i] holiday mood. I am not in DC, so there is a lot less ass-clenching here, thank goodness. I don't know how you people handle all those opinionated assholes who deem themselves and their opinions as the center of the Universe. I can't say I'm an atheist, but I was raised by atheists in an atheist state, so spiritual forays aside, I'm pretty secular. People like you [i]still[/i] annoy me to no end. I wish you were not around anymore.[/quote]

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