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No. I don't think saying Merry Christmas is offensive. I don't think nativity scenes are offensive. Unless they come from a state agency.
And that is where we differ. You are fine with a court house, a library or a president saying Merry Christmas or having a Santa Clause figure. I am.
But because there is one non-Christian who is offened, we have to consider it.
Besides, I am not saying that private businesses or individual citizens cannot say or decorate as they wish. They can and should. It is only the state that cannot.
And again, that is where we differ. Sorry for offending.
I will probably be racked, drawn, and quartered for saying this, but I am sick to death of the "individual who is offended by anything" being able to dictate policy in this country. Everybody probably finds something offensive. But should the carolers be banished because somebody thinks Christmas carols are offensive? Should the city have to take down all the Christmas decorations down town because some Atheist is offended by recognition of the season? Should you be prohibited from using a particular phrase or word because I am offended by it?
There is no Constitutional right to not be offended or to have your personal preferences accommodated. In matters in which nobody's unalienable, civil, legal, or Constitutional rights are violated, in a democratic republic, the majority should always rule. In most cases, somebody will be disappointed (or offended) no matter how a vote comes out. Some people will be disappointed or offended that there is even a vote. But the majority should not be disappointed or offended or have to accommodate the one just because somebody doesn't like a display at Christmas or any other time.