Say "Merry Christmas", Not "Happy Holidays"

[protectionist]

For everyone. Christians and non-Christians both. That's why everyone should say "Merry Christmas" [emoji3]

..there are more non-christians in the world than christians--so much more '''less'' believe in Christ

This thread is about the culture of Christmas in America. The world can do whatever it wants.

That's true. I still celebrate it and it's our Lord and saviors day!

Except Jesus was most likely born in September, and most of the Xmas holiday items are pagan in origin, yes.

But I am in favor of you celebrating the birth of Jesus any way, any time you want.

why?--he hasn't done anything special

Not your call.

 

[bodecea]

Who says Christmas was not made up?

You reallly think Santa has eight flying reindeer and comes down your chimney?

that's not the key--tradition is the key ...

Santa is the face of Christmas

For everyone. Christians and non-Christians both. That's why everyone should say "Merry Christmas"

..there are more non-christians in the world than christians--so much more '''less'' believe in Christ

This thread is about the culture of Christmas in America. The world can do whatever it wants.

And our American culture of Christmas can be traced to "A Visit from St. Nicholas" poem by Clement Clarke Moore from the early 1800s.

 

[bodecea]

that's not the key--tradition is the key ...

Santa is the face of Christmas

For everyone. Christians and non-Christians both. That's why everyone should say "Merry Christmas" [emoji3]

..there are more non-christians in the world than christians--so much more '''less'' believe in Christ

This thread is about the culture of Christmas in America. The world can do whatever it wants.

That's true. I still celebrate it and it's our Lord and saviors day!

So, you go to Mass.

 

[protectionist]

Happy Holidays, protectionist.

Merry Christmas, winterborn

 

[JLW]

Happy Holidays to all.

 

[harmonica]

..there are more non-christians in the world than christians--so much more '''less'' believe in Christ

This thread is about the culture of Christmas in America. The world can do whatever it wants.

That's true. I still celebrate it and it's our Lord and saviors day!

Except Jesus was most likely born in September, and most of the Xmas holiday items are pagan in origin, yes.

But I am in favor of you celebrating the birth of Jesus any way, any time you want.

why?--he hasn't done anything special

Not your call.

he's not god/god's son/etc
...2000 years after he came, the world had the greatest destruction/death/murder/robbery/etc = ridiculous to celebrate
..you people are believing fairytales

 

[protectionist]

This thread is about the culture of Christmas in America. The world can do whatever it wants.

That's true. I still celebrate it and it's our Lord and saviors day!

Except Jesus was most likely born in September, and most of the Xmas holiday items are pagan in origin, yes.

But I am in favor of you celebrating the birth of Jesus any way, any time you want.

why?--he hasn't done anything special

Not your call.

he's not god/god's son/etc
...2000 years after he came, the world had the greatest destruction/death/murder/robbery/etc = ridiculous to celebrate
..you people are believing fairytales

You don't get it. Sounds like you haven't had any religious education, but this is straying off topic.

 

[protectionist]

Happy Holidays to all.

And a Merry Christmas to them, as well.

 

[Lysistrata]

This same stupid, unimportant argument surfaces year after year for absolutely no good reason.

Happy Hanukkah.
Merry Christmas.
Happy Kwanza.
Happy Festivus.

Whatever you are celebrating, may it be happy, merry, peaceful, and loving.

FALSE! It is an important argument, as are all things pertaining to American culture, which make the USA the NATION that it is.

You just happen to be too naive to understand. People who celebrate those other holidays ALSO celebrate Christmas secularly. Read the thread.

It is a totally frivolous argument. It doesn't matter if people celebrate Christmas, how they celebrate it, or who celebrates what. There is absolutely nothing in "American culture" that requires people to give a greeting in any specific form on any specific holiday. In commercial establishments, nobody knows what religion a customer is unless that person is wearing a specific religious symbol. It's the thought that counts. There is nothing naive about it.

 

[harmonica]

That's true. I still celebrate it and it's our Lord and saviors day!

Except Jesus was most likely born in September, and most of the Xmas holiday items are pagan in origin, yes.

But I am in favor of you celebrating the birth of Jesus any way, any time you want.

why?--he hasn't done anything special

Not your call.

he's not god/god's son/etc
...2000 years after he came, the world had the greatest destruction/death/murder/robbery/etc = ridiculous to celebrate
..you people are believing fairytales

You don't get it. Sounds like you haven't had any religious education, but this is straying off topic.

by religious you mean fake-belief=fake..wake up!! it's all just fairytales
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[candycorn]

 

[bodecea]

Waiting for the GOP to pass a law requiring people to celebrate the December holidays a set way, with set decorations, saying the set things....or else.

 

[Ringel05]

If you say so Scrooge.

YOU'RE the anti-Christmas one.

That's what you got out of my joke??!! Really?

 

[protectionist]

Waiting for the GOP to pass a law requiring people to celebrate the December holidays a set way, with set decorations, saying the set things....or else.

Christmas Eve and day were made national holidays with govt offices closed some years ago. Carter was president.

 

[protectionist]

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That was already posted earlier, and responded to. Read the thread, lazybones.

 

[g5000]

Some people, stores, companies, etc have replaced the words "Merry Christmas", with Happy holidays.

There is no reason for that, and everyone ought say "Merry Christmas", over the next 4 days.

Merry Christmas !!!

 

[g5000]

Some people, stores, companies, etc have replaced the words "Merry Christmas", with Happy holidays.

There is no reason for that, and everyone ought say "Merry Christmas", over the next 4 days.

Merry Christmas !!!

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Some people, stores, companies, etc have replaced the words "Merry Christmas", with Happy holidays.

There is no reason for that, and everyone ought say "Merry Christmas", over the next 4 days.

Merry Christmas !!!

I am Jew, so Merry Christmas to my Christian brothers and sisters.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Some people, stores, companies, etc have replaced the words "Merry Christmas", with Happy holidays.

There is no reason for that, and everyone ought say "Merry Christmas", over the next 4 days.

Merry Christmas !!!

Feliz Navidad!

 

[protectionist]

Some people, stores, companies, etc have replaced the words "Merry Christmas", with Happy holidays.

There is no reason for that, and everyone ought say "Merry Christmas", over the next 4 days.

Merry Christmas !!!

Merry Christmas !!!