How do you feel about the phrase "Merry Christmas"

[derketchup]

The tree and all that is really pagan ritual. Christ is not thought to have been born on December 25th, a Pope picked that day to coincide with the celebrations already going on around that time.

Christmas' pagan origins

ask someone who is pagan or Wiccan what they celebrate. I'd be willing to bet that they'd answer with "Yule" before they'd answer with Christmas.

[collectorofbells]

I say Merry Christmas unless it is obvious to me that the person does not celebrate.......

take it in the spirit which it is intended...if my object was to insult you surely I could come up with a more creative way to do it!

[jujubee]

I say Merry Christmas unless it is obvious to me that the person does not celebrate.......

take it in the spirit which it is intended...if my object was to insult you surely I could come up with a more creative way to do it!

LOL! I totally agree.

I'm not Christian, but I celebrate the holiday. I would never take offense to someone saying Merry Christmas to me. :shrug7:

[ladywaterwind]

Do you think that the Christian majority is insensitive to non-Christians in general?


How can people be expected to know and remember that Jews don't eat pork (and really, not all follow that rule anyway), what is haram to Muslims (I don't have my trusty eating guide for all religious people handy), the cow is sacred to some others, Christians can't eat _____(is there anything we can't eat?), Jane can't eat peanuts because she's allergic,,,,,,,unless they are close to the people.

I think this is all crazy. Embarrassed for saying Merry Christmas to a Jewish person? How can we all integrate if we have to walk on eggshells like that?

I got over all that working with a mix of people. Athiests, Jews and Muslims said Merry Christmas, and some of us chose to learn when Hannakah and Ramadan is, and say that to the appropriate people:shrug7:

The members of her work were trying to do something nice for their manager, which is always a good thing, to do nice for anyone. However, they chose to do a certain food item and as such it's really kind of their responsibility to remember and find out things about their food preference. If you can respect the person enough to think that highly to do something for them, then hopefully you can also respect them enough to not embarrass them by not taking into account their preferences.

[miacat]

ask someone who is pagan or Wiccan what they celebrate. I'd be willing to bet that they'd answer with "Yule" before they'd answer with Christmas.

OK, I'm saying the time of year, the accessories, traditions, etc all have Pagan roots. I don't mean that pagans today celebrate it using the name 'Christmas', sorry I wasn't clear.

[jkelstaten]

I most definitely say "Merry Christmas!" Since that is what I celebrate, it's what I say. I'm not celebrating some generic holiday. I'm celebrating a day set aside to honor the birth of Jesus Christ. Happy Holidays could apply to so many days. Merry Christmas only applies to one in particular.

When we say "Happy New Year" referring to January 1st, is it offensive to all those that celebrate it a different day? Probably not. Different people celebrate different occasions. Why should others belittle or take away the joy from celebrating those occasions by imposing with the P.C. business?

[mytuesdays]

I say Merry Christmas unless it is obvious to me that the person does not celebrate.......

take it in the spirit which it is intended...if my object was to insult you surely I could come up with a more creative way to do it!

I say Merry Christmas as well & agree with what you said here

[server18]

Sometimes this PC crap annoys me.

It annoys the hell out of me. Has anyone thought that maybe I am offended that I CAN'T say MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

I have and always will continue to say it.

[Kristen.C]

I say "Merry Christmas."

If I know that someone celebrates a different holiday or takes offense I will take care not to say it to them.

I agree with other people on the sentiment that if someone said "Happy Kwaanza" or whatever to me I'd say it right back to them and be glad that they took the time to share with me the sentiment that is important to them. I can appreciate that other religions/non-religious groups don't celebrate the same holidays as I do- or they have a different meaning for them but I certainly hope that someone wouldn't take offense to my obviously well-intended well-wishes if they are different than me. I certainly wouldn't.

[billig]

Happy Birth-of-Christ-day!