So...Christmas isn't included in the word Holiday? Holiday means "except Christmas?"
The people who don't want to say Merry Christmas and don't want to heart it are non Christians, and as much as people try to make it so, this is NOT a Christian nation. This is a nation where the majority of people happen to be Christian, but it is NOT the national religion. Just like you don't want a Pagan coming up to you and wishing you a Happy Yule, Imbolc, Candlemas, whatever, they don't really want to hear about Christmas. Religion is a personal thing. Keep it between yourself and the other practitioners.
Do you think people should HAVE to say Merry Christmas?
The department store I work at, I guess, is just an equal-opportunity hater because we don't even MENTION holidays in or commercials, ads or our store (except for the uhh...Christmas section)..we just mention gifts in the ads, because that is what a department store is about. You spending your money there. They aren't there to help you feel happy about the season, and they shouldn't have to display Merry Christmas on a big banner at the front of the store like O'Reilly wants. The department store doesn't give a flying fuck about Jesus, they want your money.
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Date: 2005-12-08 07:44 pm (UTC)The people who don't want to say Merry Christmas and don't want to heart it are non Christians, and as much as people try to make it so, this is NOT a Christian nation. This is a nation where the majority of people happen to be Christian, but it is NOT the national religion. Just like you don't want a Pagan coming up to you and wishing you a Happy Yule, Imbolc, Candlemas, whatever, they don't really want to hear about Christmas. Religion is a personal thing. Keep it between yourself and the other practitioners.
Do you think people should HAVE to say Merry Christmas?
The department store I work at, I guess, is just an equal-opportunity hater because we don't even MENTION holidays in or commercials, ads or our store (except for the uhh...Christmas section)..we just mention gifts in the ads, because that is what a department store is about. You spending your money there. They aren't there to help you feel happy about the season, and they shouldn't have to display Merry Christmas on a big banner at the front of the store like O'Reilly wants. The department store doesn't give a flying fuck about Jesus, they want your money.