I have noticed many stores not saying merry Christmas in stores, with many groups campaigning against Christmas in public. I do not get why people are so offended about an OFFICIAL holiday. Second stores are not the government and such places as stores and home do not violate separation of church and state laws. I am starting to get quite angry with this, and Im Jewish. I like Christmas and love seeing decorations, as well as the Christmas spirit. Why are people so offended by a holiday?
banning christmas
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i was wondering the same thing. even good 'ole walmart has denounced "christmas" and is replacing it with "happy holidays".
can't say it's a surprise though. just another step in a long line of things to come.
can't say it's a surprise though. just another step in a long line of things to come.
Not like the good old days is it mate?manimal said:
yup, i miss the days when we were doing the repressing 
Why? Because as an employer you cannot discriminate against your employees. If you have a non Christian and they feel left out, not part of the team [insert all other bs] whatever they could claim they are in a hostile work environment. Better to just be vague, then take the chance
How are they being left out, it's not like its a paid Holiday only for Christians, if a Company recognizes Christmas they extend the benefits to all, could you imagine a posting on the jobsite: Attention all Hindu's,Muslim's, Athiest's,Hebrew's and any other non christian sect please report to work on Dec. 25 as normal.....Mtb_Rob_FL said:
I just want to take this moment to wish everyone a "happy non-denominational winter holiday"!
This is so badly and sadly getting out of hand, I have friends of all kinds of denominations, and I don't take offense of Yom Kippur, when my Jewish friends bring it up, I have a friend that is wiccan (it's not my thing) but I don't try and stifle them when they talk about winter solstice.
We should all be allowed to express our religous feelings, if someone says Merry Christmas, and thats not your bag whats wrong with just saying thank you and leave it at that. When I'm greeted with "Shalom" I don't retort by saying Christ died for your sins. I just smile .
When someone says Merry Christmas it's not like they are going to drag you to midnite mass, so just lighten up , all of us!
We should all be allowed to express our religous feelings, if someone says Merry Christmas, and thats not your bag whats wrong with just saying thank you and leave it at that. When I'm greeted with "Shalom" I don't retort by saying Christ died for your sins. I just smile .
When someone says Merry Christmas it's not like they are going to drag you to midnite mass, so just lighten up , all of us!
Is that a thinly veiled reference to your penis?LordOpie said:
"Banned" Christmas???
Quit your whining before I make you my jew.
Quit your whining before I make you my jew.
The word "holiday" should be banned as well, seeing as it is a reference to a "holy day".
What bothers me the most is the fuss about the "holiday tree" at the White House. Either you call it a Christmas tree, or you don't have one at all. Even the most liberal atheists that I know are not stupid enough to call it anything other than a Christmas tree.
What bothers me the most is the fuss about the "holiday tree" at the White House. Either you call it a Christmas tree, or you don't have one at all. Even the most liberal atheists that I know are not stupid enough to call it anything other than a Christmas tree.
WheelieMan said:
Ahem, "non-denominational winter festivity centerpiece"
That's a lot o' spellin' for the toothless flannels that sell trees behind the chainlink round here.Tenchiro said:
I'd like to wish all of you a happy festivus!
Jew lookin' at me?kidwoo said:
Sorry if his staring is bothering you. I'll discipline him.fluff said:
It has nothing to do with that. It has to do with providing a non discriminatory work place environment. Not favoring one group over the other.MunkeeHucker said:
I am not trying to defend it, IMHO it fails any kind of common sense test, but whatever, that is the reasoning.
And tell him to stop threatening my garden early in the morning.kidwoo said:
Sheesh, it's a pagan festival hijacked by the early christian church anyway. Who cares, let's get drunk.
OK stifled guffaw. Yes very good, I'm still not giving you Partsbara's address when he moves to Colorado.LordOpie said:
Go on VB, apparently his cum tastes of a caffeinated drink...LordOpie said:
I'm still wondering what the question is.fluff said:
It's a war on holidays
http://mediamatters.org/items/200512010010
Even fux news done it................and then changed it back
Opie: you offended?
http://mediamatters.org/items/200512010010
Even fux news done it................and then changed it back
Opie: you offended?
Actually those two statement are intimately related to one another...............MunkeeHucker said:
Yep the 12 days of Christmas were orginally the celebration of the birth of Caesar Augustus who proclaimed he was the "prince of peace". It's not like Christmas is a high holiday or anything sheesssssshhhhh..........fluff said:
I have no idea if this is right, but maybe the fact that nothing is growing in the fields? Good time to have a party, right?Slugman said:
Sorry kidwoo I'm already claimedkidwoo said:
Not at all it's a christian country, I want the Xmass bonus.sanjuro said:
I'm really not too sure when it happened, but saying Merry Christmas has become "politically incorrect." Since I work in HR, I had to "train" myself to say "happy holidays," or have a "great holiday season." It's kind of lame, but it is what it is...
Happy Holidays to everyone...see I have been brainwashed!
Happy Holidays to everyone...see I have been brainwashed!