To all Christians offended by “Happy Holidays”…?
Question by Rick P: To all Christians offended by “Happy Holidays”…?
Honestly, why be offended? I know that there are many sensible Christans out there who understand why companies like Target and Walmart would prefer to wish someone “Happy Holidays” but this goes out to everyone who does not. Why be offended? You do realize that you live in a country where people have freedom of religion, correct? You realize that there are people here not Christian, correct? You realize that there are other major religious holidays in December besides Christmas, right? How would you, a Christian, feel if you walked into a store and someone wished you a happy Hannukah? Stores that use “Happy Holidays” are trying to do the RIGHT thing by wishing people a happy Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, etc. without offending anybody. Please don’t respond to this with a five word answer. Please, tell me why you are offended, and make the point to mention why you think your holiday is the only one that should be used as a greeting in December.
Best answer:
Answer by nondescript
Christians are unhappy if others try to be inclusive of other religions. They think theirs is the only holiday celebration this time of year, or at least the only one people should recognize.
Happy Holidays!
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Ramen !
I say, don’t sweat the small stuff. Say whatever is right for you. When they say “we can’t” say Merry Christmas, THAT creates a problem. It’s a free-speech thing.
i can deal with merry christmas or happy holidays,after all holiday is derived from holy
or how about the employees say whatever they want depending on their religon? happy hanukah or merry christmas or happy solstice how about that? it is a free country ppl can say whatever they want , that what i prefer instead of happy holidays
I’m not offended by Happy Holidays, but I do get tired of being told I can’t say Merry Christmas. I was raised to say both. I was also raised a Southern Baptist. So why is it alright that Christians are offended but we have to walk on eggshells for the Atheist?
i don’t know why they would be their idea of christmas is a lie. and they are OK with it. they say as long as it is for jesus it is OK to celebrate pagan holidays with pagan rituals. they should be offended that the church makes them celebrate jesus’s birthday on a pagan holiday that isn’t his birthday
it is tradition and the fact that the world wants to take away things like the statement in God we trust on our money, is well wrong, this country was founded by men who had faith and those who dont well i hope that one day all will call on the name of Jesus. I honestly do not care what the corporate world calls these days, because people who know what the holiday is about, already know it is not about buying crap for one another.
we can only offend Christians but nobody else and Merry Christmas is because Christmas is when we celebrate the birth of Christ and why would u say Merry Christmas in the middle of July? or Happy 4th of July in the middle of December? it would be just plain stupid
I am a muslim woman, and even I am offended by Happy Holidays. It’s the season when the christians believe Jesus (PBUH) was born. It should be Merry Christmas. Not “Happy Holidays”. People like to scream that this is a Christian nation when a muslim woman chooses to cover her face, but are all of a sudden politically correct with this phrase? Come on now, if you’re going to do something, do it all the way. It’s a Christian Holiday. That, and I love seeing everything decorated with lights and ornaments when I’m driving around my city. We have something called Candy Cane Lane here, I think it’s a Tourist Attraction. Anyway, the people who live on this street must decorate their homes every year. Then there are the parks downtown and the Disney show (it’s hosted there before christmas).
It’s supposed to be a celebration of the supposed birth of Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him). It should be known for what it is.
Many “c”hristians tend to be in the mind set that they are the only ones who are correct, that they are the only ones who worship the proper God. There are other major religions in the United States, but regardless of what textbooks today teach, at the time of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, Christianity was the dominant religion and many, if not all our Founding Fathers believed in some, if not all the may I say..”proper” aspects of Christianity.
Many christians in the US, by knowing this, refuse to look at the fact that our country is for everyone who wants to escape opression, both religious and political. Times have changed, and so has the amount of people and religions in the United States. (This does not mean that people can bring any perverse, incorrect practices with them though.)
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Fortunately, the vast majority of Christians are not part of this “war on Christmas” nonsense. They are not so closeted to believe that theirs is the only holiday being celebrated at this time of year and not so selfish to believe theirs is the only one that matters.
To those enlightened and accepting Christians I say, “Merry Christmas!”
Let’s be realistic. These stores are making most of their money for the entire year right now because of Christmas. They are selling more Christmas decorations, Christmas presents, Christmas wrapping paper, Christmas cards than they are Kwanzaa stuff. Yet the word Christmas should be deliberately left out? Where is the logic there? I won’t go to these stores and other Christians shouldn’t either. Then there’s the little problem of Christmas being a national holiday. These same people will get the day off with pay because of Christmas. Then there is the little freedom of speech problem. Denying someone the right to say Merry Christmas is wrong and goes against being an American.
Merry Christmas.
I’m a christian and we have taught our son to say “Happy Holidays”. I’d like to know the answer to this long unanswered question as well. Sometimes I think that people are just happier being unhappy and complaining about everything. Like the Rabbi at the airport, a Christmas tree is just a tree Santa puts stuff under. Santa has nothing to do with Christmas and neither do decorated trees. After church on the 24 th or 25th, in our house it’s all about Santa. So, Happy Holidays everyone and take joy in what ever you celebrate or not.
You are exactly correct about everyone having a right. I deeply feel that the christians rights are being trampled on. Other religions are abusing the rights of christians. We all need to step up to bat and defend our rights before they take them away completely. I, myself, tend to turn a deaf ear on these goings on, but one of these days when all our rights are gone and we can’t even worship our way, we, including myself, will be sorry that we have just stood by and let it happen.
Because cultural change causes violence, I am a strong believer that when in Rome do what the Romans do, every country has it’s traditions and laws, and when someone immigrates to another country I would expect that person to respect our laws and traditions not try to change them, I have absolutely no respect for any immigrant that comes to my country and tells me I have to respect his laws and traditions, It’s that dam simple for me.
I’m not offended by the Happy Holidays.If it ain’t broke,don’t fix it comes to mind.I grew up when Merry Christmas was what you saw.Happy Holidays,and Seasons Greetings came about because of crybabies whining they were offended by the word Christmas.Everyone is offended by something.It doesn’t matter who you are.
Someone telling me Happy Hanukkah would in no way offend me.It would actually be funny because I’m not Jewish.For the Jewish population it might put their heart at ease with someone being nice to them for once.
Ramen indeed. I remember a time when one would actually gauge the LISTENER and wish them the holiday THEY CELEBRATED. It isn’t about the holiday I celebrate – it’s about trying to pass on some of that good cheer in the form of a cheerful greeting. What ever happened to that? Walmart can’t just say “look for a star of David or maybe the black hat thingy and if you see that wish them a Happy Haunakah; blacks happy kwanzaa; whites, merry christmas unless they seem to be wicca (pointy hat); dark hair? asians? Indian Subcontient immigrants?…better play it safe and go with Happy Holidays” to their employees so they just stick with what’s safe. and yeah, I’m sure I presented at least one stereotype in that description that offends somebody but that’s exactly why it can’t be done.
They just want to sell quality christmas tchachki at a reasonable price. What ever happened to a simple smile and “did you find everything you wanted?”
I would not say that I am offended. Rather, I am frustrated to think that when people have a holiday, such as Easter or Christmas, which are holidays BECAUSE of Christ (Christian faith of some sort) that it is ‘politically incorrect’ to acknowledge the “Christian” part of the holiday. If the holiday is “Remembrance Day” we are to ‘remember’ our fallen soilders. If it is Thanksgiving, we are to ‘give thanks’. If it is to celebrate the birth of Christ, or the ascension of Christ, why is it so wrong to say Merry Christmas or Happy Easter. For crying out loud, the holidays are BECAUSE of Christ and would not exist were it not for Christ. I don’t see people saying…”I do not celebrate the birth of Christ so I won’t take the Christmas Holiday off.” Everyone gladly accepts the holiday off, so why is it wrong to acknowledge the holiday?
I don’t think “Happy Holidays” is anything to be offended by. It is much easier to say “Happy Holidays” than it is to say “Merry Christmakwanzachu” and business is business. They have to do what is in there best interest.
why is Merry Christmas so offensive that we have to have an alternative because of those it offends? why can’t we have it both ways? who actually is dictating how we use a holiday greeting? we didn’t have this problem 25 years ago.oh i’m sorry, i just realized Christmas has Christ in it. If it was Buddhamas, or mohammedmas, would it matter? this world has too many whiny, thin skinned liberal cry babies that want to take our liberties away one by one. if you want to give up your freedom to make your own choices, and let someone else think for you, then vote for a liberal. the next thing you know you will be in a socialist state as a brainless robot.
I used to get happy haunaka a lot. It just taught me that people are intensely shallow – they don’t want to know enough to give the correct greeting and yet they cannot give a neutral greeting. It’s as if they thought it was their right and obligation at this time of year to judge people by their appearances.
Thank you!!, Too many Christians take offense to sharing this time frame. They even think it is the devil’s work. Sometimes, I’m ashamed of my religious brothers and sisters.
My question to share the month was trashed.