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For the last god-damned time: YOUR BELIEFS are not being INFRINGED UPON when a company, a store, or even the government says, "Merry Christmas" or chooses to recognize a particular holiday.
You can complain that your *own* beliefs or holidays are not celebrated or recognized, but that's different than saying your beliefs are OFFENDED by someone else recognizing and celebrating a holiday that you don't celebrate.
If you're forced to say a prayer to a god you don't believe in, or if you're forced to worship... THAT is offending someone's religion or beliefs (or lack thereof). It is NOT offensive to just SEE Christmas decorations or going to a "Christmas" party in the workplace, as long as it doesn't involve praying to baby Jesus.
If you worship Odin or celebrate Diwali, and are the only one in the office that does so.... how about working with management to maybe set aside an afternoon or lunch time where you can share your own traditions? Rather than making things boring and awful for the NINETY TWO PERCENT of Americans who DO celebrate Christmas in some form.
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Originally Posted by TriMT7
Pay attention. I'm an atheist that enjoys secular Christmas celebrations because it's part of our culture and history in this country and because it's FUN.
You little ******* getting all upset and offended because someone misgendered your cat when inviting you and the "fur babies" to the company Christmas party when it should be labeled a "non-denominational end of year winter get-together" suck the joy out of life.
Just a collection of awful neck beards and killjoys.
Yes, you are. And you are awfully worked up for some horrible person to say "HAPPY HOLIDAYS' to you. You aren't even a Christian. What a poser.