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I didn't say it did; I just said I remember when I was in retail we had to say "Happy Holidays" vs "Merry Christmas"...take the drama down a notch or two.
I'm sorry but this is an ignorant and stupid post. Christmas is imposed on our country more than any other holliday. I don't see schools closing for Ramadan, Diwali or Yom Kippur...
Actually I've lived in a community with a large Jewish population and they did close the schools for various Jewish holidays. I don't think they were doing it to honor the holiday, but just be practical. If a large number of students are don't going to show up then what is the point in having the school open.
You need to re-evaluate what you're saying. If anyone doesn't have any respect for anything but ME, ME, ME is you Saganista, you're constantly looking down your nose and talking down at people you don't agree with. Didn't your mom ever teach you that if you didn't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all?
Whoa...personal attack and only YOU , not another poster, can make YOU feel like you've been talked down to.
Why do YOU consider a differing opinion as "not nice"???
Actually I've lived in a community with a large Jewish population and they did close the schools for various Jewish holidays. I don't think they were doing it to honor the holiday, but just be practical. If a large number of students are don't going to show up then what is the point in having the school open.
We always had Passover (Friday) off but they always called it a teacher work day.
I didn't say it did; I just said I remember when I was in retail we had to say "Happy Holidays" vs "Merry Christmas"...take the drama down a notch or two.
In Minnesota the correct, loving, warm, christian greeting is :
A. It isn't what other religions think, although they have as much right to think and say things as any christian It's about keeping religious symbols OUT AND OFF public property.
B. No, Christmas has NOT been part of this country since the beginning.
I think that an explanation of the B. part of your post may be necessary since you seemed rather adamant. Could you please explain what you meant?
LOl I certainly didn't care but then I remember it was on the news because Wal-mart (I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure it was Wal-mart) was still saying "Merry Christmas" and people started complaining about it...of all the things to worry about during the holiday season especially since 9 out ot 10 people didn't acknowledge you when you greeted them anyway
This issue really is about culture. If you are in NYC or LA, no one cares if you say Merry Christmas vs Happy Holidays. For the most part, most people are agnostic in beliefs regardless if they are technically Catholic, Jewish, Hindu etc.
In the South, however, the Evangelicals do celebrate Christmas as a serious Christian holiday and very much would take offense if they are told they can't say Merry Christmas. It's kind of interesting. I don't know if you've ever spent time in places like Oklahoma and Texas but it's almost like being in a different country.
Customer service people are taught to say "Happy Holidays" in order to be INCLUSIVE of all...it's called MANNERS.
Manners tells you to honor your guests' preferences over your own. To make others feel comfortable rather than yourself.
I think Jesus' important lessons boil down to manners most of the time...and it seems that most people that get up in arms about religion have forgotten theirs.
This issue really is about culture. If you are in NYC or LA, no one cares if you say Merry Christmas vs Happy Holidays. For the most part, most people are agnostic in beliefs regardless if they are technically Catholic, Jewish, Hindu etc.
In the South, however, the Evangelicals do celebrate Christmas as a serious Christian holiday and very much would take offense if they are told they can't say Merry Christmas. It's kind of interesting. I don't know if you've ever spent time in places like Oklahoma and Texas but it's almost like being in a different country.
Yeah visited my brother in Murphy last year...people lined up an 90 minutes early to get good seats at a high school football game yep whole nother country
Actually I've lived in a community with a large Jewish population and they did close the schools for various Jewish holidays. I don't think they were doing it to honor the holiday, but just be practical. If a large number of students are don't going to show up then what is the point in having the school open.
That's nice but it's not a generally done or accepted practice. In many New York area schools with a large predominant Jewish population, their schools are not shut down for various Jewish holidays regardless if a large number of Jews decided to skip school. Students are excused for missing that day but the school session isn't shut down
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It's about keeping religious symbols OUT AND OFF public property.
yep whole nother country
