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View Poll Results: What do you prefer to be greeted?
Merry Christmas (mention the word Christmas) 62 40.00%
Happy Holidays (no Christmas word at all) 12 7.74%
Doesn't matter 81 52.26%
Voters: 155. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 12-03-2012, 12:43 PM
 
Location: Camberville
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Feliz Navidad.

Preferably while someone is handing me a large plate of Christmas tamales.
Addendum to my previous statement: You can tell me WHATEVER you want if you're giving me tamales.
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Old 12-03-2012, 03:16 PM
 
Location: somewhere in the woods
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All these poor Christians. You have to kind of pity them as you witness them struggling with faith that is so weak it can be derailed by the words another uses to wish them well. Just imagine how they would fall apart if they were on the receiving end of their own intolerance.

Merry Christmas
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Old 12-03-2012, 03:36 PM
 
Location: OCEAN BREEZES AND VIEWS SAN CLEMENTE
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"Please" does not matter really, what greeting they use. It is the thought behind the greeting that matters most.

People seem to make a mountian out of a mole hill. What does it matter really, during the holidays we should all be accepting of each other, and the greetings one uses.

The problem you see, is when we can no longer say the greeting we have in our hearts for others, then we are in deep trouble.

Stop with the gosh dang war on Christmas Greetings, now Christmas, and tomorrow what will it be?

At some point we have to stop with the freaking gosh dang nonesense!
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Old 12-03-2012, 03:58 PM
 
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m e r r y c h r i s t m a s !!!
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Old 12-03-2012, 04:16 PM
 
Location: New York metropolitan area
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I'm Jewish so I prefer to not be greeted with 'Merry Christmas' but I don't get in a stink over it like some people do with 'Happy Holidays'.
Really? What about if people don't know you are Jewish?

You know that America is predominately a Christian country, and Christmas is a national holiday do you???
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Old 12-03-2012, 04:26 PM
 
Location: Texas State Fair
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Now during Christmas and Holiday season, what do you prefer people greeting you (incl. people that don't know you)?

Christmas is a national holiday celebrated by 96% of Americans. It is a Christian holiday to honor the birth of Christ.
I somehow don't think those Christians celebrating the birth of Christ are equal to 96% of all Americans. I do think it possible that there is , that quantity of Americans who are celebrating Christmas due to its retail exchange, time off, or other suitable causes, including personal visions of Christ.

And I think the retail aspect is the larger influence to Americans participation.

Merry Christmas, and have a Happy New Year.

In a more general sense, have a good holiday season.
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Old 12-03-2012, 04:30 PM
 
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Is this what they call "first world problems"?

Geez, if this is the biggest hangup in your life... you're going alright.
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Old 12-03-2012, 04:36 PM
 
Location: Middle of nowhere
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Really? What about if people don't know you are Jewish?

You know that America is predominately a Christian country, and Christmas is a national holiday do you???
Maybe they wear a BIG star of David and wave it around to make sure everyone knows that they are Jewish.
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Old 12-03-2012, 04:38 PM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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Now during Christmas and Holiday season, what do you prefer people greeting you (incl. people that don't know you)?

Christmas is a national holiday celebrated by 96% of Americans. It is a Christian holiday to honor the birth of Christ.
I don't care. It is the thought that counts.

And, it is the HOLIDAY season.

From my favorite HOLIDAY movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJi-8ulYevU
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Old 12-03-2012, 04:44 PM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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Sure it does. How come at many stores when I get greeted with holidays despite knowing I celebrate Christmas due to wearing a big Christian cross?
Do you honestly believe that everyone who wears a cross does so because s/he is Christian?

This is most assuredly not the case.
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