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Not true. Prior to 1870 only some individual states observed Christmas as legal holiday (Just like Good Friday today). My spouse work for the federal government.
I want to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas; the most famous and celebrated holiday in the world and most celebrated national holiday in the United States.
Enough with political correctness in the U.S. and also Canada, while rest of the western world (even in the UK and Australia) where 'Christmas' is used exclusively looking at various mall, stores and McDonald's sites whereas in North America 'holiday' is used much more when referring to Christmas.
Why would somebody be offended by Christmas when 80% of Americans are Christians and 96% celebrated the holiday?! Gash!
The supposed "war on Christmas" is a manufactured crisis by Christians to spread hate and intolerance of non-Christians.
Oh look, yet another thread in which the poor persecuted majority whines that a national holiday, decorations everywhere, and Christmas music being piped into every store are not enough and instead chooses to use one of the two most important days in Christianity as an excuse to be angry and upset that they don't get to totally control the words that come out of everyone's mouths and don't get to completely ignore the other holidays people are also separating.
What sad, spiteful little people they are, taking one of the most joyous days they should have and twisting it into something to be mad about.
If cashiers stopped greeting people with "Happy Holiday" especially few days prior to Christmas, especially on Christmas Eve, and especially when they know most people are Christians and celebrate the national holiday, and especially for me wearing a visible cross then we would not complain.
How come in the UK, Australia and elsewhere besides the US/Canada there is no war on Christmas? Please explain.
Both nations have less percentage of Christians.
Why did Rhode Island governor call it holiday tree as one example?
If someone says Merry Christmas to me, I say exactly the same thing I say if someone says Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays, Happy Birthday....I simply say "Thanks you!"
You can't! Remember: There's a WAR!!!!! WAR, I tell you.
Political correctness is demanding a certain phrase be used. That's what you're doing.
I have no problems with either 'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Holidays'.
But you do. You're the one peddling political correctness by insisting that only certain terminology is acceptable. You're so self-centered that you think you deserve well-wishes, and you think you deserve only those exact well-wishes you want.
You really need to stop being so full of yourself.
Few Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas in January according to Julian calendar.
What do you mean "few"? Russian, Ukranian, Greek, Armenian, Ethiopian, Bulgarian, Cypriot, Macedonian, Bosnian, Moldovian, Georgian, Romanian, etc., is hardly a few.
If cashiers stopped greeting people with "Happy Holiday" especially few days prior to Christmas, especially on Christmas Eve, and especially when they know most people are Christians and celebrate the national holiday, and especially for me wearing a visible cross then we would not complain.
How come in the UK, Australia and elsewhere besides the US/Canada there is no war on Christmas? Please explain.
Both nations have less percentage of Christians.
Why did Rhode Island governor call it holiday tree as one example?
Does Christmas have so little meaning to you that someone saying "Happy Holidays" or calling a tree something other than a Christmas tree makes a difference?
Perhaps the cashier does not notice your cross? Perhaps the cashier wants to be inclusive of all of her customers rather than inclusive. Perhaps the cashier isn't Christian. Perhaps her boss isn't Christian.
Just say thank you or Merry Christmas back and go on with your celebration. I will never understand why saying something that includes everyone is offensive.
What do you mean "few"? Russian, Ukranian, Greek, Armenian, Ethiopian, Bulgarian, Cypriot, Macedonian, Bosnian, Moldovian, Georgian, Romanian, etc., is hardly a few.
Greeks, Assyrians and Syriac Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas on Dec 25.
Vast majority of Christians and the western world do it tomorrow.
I want to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas; the most famous and celebrated holiday in the world and most celebrated national holiday in the United States.
Enough with political correctness in the U.S. and also Canada, while rest of the western world (even in the UK and Australia) where 'Christmas' is used exclusively looking at various mall, stores and McDonald's sites whereas in North America 'holiday' is used much more when referring to Christmas.
Why would somebody be offended by Christmas when 80% of Americans are Christians and 96% celebrated the holiday?! Gash!
The most famous and celebrated holiday is New Year's.
Who are you to demand an end to political correctness, especially in a country you don't live in?
I live in the most secular place in North America, and Happy Holidays suits us just fine.
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