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I find the whole "let's all be friends and be cool with everyone" lame, what do you guys think? Have you been in situtation in which people asked to not to say "Christmas" ?

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im all for it. the twats that bring up lawssuits and complain about it are simply being sour. realize that merry christmas is a freindly greeting and take it for just that, someone being nice to you. im not gonna ask what religion someone is to offer greetings and i wont be walking up to black people and saying kwanzaa.

merry christmas, help everyone around you feel better. its a great time of year.

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My thoughts on this are summed up pretty accurately in a post from last year. Rather than restating it, I'll just copy it here:

[QUOTE][rant]The conflict between the Christian, non-Christian, and non-religious people in this country has reached absurd levels.

Here's the deal: to the non-Christians and non-religious people: when someone wishes you a Merry Christmas, it is an expression of goodwill, not an affront to your religious beliefs. They may not know whether you celebrate Christmas at all. It doesn't matter. FFS, it is a federal holiday and you get the day off of work whether you celebrate Christmas or not -- you don't have to do anything Christian on that day, just enjoy the day. This whole idea that you can't wish someone a Merry Christmas because you might offend them is utterly ridiculous.

As ridiculous as that is, however, it's absurdity is easily eclipsed by the Christians that maintain that they are [B]entitled[/B] to receive a "Merry Christmas" everywhere they go, or being offended because someone wishes them "Happy Holidays." Here's the deal: when someone wishes you Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah (sp?), Happy Holidays, whatever, it is a friendly expression which means, in a broad sense, "enjoy this time of year where we all exchange gifts for whatever reason, go to parties, and generally engage in merriment." Take it as such. No one is entitled to a holiday greeting of any sort. If you get one, enjoy it.

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shit, Kamal is going to make me learn one year worth of posts here too

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yup. take it for what it is.

someone being unnecessarily nice to you, spread the feeling please.

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So if I choose to wish everyone a happy holiday, is that ok too or do I have to say merry christmas? ;)

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happy haunakah you heeb.;)

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I prefer plain old holidays...I'm more of an atheist ;)

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Merry Christmas!

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You bastard! :lol:

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You betcha! :)

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People in this county are getting more lame. I see those people as walking with their nose in the air and if anyone says anything, they get all upset! "dont talk to me" "dont touch me" "dont offend me" FUCK YOU! IM JUST WHISHING YOU SOME HAPPY HOLIDAYS DICKWAT! HAVE A FUCKING MERRY X-MAS ASSHOLE!:p

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My favorite is when I say bless you after some stranger sneezes and they look at me like "how dare you?" :roll:

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i make sure to add god to the beginning of god bless you.

if anyone ever openly had a problem with me saying anyhthing like this, i would open up the largest amount of religious and ethinic slurs it would make lenny bruce blush.

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I have no problem with anyone else using god and it never offends me, but when I'm the one doing the wishing I shouldn't have to say god if that's what I choose.

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well then..... may the One and true Christian God bless your lost pagan soul this holiday season with Holy Spirit and may Mother Mary Almighty watch over you.

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Nice to see they aren't letting political correctness ruin a great holiday. Last year was stupid with all the companies scared to use the word Christmas. Hopefully, other companies follow suit.

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[QUOTE=thesightless;405037]well then..... may the One and true Christian God bless your lost pagan soul this holiday season with Holy Spirit and may Mother Mary Almighty watch over you.[/QUOTE] I'll take any and all blessings I could get...all they could do is help ;)

and may the only true Jewish God and the only true Allah and the only true Ganesh and the only true Buddha and the only true Zeus and any other only true gods I may have forgotten bless your soul and protect you ;)

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you forgot about 6 more hindu representations.

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I had to limit it to one hindu god and one greek god as well...too many to list ;)

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hehe...good one Ruby.

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are the greek gods even worshipped anymore? i know they arent any major religion or anything, but are there packets of people in greece still worshipping?

never bothered to learn about it. never was interested.

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today, to the best of my knowledge, most of the Greeks are members of the Greek Orthodox Church.

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I prefer to keep it very religious. I always put God in front of all my dammits.

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^ I one up you and put a 'fucking' as the middle name.

seriously though, i don't care. It's the greatest time of year. What other time do you get stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic with rowdy soccer moms who are rushing to the nearest elmo doll with elbows poised and verbal assassinations on standby ready to grab that little hotwheels truck that little johnny wants so badly?

It's the greatest time of year to exploit the 6 weeks of vacation I get from college where I make mall attendants miserable by ruffling and shuffling clothes all over the department store and rudely bump into the next person with fluffy boots and GA sunglasses.

Ahhh yess, the greatest time of year where every American pops back into their humble non-socialite bubble after a flurry of glorious shopping and money spending, only to lay their weary legs down next to a cozy fire all-the-while listening to the merry melodies of Bing Crosby.

Tis the greatest time of year to not use the words "Merry Xmas" as not doing so is just a reminder to those of how much they've destroyed their own wonderous holiday.

Merry Guru Nanak.

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I never get offended when people say Merry Christmas to me...but I DO get pissed off if someone says God Bless You...after I sneeze. What the fuck does god have ANYTHING to do with my nasal passage being temporarily irritated? Thats like saying Happy Columbus Day right after I take the greatest shit in my life.

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[QUOTE=JahRasta;407573]I never get offended when people say Merry Christmas to me...but I DO get pissed off if someone says God Bless You...after I sneeze. What the fuck does god have ANYTHING to do with my nasal passage being temporarily irritated? Thats like saying Happy Columbus Day right after I take the greatest shit in my life.[/QUOTE]

Since you asked, the custom originated when the plague was ravaging Europe. Sneezing was an early symptom of the plague, so people began the practice of bestowing blessings upon those who sneezed. I guess it stuck, and it's one of those things that people do now without really thinking about why.

Happy Easter, by the way.

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Ya....I guess I am the oddball....I ALWAYS ask why. I never believe anything at face value. Every tradition, and every custom, I ALWAYS ask WHY do we do this? If we celebrate All Hallow's Eve...then why not revert back to fully pagan ways for that one night?

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[QUOTE=JahRasta;407578]If we celebrate All Hallow's Eve...then why not revert back to fully pagan ways for that one night?[/QUOTE]

I pretty much do -- at least as to the carousing. :twisted:

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I prefer to keep it very religious. I always put God in front of all my dammits.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! AWESOME!!!

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I also get pissed off at people who associate Santa with Christmas.....and NOT Jesus Christ.

I am sure Saint Nick existed and gave presents to the poor kids ....but shouldnt that be a part of everyone's daily doctrine ....give alms to the needy? Or is that just in Islam where its required. Why do people choose the fat guy who gives them presents over the "son of God" who saved their eternal souls. Its OBVIOUS to me...who should be celebrated...on CHRISTmas day, but why doesnt everyone else?

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Good question. I don't know.

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Could it be...that society is moving away from religion? People will fight to the death for a religion they barely follow. LOL....Silly people..

Maybe we should follow L Ron Hubbard.....and believe that space aliens put us here.

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I believe some people do.

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HAHAA....I know some people do....like that fucking hypocrite ........Isaac Hayes!

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[QUOTE=JahRasta;407585]I also get pissed off at people who associate Santa with Christmas.....and NOT Jesus Christ.

I am sure Saint Nick existed and gave presents to the poor kids ....but shouldnt that be a part of everyone's daily doctrine ....give alms to the needy? Or is that just in Islam where its required. Why do people choose the fat guy who gives them presents over the "son of God" who saved their eternal souls. Its OBVIOUS to me...who should be celebrated...on CHRISTmas day, but why doesnt everyone else?[/QUOTE] alms is a part of christianity, islam and judaism

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If thats the case...then why do we need to set aside 1 day our of 365 days to give alms to the needy? Should it not be a part of our daily life?

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it is supposed to be a part of daily life according to religion, but that is far from the only meaning of Christmas to Christians...just because corporate America has done such a good job of marketing the shit out of the holiday doesn't mean that's the only angle to the holiday.

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Thats true...that is not necessarily the only angle there is....but thats the angle which is predominant here.

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that's just called good advertising...unfortunately, madison avenue does a better job of it than the church does ;)