Since when did the innocuous phrase "Happy Holidays" become an attack on Christians? How narrow-minded and self-absorbed to you have to be in order to take offense at that phrase? The last time I looked, there are multiple holidays this time of year: Christmas, New Years, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc. Instead of listing a multiple choice, we just say "Happy Holidays".
I'm getting very tired of the so-called "Christian Right" whining about how they are being persecuted. When it comes to Christmas, let's not forget that the early Christians stole the holiday from the pagans in the first place. Shepards do not abide their flocks in December in the Holy Land. Jesus was probably born in the spring. Our observance of Christmas coincides with the winter solstice, which the pagans celebrate to this day (another holiday).
The pilgrims did not observe Christmas because they thought it too festive and they were very un-festive people, apparently. In fact, penalties were imposed for those who did observe the holiday. So much for "keeping Christ in Christmas". It's a cultural observance as well as a religious one. Our retail world depends on the season for a large part of its annual income. Santa is a secular icon who personifies the season of giving. One does not have to be Christian to observe Christmas.
If you are a Christian, you are free to worship as you please. Nobody is preventing you from your beliefs. We who are not Christians would appreciate the same respect.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
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