It is also possible to cut through the verbiage and simply wish all and 
sundry a happy holiday season. I respect the fact that throughout this 
country and the world, people are celebrating not only Christmas, but 
also Kwanza, Hannukah, Ramadan, and the solstice.  Many, truth be told, 
are mostly  celebrating a day off work, and an excuse to exchange gifts 
and party together.

Here in the US of A,  we have freedom of religion, and we celebrate as 
we choose!

Lee

Bill Warner wrote:

>see how easy PC can be and no one could possibly be offended by this. 
>Unless you cant read, or are blind.  you should have attached an audio
>clip of this message.
>
>-Bill
>
>On Thu, 2003-12-25 at 17:29, Fred Wright wrote:
>  
>
>>Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for 
>>an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, 
>>non-addictive, and gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice 
>>holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious 
>>persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with 
>>respect for the religious and/or secular persuasions and/or traditions
>>of others, or within their choice not to practice religious or secular 
>>traditions at all.
>>
>>Similarly, please accept my best wishes for a fiscally successful, 
>>personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset 
>>of the Gregorian calendar year 2004, but not without due respect for the 
>>calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have 
>>helped make America great, (not to imply that America is necessarily 
>>greater than any other country or is the only "AMERICA" in the western 
>>hemisphere), and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical 
>>ability, religious faith, or sexual preference of the wishee.
>>
>>In accepting this greeting, you are agreeing to accept the following terms:
>>
>>A. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal.
>>
>>B. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting.
>>
>>C. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the 
>>wishes for her/himself or others, and is revocable at the sole discretion 
>>of the wisher.
>>
>>D. The included wishes are warranted to perform as expected within the 
>>usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the 
>>issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first.
>>
>>E. Liability under this warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or 
>>issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.
>>
>>This greeting and its wishes are void where prohibited by law.
>>
>>    
>>