Wishes for a merry Christmas do not offend me in the least.
The statement which keyed my response was
"If anybody gets offended by this...so what . Deal with it, we're in
the US of A and Christmas is celebrated here."
> we're in the US of A and Christmas is celebrated here.
Is at best a partial truth, as in this country, we are free to celebrate
as we choose, and many choose something other than Christmas. If you
wish to declare an official national religion, there are places where
that type of thing is done, but at present, this country is not one of
those places.
The statement-
> If anybody gets offended by this...so what . Deal with it
Rather than a sincere, kind expression of Christmas cheer, seems more
along the lines of provocation. I don't normally hear people saying,
"Merry Christmas, and if that offends you, so what, deal with it." If I
did hear something of the sort, I would think it both peculiar and
belligerent, regardless of whether the holiday spoken of were
Christmas, Hannukah, Ramadan, or Madeline Murray O'Hare day.
And a Happy Linux New Year to you all.
(back on topic once again...)
Michael Havens wrote:
>That is right, and because I said Merry Christmas it was directed at those who acknowledge Christianity because I am a Christian. And you want to know something? I could care less whether I offended anyone! If someone has a stick that big up their butt they deserve to be offended! Why didn't any Jewish list members say 'Happy Chaunakah' (it is properly spelled with a 'C') or the Muslims say 'Happy Ramadan' or Hindu's say.... whatever they say. I'm sure their are other religions represented here. Look, I would not have been offended. Who else would not have been offended?
>I mean no offense to anyone nor do I often take offence. As I said (and say if you agree), if you are that hyper-sensitive it is your problem, not mine.
>:-)Mike(-:
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>Here in the US of A, we have freedom of religion, and we celebrate as
>we choose!
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