Christians are now organizing a boycott against businesses that fail to wish everyone “Merry Christmas” or use that offensive greeting “Happy Holidays.” Stores are being monitored and blacklisted for just wishing everyone “Happy Holidays” instead of referencing Christmas specifically.
The site www.standforchristmas.com is listing businesses on whether they are naughty or nice on using Christmas in greetings.
The group listed companies by whether they are “friendly,” “negligent,” or “offensive” in the use of such terms as Happy Holidays or Season’s Greetings instead of Merry Christmas.
The group explains in a standard letter:
“Yet, the trend is pervasive to preempt “Christmas” with generic terms like “holiday” or belabored
euphemisms like “Merry gift-giving” – and especially among retailers.”
The group says that it can accept signs reading Happy Holidays if they also include Merry Christmas.
However, the legions of Christmas inspectors report on stores that are light on Christ with such reviews as this one:
Comment Date: Nov 24 2009 10:29 PM
Rating: Christmas-Offensive
Comment: I’ve received Kohls advertisements, have seen the ads on TV and stopped in the store in Pasadena, TX. None of these have had the word Christmas anywhere. The TV ads seem to specifically avoid any mention of Christmas – they show snow flakes and talk about giving the right gift, etc. They also do not mention the typical “Happy Holidays” as if to make it ok, but this is offensive in itself. Not only will I not shop Kohls at Christmas, but will not shop there at any other time.
Another reported the following violation:
Comment Date: Nov 28 2009 10:29 AM
Rating: Christmas-Negligent
Comment: The clerk was friendly, but said, “Happy Holidays” when I was leaving.
Of course, Christ himself tended to be a little less into the whole shopping part of the holidays.
King James Bible
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
Shouldn’t these blacklisters be happy the word “Christmas” is not associate with crass commercialism?
Where are their priorities? Our country is involved in two wars. The country has nearly imploded–financially speaking. Millions of people are out of work. Millions of Americans have no health insurance…and on and on and on. And this group spends its time on a project like this??? Why don’t they show the true Christian spirit and channel some of that energy by helping out some military families and/or people in need at this time of year?
Hey, all you kind-hearted “Stand for Christmas” Christians involved in this project: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
Yes Bert, that is one point of view but God demands another. First of all the 3 wise men wished Jesus a Merry Christmas when they gave their gifts. Do you think Mary and Joseph said, Happy Holidays in return? Hell no they didn’t. They told the wise men, “and Happy New Year kind sirs”. Jesus asked for a three high end gift maximum and registered at the stable–no gift cards. It was hard times and gold doesn’t devalue like cash or expire like gift cards. So you see, modern christians are doing exactly as Christ did on his birthday and who are you to question them!
Here’s a song parody I wrote for the occasion:
You better watch out,
You better not cry
“Happy Holidays”
In your store. Here’s why:
Stand for Christmas
Is coming to town.
They’re making a blacklist,
Checking it twice,
Gonna find out who’s naughty or nice.
Stand for Christmas
Is coming to town.
They’ll see you when they’re shopping.
They’ll check you out online.
If you’re saying “Merry Christmas”
Then your store they won’t malign.
You better watch out,
You better not cry
“Happy Holidays”
In your store. Here’s why:
Stand for Christmas
Is coming to town.
Their list of stores to boycott to me is a list of stores to frequent.
Their list of stores to boycott to me is a list of stores to buy stock in.
Boycott?! Oh for christ’s sake, these people make me nuts!!!
It’s about time someone had the courage and the ingenuity to make a list of stores that strive to make the holiday shopping experience as inclusive and comfortable as possible for persons of ALL creeds! Not only that, but I can be virtually guaranteed that I won’t run into Evangelist nuts runnin’ all up ’round in those stores!
Thank you, Focus on the Family! It’s everything I expected of you.
Joe G.,
LOL!
what is wrong with saying Merry Christmas? That is what it is. This is a response to going to far the other way.
Mespo turned me on to this and it well worth the time to read. Separation of Church and State was to protect religion from the state, not to protect the state from religion.
the last couple of pages is the Virginia Statute.
http://www.adamsjefferson.com/papers/Ragosta_final_7_09.pdf
Jefferson even gives the nod to atheists.
Byron,
This time of year isn’t only about Christians. In fact, Jesus was most likely born in March. The reason Jesus’ birth is celebrated on Dec. 25 has to do with the Catholic church trying to convert pagans who celebrated the birth of the SUN on Dec. 21. Like many other pagan holidays, this one was incorporated into the Catholic church. So “Christmas” isn’t really about Christians, it’s about pagans and the solstice. Because of the importance of the solstice to many different religions you will find multiple celebrations of this time of year, in different faiths. That’s why really, Happy Holidays is the more accurate phrase. It’s an important time to many faiths and it is often celebrated by atheists (such as myself), because I am thrilled that the days will be getting longer again. It is my second favorite holiday after Halloween.
Hmm, methink that the celebration of Christmas was against the founding fathers intent. As a matter of fact it was not until after the Civil War that Christmas as we know it came to pass. If memory serves me correctly Alabama was the first state that adopted it as a Holiday. It was not until U.S. Grant was president that it was adopted as a National Holiday.
So I guess Jesus celebrated it too…
Byron,
There’s nothing wrong with saying “Merry Christmas.” There’s also nothing wrong with NOT saying Merry Christmas. That’s the point.
I see no reason why I or any other non-Christian should be bullied by society into taking part in the the celebration of a Christian holiday (Jehovah’s Witnesses and other Christian sects also don’t celebrate the holiday). And that’s exactly what this blacklist is meant to do.
I happen to enjoy the gift giving aspect of Christmas, so I celebrate the holiday, but I pass no judgment on those who don’t.
Elaine,
Great song parody. It should become a Happy Holidays and Festivus classic. Jill, how dare you confuse the pagan Sun birthday with the birth of our Savior! Wasn’t the Sun birthday started by the Beatles? Or was that the Sun King?
Congratulations, Bill O’Reilly… you’ve got everyone drinking the War on Christmas kool-aid now.
“There’s nothing wrong with saying “Merry Christmas.” There’s also nothing wrong with NOT saying Merry Christmas. That’s the point.”
Bravo, Gyges. Unfortunately your spot-on response is likely falling on deaf ears.
The wingnuts have to find a way to manufacture rage during a period where people are busy shopping, partying, and not really paying close attention to their usual nonsense.
Even for some people who celebrate Christmas, this isn’t Christmas, as in the case of people who being to Eastern Orthodox churches and Christian sects like Jehovah’s Witnesses (noted above).
I’m not Christian, but I like Christian and I wish these wingnuts would stop their war on Christmas cheer.
Flip,
Byron’s reasonable. We don’t always agree, but we have good conversations about not agreeing. He listens, considers and responds.
Following up on waht AY said: The Pilgrims of Plimoth Plantation did not celebrate Christmas.
Massachusetts Online Travel Journal
Excerpt from “When Christmas Was Banned in Boston”:
Outlawing the celebration of Christmas sounds a little extreme, but it happened. The ban existed as law for only 22 years, but disapproval of Christmas celebration took many more years to change. In fact, it wasn’t until the mid-1800s that celebrating Christmas became fashionable in the Boston region.
The Puritans who immigrated to Massachusetts to build a new life had several reason for disliking Christmas. First of all, it reminded them of the Church of England and the old-world customs, which they were trying to escape. Second, they didn’t consider the holiday a truly religious day. December 25th wasn’t selected as the birth date of Christ until several centuries after his death. Third, the holiday celebration usually included drinking, feasting, and playing games – all things which the Puritans frowned upon. One such tradition, “wassailing” occasionally turned violent. The older custom entailed people of a lower economic class visiting wealthier community members and begging, or demanding, food and drink in return for toasts to their hosts’ health. If a host refused, there was the threat of retribution. Although rare, there were cases of wassailing in early New England. Fourth, the British had been applying pressure on the Puritans for a while to conform to English customs. The ban was probably as much a political choice as it was a religious one for many.
http://masstraveljournal.com/features/boston-cambridge/when-christmas-was-banned-boston
Flip–
I’ll second what Gyges said about Byron.
Elaine M.,
As a matter of fact the state of Massachusetts made it a criminal act to specifically close on December 25th unless it fell on a Sunday. I read that in a book called in search of Christmas past a few years back.
I have a short naughty list. These are the top four headlines on HuffPo’s World section, 12/9/09.
‘EXTRAJUDICIAL’ FORCE
Report: Brazil Police Killed More Than 11,000 People
WATCH Interview With A Taliban-Trained Suicide Bomber: ‘I Would Blow Up My Own Family’
Uganda Considering Death Penalty For Gays
Mexican Army Accused Of Torture By Amnesty International
Bob, normally I’d argue against your blanket assertions about man and the slime he evolved from.
Not today.
I’d rather we give up our liberty to wish someone ‘Merry Christmas’ than, say, the liberty to fly without having your balls fondled?
And who’s still merry anyway?! First one I see is getting a couple of black eyes to empathize with the rest of humanity, probably should take your money too.
So Buddha,
Bdaman got you down today?
And more on point to the thread . . .
Obama to let Congress decide if WH Xmas cards say “Happy Holidays” or “Merry Christmas”.
1) Not all of your consitutients are Christian.
2) Kurtzman. Still the law until you get Roberts to declare this a Christian theocracy.
3) Candy ass. Make your own call. Oh, I keep forgetting. You’re under orders from industry.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-lanham/obama-to-let-congress-dec_b_381966.html
AY,
No, bdaman couldn’t get me down if he had an army of clones behind him. He’s a pest sure, but he’s more in the roach category than the coyote category. It’s the simply staggering display of savagery by my fellow homo sapiens that has me down. I say homo sapiens because I don’t think “human” is an accurate description of their behavior.
BTW, if you are wondering . . .
That link about the WH cards is to a humor column. Not to be taken seriously.
Except the candy ass part.
Gyges/Jill:
I know it is ok to not say Merry Christmas and I also know that Christmas was a pagan holiday.
I just think what is sauce for the gander is also sauce for the goose.
I have a feeling if everybody just lived and let lived things would be whole lot easier.
Why cant you just have all types of religious holiday displays in the public square? That is what the Virginia Statute on Religious freedom is all about. It is not about prosecuting/persecuting one religion or another.
I like Christmas, yes it is a holiday but it is also Christmas. This political correctness BS is just way out of hand. For Christ sake say it all, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Eid, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Nothingness, Merry Huckleberry, Happy Buddhism, Merry Jain, Happy Hindi. And if I forgot to mention a couple it was not on purpose.
This kind of thing just sucks the life out of everything it touches. My guess is that because Christmas is such a tool of the running dog capitalist pigs it must be destroyed.
last Christmas, the actual day, not the seemingly endless season, for the first time in 35 years working with the public, I said Merry Christmas to someone I didn’t know. The father just smiled, nodded and walked away. I looked over at his son who was still standing there and he winked at me and said “we’re Jewish”
Christmas fail
I laughed my ass off all day
What about the war on Thanksgiving? I had someone wish me “Happy Holidays” last month instead of “Happy Thanksgiving”. Let’s put the “Christ” back in “Thankschristgiving”!
As a matter of set theory, the only appropriate choice is actually “Happy Holidays”.
hol·i·day \ˈhä-lə-ˌdā, British usually ˈhä-lə-dē\, n., Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hāligdæg, from hālig holy + dæg day
Date: before 12th century
1 : holy day
2 : a day on which one is exempt from work; specifically : a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event
3 chiefly British : vacation —often used in the phrase on holiday —often used in plural
4 : a period of exemption or relief
Since there are several holidays – by definition and multiple cultural traditions – that fall around the same time of year, the most inclusive set would be “Happy Holidays”. If Christmas WASN’T a holiday, I could see being upset. Since it IS a holiday, it’s like getting mad because someone said, “Nice shoes” instead of “Nice Brand X shoes”.
Zealotry knows no logic.
Byron,
You wrote: “I know it is ok to not say Merry Christmas and I also know that Christmas was a pagan holiday.
I just think what is sauce for the gander is also sauce for the goose.
I have a feeling if everybody just lived and let lived things would be whole lot easier.”
I don’t understand whay you mean by sauce for the gander/goose comment so if you could expand on that I’d appreciate it.
As to your last point, I completely agree. That is exactly what a boycott of stores who won’t do what Christians want contradicts. A boycott cannot be called a live and let live. When Christianity focused on social justice they would have boycotted the banking industry for taking from the poor and giving to the rich. They would have stood in front of the homes of bankers, fat on taxpayer money, throwing people from their homes. This boycott shows how far fundamentalists have come from any real idea of what it means to be a Christian–helping the poor.
Jill:
exactly how did the rich take from the poor in the mortgage problem? Seems to me they took from the middle class tax payers.
They took from the poor by pushing bank deregulation that allowed them to offer sub-prime mortgages to people who couldn’t afford them and shouldn’t have been given one in the first place.
That should be self-evident.
Byron,
We’re on the same side with this, you’re just looking at it backwards.
If this story was about a boycott against stores that say “Merry Christmas” I’d be saying very similar things as you. That’s not what it’s about though, it’s about a boycott of stores that don’t say Merry Christmas. It’s punishing companies for not participating in a ritual in the exact way that a certain subset of the culture wants them to.
Look it’s not like the stores aren’t already milking the Christmas season for all it’s worth. Look at the images they use, look at the slogans they use, their advertising for a solid month is all about Christmas. They are celebrating Christmas, just not in the exact way that these people want.
These are the tactics of a spoiled child, who throws a fit because their Mom put their favorite sandwich in front of them cut in half on the diagonal instead of from left to right.
bUDDHA:
if we are talking the fees then you are correct. The mortgage was rent they would have had to pay anyway, maybe a little higher I admit.
There were a good many middle class people that did the same thing. I hate to admit it but it was all about trying to make money on a false premise, namely the idea that we would have low interest rates and ever increasing property values in perpetuity.
And what really pisses me off is that it was done to finance the war. Interest rates were kept artificially low for this purpose.
Byron,
I second Buddha and Gyges statements. I will also tell you something else. The wealthy banks targeted the poor. They even hired ministers (some of whom were made loan officers) to preach the gospel of prosperity and to talk up loans from the bank. They told people who trusted them that these loans were safe. The banks lied about payments, interest and income. That behavior should not be O.K. with anyone.
Many poor pay taxes, they most certainly pay sales tax in most states. If you only want to feel for the middle class I’m not going to argue with that. The middle class is getting screwed. So let me rephrase what I said above. Christians are commanded by Christ to serve the poor (middle class). Jesus never told anyone to go and buy a bunch of stuff and demand that anyone they buy it from say, “Merry Christmas”. How pathetic that this is what Christianity has become, the demand that consumer goods be purchased with the “correct” greeting attached to the purchase. Can you imagine how powerful it would be for these same people to get together and protest the impoverishment of the middle class by the wealthy? That would be a revolution.
Gyges:
I dont disagree but people are free to boycott or not boycott. the reason is immaterial. If I was a store I would say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Someone always has an axe to grind. What is the difference between boycotting a store because they dont say merry C or they do?
One makes sense. The other does not.
As you say, free will is not the equivalent of rational.
And as far as reason goes, I stand by my set theory answer.
Jill:
I know I read an article about a church in Virginia whose pastor did that.
Joel Osteen does a lot of that as well.
But the federal reserve really did it by letting interest rates remain low.
Byron,
Oh they should be free to boycott, and I should be free to call them spoiled brats and bullies. Freedom to do something is never freedom from criticism.
Byron,
What Gyges said is correct.
It is very pathetic. There’s a reason that Christians are told this is a big issue. If Bill-O told them to protest at the homes of bank executives his portfolio might get hurt and their lives might get better. So the war on Christmas takes the anger and defangs it, keeping people in their place, hating others in the same economic situation but who don’t agree with them on religion. Works like a charm.
So, the question is, how did we get to this point? When I was young I remember people frequently decrying that what was supposed to be a religious celebration had become secularized by Madison Avenue. The criticism was inaccurate and pointless. It was inaccurate because the development of the tradition of exchanging gifts was not the invention of merchants. And it was pointless because good capitalists will always exploit opportunities for making money. Christmas greeting cards became fashionable, and increasingly elegant, among the Victorians, and over the years Christmas has developed into both a religious holy day and a generic holiday season. There are certainly millions of people in this country who will not see the inside of a church on December 25th, but who will nonetheless enjoy all of the family gatherings, the giving of presents and the general merriment with which we now close out the old year and renew our hope for the new.
The Christmas season is now an enormous economic engine in which virtually everyone participates. In addition, our society is much more diverse than it was 50 years ago. The generic good wishes greeting holiday shoppers is industry’s recognition of those facts. It is not a conspiracy by atheists or Muslim provocateurs. It is not part of a concerted effort by separation of church and state purists to deride Christians or debase Christianity.
The answer to the original question, then, is that the quixotic effort at launching a boycott is driven solely by fear. Conservative Christians see the end of a Christian nation that never actually existed other than as a myth perpetuated by Norman Rockwell and Reader’s Digest. They realize that they can do nothing to end what they perceive to be the commercialization of religion, so they instead demand the religionization (I know, that’s not a word) of commerce. Businessmen owe no such duty.
Mike–
As always–a sage perspective on a subject.
Very good synopsis Mike Appleton.
From this hard-headed old atheist, To All a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy whatever to whomever…
Byron,
By way of confession, I probably am not going into any of the stores on the boycott list either, but for different reasons. Almost all of the gifts my little family gives out are home-made. It started out of being too poor to afford buying stuff for our huge extended family, but has ended up as one of our favorite parts of the whole season. This years baskets include a mix of: Cookies, bread, pear butter, jam, homemade pie filling, beer bread mix (simply add beer and bake), pickled green tomatoes, etc.
All that’s to say, I don’t care one wit if those people go into a store (except the one I work at, and that’s mainly because I like my job, and like having such a big beer selection near my house) but the instant you bring up your motivation for doing something, you give others the ability to agree or disagree with them.
“This years baskets include a mix of: Cookies, bread, pear butter, jam, homemade pie filling, beer bread mix (simply add beer and bake), pickled green tomatoes, etc.”
Am I already on the list or do I need to provide my address? That sounds like an excellent gift.
The beer bread mix reminds me of spring break. (simply add beer and bake)
Just one more verse on this subject:
Now Mary buys at Wal-Mart…
Joseph at J. C. Penney.
The Child is just a little babe—
He doesn’t shop at any.
The Magi frequent Target.
The shepherds like Lands’ End.
Thank heavens Stand for Christmas
Had some stores to recommend!
Maybe this group should be fighting the crass commercialization of Christmas instead!
Gyges:
you could go into the gift catalog business with that sampling of goodies. Yum.
I say boycott or don’t boycott or boycott the boycotters.
And I think that these big “Christian” Churches, what they call mega churches are mostly full of buffoons who wouldn’t know the teachings of Jesus from the teachings of Ramadingdongaling.
But I see nothing wrong with offering up a Merry Christmas, although I wouldn’t boycott a store for not saying it, unless of course they sold porn, alcohol, cigars, dancing shoes, playing cards and potatoe chips with trans fats.
Elaine:
Christians already do the things you suggest. Merry Christmas to you!
I definitely avoid businesses who expect to profit from Christmas but cop the attitude that they are too good to use the terms commonly associated with the holiday.
And a Blessed Solstice to you Tootie!
Tootie–
I celebrate Christmas too. Merry Christmas to you–and Happy New Year!
Do all Christians fight the commercialization of Christmas? This Stand for Christmas effort seems to belie that. Why have some of them gone to the trouble of rating stores on whether or not their signs and employees say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays and then setting up a website at this time of year? Don’t actions like that play into the commercialization of Christmas?
“Here’s your shopping list for where to shop, shoppers.”
Jill:
Thank you.
Merry Christmas and may God richly bless you!
Elaine,
Thank you for your kind wishes and I hope that whatever the Christmas season means to you and your family, that it brings you all joy and happiness.
It is odd about these sorts of things. I remember when Christians poo-pooed smoking decades ago. Liberally minded folks told them to sit down and shut up, and they did. Now liberals have seen to it that smoking is practically a crime.
Decades ago, especially during the hey day of Jerry Falwell, Christians were very vociferous about the commercialization of Christmas (as well as the icky nature of Halloween). The left, again, told the Christians to sit down and shut up. Now liberals have seen to it that whole holiday is to be twisted into a cultural negative, including the very words we use to celebrate even the meaningful aspects.
Gift giving is not a cultural oddity peculiar to Christians or America, so I don’t get overly anxious about celebrating it. Many cultures have such customs, though merchants here in America push the custom too far.
Most devout Christians make the Christmas story and church the center-piece of the celebration (as they always have).
What we see with the boycotting or lists is probably just another skirmish in the culture war that happens to be connected to a Christian holiday.
But I have a feeling that this sort of thing will get worse on both sides. Consider the whining going on by Arianna Huffington who wants Conservative books to be on a different list than…well…other peoples’ books?
I think there will be, soon, clearing houses on the internet for Christian businesses, doctors, and lawyers. And I think it will be because leftists and the totalitarian Marxist government they are creating will intentionally isolate Christians and conservatives.
They will have no other choice but to bind together like all beleaguered minority groups do. The Jews were famous for this throughout history. Hispanics continue to do this in our country, by greatly preferring their own businesses and professionals.
Factions. Ugg. It has always ruined a nation.
Multiculturalism is very bad. That is the whole point for why Christians resisted it.
We are a civilization in decline. That is why conservatism is a superior political philosophy for us in America, it preserves and conserves.
But all that is lost now. America is no more that good thing she once was because of our culture which has now been destroyed. My hope is for a reawakening! LOL
Happy Solstice!
“And I think it will be because leftists and the totalitarian Marxist government they are creating will intentionally isolate Christians and conservatives.
They will have no other choice but to bind together like all beleaguered minority groups do.”
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What a pile of crap! Christians make up 79% of the US population according to the latest Pew Research Center survey and are responsible for the culture since their elected representative passed the laws and their cultural icons established the culture. What Tootie means is that the doltish, born-again crowd are in the minority culturally, intellectually, and in the thinking of mainstream Christians as well as most other folks. Most all us thank god for that little piece of grace. I think the whiner isn’t the Huffington Post but our own little Tootie!
Mespo,
Remember, TRUE Christians eat their oats without sugar.
Gyges:
Words to ponder and proclaim!
The winter solstice begins in a few days and thus another Pagan Ritual as well. Can we roll ever green over the Mountain to appease the gods and make the days longer. I guess the Gods must be pleased as the days do indeed get longer.
Isis is pleased too celebrate the day X marks the Spot already.
mespo:
I didn’t find the study you referred especially since you didn’t provide a title or link to it. And by your vicious conduct and demeanor, I’m sure I am not willing to take your word for what it says exactly or that you think a Christian is.
For example, I don’t believe that a Christian can be a member of the Democratic Party, as they are mutually exclusive. That eliminates a lot of Catholics and many alleged protestants.
If Christians were, as you say, in charge of the culture, abortion would not be legal.
More precisely: that eliminates many Catholic and protestant VOTERS (from the pool of people who are frauds and not christian–or profoundly stupid).
Tootie:
“I don’t believe that a Christian can be a member of the Democratic Party, as they are mutually exclusive.”
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Your posts lead me to think that Christians can’t be members of any thinking party for the same reason. BTW I found the survey again by simply Googling the exact words. It tool .58 seconds. Isn’t sloth a deadly sin?
Mespo,
Can I call it or can I call it?
Gyges, I call you Carnac the Magnificent from this day forward.
Tootie,
Jesus was the original Liberal!
Good work Mespo and Gyges. Happy Festivus for the rest of us!
rafflaw: “Happy Festivus…”
OOOOh, Festivus. Can I visit after the dinner to watch the arm wrestling?
Lotta,
The seats nearest the Festivus arm wrestling go to the token Christians that we invite.
the point is that retailers sure do want that Christmas $$…but can’t offer a simple show of respect for the majority of customers that celebrate Christmas. Instead they cow tow to a few offended types and lawyers. I am not offended my hanunkah, or the holidays of other religions…most ppl arnt. IMHO those who are showing the most intolorance, and hatred are those who worship at the alter of atheism. They are the ones who see Christmas and feel so upset that they must sue.
As a Check-out chick, I got sick of being snapped at for saying Happy Easter or Merry Christmas by people who weren’t Christian telling me very loudly and rudely that they weren’t celebrating the season.
So I stopped saying anything to anyone.
It used to make me really angry because I’m not Christian either, although my anglo-middle class appearance might stereotype me to be one, but I know that people who are working are just trying to be polite when they say things.
THIS GOES FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS TOO.
They’re sick of getting attacked (if they’re a store clerk) or getting SUED for goodness sake (if they’re a company).
SO HAVE SOME CHRISTIAN COMPASSION FOR THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO BE NICE, WHILE STILL PANDERING TO YOUR COMPULSION TO SHOP SHOP SHOP
We’ve made the world around us, so if you’re not happy with hearing Happy Holidays, then you better start up a new Crusade for the Holy Land.