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New Cat's Eye
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Message 224 of 245 (596724)
12-16-2010 4:53 PM 		Reply to: Message 223 by Theodoric
12-16-2010 4:41 PM

But lets complain about people that don't and boycott companies that don't.
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Aren't you splitting hairs?
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Are you even reading what I write?
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My point is that the people who are offended or complain about being greeted with "Merry Christmas" are wrong for it.
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Message 228 of 245 (596748)
12-16-2010 6:39 PM 		Reply to: Message 225 by jar
12-16-2010 4:55 PM

Are those who are offended or complain about not being greeted with "Merry Christmas" wrong for it?
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Yes.
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My complaint is about the people who want to stop "Merry Christmas" from being used because they think its offensive or pushing religion on others.
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Message 230 of 245 (596750)
12-16-2010 6:43 PM 		Reply to: Message 227 by bluescat48
12-16-2010 5:45 PM

In a sense I agree. I will say Merry Christmas on the 24 & 25 of December, similarly I will say Happy Chanukah during the eight days of Chanukah, Happy New Year on December 31 & January 1 Happy St.Nicholas day on December6, Happy Winter Solstice on the 21-22 Devcember etc. Otherwise between Thanksgiving & My Birthday (9 Jan) I say Happy holidays.
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I don't have a problem with using "Happy Holidays", or anything really. I wouldn't even be offended by someone wishing me a "Happy Chanukah".
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I think its wrong to say that wishing someone a "Merry Christmas" is offensive and/or is pushing your religion on them.
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Message 232 of 245 (596752)
12-16-2010 6:45 PM 		Reply to: Message 229 by jar
12-16-2010 6:43 PM

Well, assuming that there even are such people,
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There are, in this thread...
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the fact would be that it is pushing religion just as Happy Chanukah is pushing Judaism.
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How is a greating pushing religion?
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Merry Christmas is a religious statement.
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Not necessarily. I have other posts in this thread about that if you want to discuss it. I gotta go, though.
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