if so you can kiss my booty!
2006-09-28 08:18:03 · 28 answers · asked by AFwife 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Not one Bit !! Actually when someone says to me "Happy Holidays" .. i correct them .. "it's Merry F-ing Christmas A.s.shole"
IT will always be MERRY CHRISTMAS .. F- the people who whine about that .. they dont like .. Leave the USA.
God Bless you !!
2006-09-28 08:27:04 · answer #1 · answered by lilredhead 6 · 6⤊ 4⤋
I am not sure wether you meant your question serious, since it is just Mabon and not Yule yet (for monotheists: that is two holidays too early).
Actually, you are giving your attitude already in your additional info in your question, so I am really uncertain why you did this. What are you looking for? New friends? Haha...
I am extremely bothered by some american people who seriously (!!) believe that their word "Christmas" is prove that the winter solstice is directly caused by their preferred deity (the carpenter Jeoshua bin Joseph). Well, I am sorry to tell you that it is ONLY in the ENGLISH language, that this connection is made. No other culture calls the holiday by a name that connects it to the christians.
English is the youngest language I know (only about 1000 years old), and its birth (as a language) fell together with the (violent!!) christianisation of the european countries. So I guess the reason lies right there.
The german Weihnachten means just "blessed night", and it is older than your religion (really, believe me!), and the scandinavians to this very day call it Yule (well they write Jul, but it is the same word).
So how come you Americans always think the winter holiday has to do with the carpenter you are worshipping?
Yesterday I really read someone's comment here who seriously believed Americans call it Christmas because his personal deity (Christ) was decided to be born on that holiday. That is of course utter nonsense, but it is shocking how many people seriously believe that. Can you imagine how scared the world is of you?
2006-09-28 16:37:58 · answer #2 · answered by albgardis T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No offense here, and a Joyous Yule back at you. Though I no longer call it Christmas, the feelings are the same, no matter what name you give it, and when dealing with the public at large, I usually just say "Merry Christmas," because most people have no idea what Yule is anymore. And, of course, I use it when masquerading as a certain jolly elf because he's SUPPOSED to say Merry Christmas!
2006-09-28 16:57:33 · answer #3 · answered by whtknt 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do believe we would do well as Christians to beware of the Americanized version and cultural story of Saint Nicholas. We teach our children through tradition and songs that Santa Clause sees them when they are sleeping, knows when they're awake, and knows if they've been bad or good. He is a being with unbelievable abilities. He can visit every house in the world in twenty-four hours. Santa is a figure being portrayed as omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent. Santa Clause sure sounds a lot like God! What happens when we finally tell our children that Santa Clause really doesn't exist, but God does?! Isn't God also omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient? To make matters worse, God cannot be seen. He is invisible. A child is prone to reasoning that if Santa (and the Easter Bunny for that matter) does not exist, maybe God doesn't exist either. As adults we can separate Santa from God, and view Santa as a cultural, mythical figure associated with Christmas cheer, but a child does not have the logic of an adult and is likely to confuse the two, which might hinder their faith in the real person of Jesus Christ. I do not claim that a child who has believed in Santa will reject God. I myself was taught to believe in Santa and the Easter Bunny, and still believed in God. I did, however, briefly question God's existence when I found out that Santa and the Easter Bunny did not truly exist. It is possible to incorporate Santa Clause into Christmas cheer without propagating the "cultural theology" of his nature by communicating the historical roots of his person, and explaining to the children that there is no real being named Santa who can see all, know all, and do all. Santa should never be the focus of the Christmas holiday, but rather Jesus Christ Himself.
http://www.apostolic.net/biblicalstudies/holidays.htm
2006-09-29 01:03:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it doesn't bother me a bit. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
2006-09-28 22:32:39 · answer #5 · answered by couchP56 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope... (early) Merry Christmas!
2006-09-28 22:31:59 · answer #6 · answered by suninmyskies 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not. I will continue to say Merry Christmas. This having to say Happy Holidays or Season's Greetings is a bunch of crap.
2006-09-29 08:51:34 · answer #7 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you.. Jingle Bells
2006-09-28 17:56:28 · answer #8 · answered by StarShine G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
hah.. I love saying Merry Christmas!
Happy Holidays takes out CHRIST. We dont want that at all. He is the reason for the season!!!
God Bless
2006-09-29 12:46:07 · answer #9 · answered by sshhmmee2000 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hell no am I offended. Have yourself a Merry little Christmas. :)
2006-09-29 07:03:08 · answer #10 · answered by Evey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, not me. Nor would I be offended if anyone wished me a Happy Hannukah, Ramadan, or Kwanzaa. Even though I don't celebrate those holidays, I let others celebrate holy days in their own tradition. I'm a Christian who believes in religious tolerance.
2006-09-28 16:52:45 · answer #11 · answered by ☼Grace☼ 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋