what is wrong with Christmas?

Question

if we can't say Merry Christmas in school how come it is ok to have black history and hispanic month ect. and selebrate others belives how come my son can't have a polish day or gefman day or greak day or easter day befor you send the ans of ofence i'am not aganst any of this things i wiil tell some one happy hanukkah or any other thing thay belive it is called being nice if some one tells me happy hanukkah i say thank you what's wrong with that i'am sorry of the spelling i let you do as you please and you let me do as i please

Answer 1

I agree with that completely. It is wrong. My son started preschool this year. On the school calendar, rather than recognizing Easter, they have a "spring break." Yet, his class is going trick-or-treating on the square in costume. We don't celebrate Halloween, because our church does an INCREDIBLE alternative party, but this year, I still have to spend my $$ on a holiday I don't like.

I think it should be all or nothing. I find it ironic that the people that protest Christmas celebrations in the classroom aren't working harder to ensure that they don't get off work that day. Is that not a form of honoring the holiday, as well? The school thing is just about what the parents want. It has nothing to do with the staff or the kids. It's unfair to them, too. They don't care what it's for- they just like having class parties. So taking that privilege away because a few people petitioned the board to cancel it, maybe threatened to pull their kids out or sue, is unfair... It seems we've taken the youth of being a child these days. The kids dress in miniature versions of their parents' clothes, play with toy cell phones, arranging fake business meetings... What happened to Care Bears and tree houses? The innocence of childhood seems to have vanished. Now, we push our political views off onto them, making our religious prejudices their problem.

The responsible parties are not concerned about what is fair. They only seek to rectify their own injustices, no matter the cost to others. It's because we live in an egocentric world. It's sad.

Answer 2

You are so right. Every other religious holiday is kept sacred and not an offense to anyone. Just CHRISTmas it seems. They are just so offended by the word CHRISTmas and cannot let those of us who honor CHRISTmas be. I will say Merry CHRISTmas now and forever. I can respect other holidays as well and respect the people who have other traditions or beliefs.
Again, I think people who are supposed to be open minded, mature and intelligent, should examine their own selves to figure out why the word CHRISTmas is so offensive to them. Think about y'all. It is so obvious. It is word CHRIST that offends them, and that is what the Bible said would happen.

BTW, my friend, for your own sake, take advantage of the spell check option, I know I do, so you can skip some of the nasty remarks.
Have a Merry, Merry CHRISTMAS and don't let all the negative people stop you!

Answer 3

"A government agency or institution cannot respect one religion over another." Sadly, that's not entirely true. In New York, thanks to the Anti-Christian Lawyers Union (ACLU), the Christian Nativity scene is banned, but the Islamic crescent and the Jewish Menorah are welcomed.

I think this is totally absurd. Using the "logic" applied here, shouldn't I be terribly offended that no one has ever told me Happy Hanukkah or Merry Kwanzaa? As for the separation of church and state, I really don't think our founding fathers wanted religion totally removed from the public - they just didn't want anyone to be forced into religion. I don't see how a Christmas party in school is going to force anyone to convert.

Lastly, here's a sad story for you. The slogan of the town of North Pole, Alaska, uses the slogan, "Where the spirit of Christmas lives year-round". At the North Pole elementary school "Holiday Concert" last year, they sang Hanukkah songs, they sang Kwanzaa songs, but no Christmas carols. How ridiculous is that?

Answer 4

There is nothing politicaly incorect about ones culture. Religion is a different situation. A goverment agency or institution cannot respect one religion over another. It is easier to restrict than it is to include all the religions of the world. or even the few in a slected area. Not to mention how many parents would raise hell if their child came home Saying Hoppy Soltice, because they learned it at school

Answer 5

Private citizens can say what they like in school. Public schools however are bound by the establishment clause to hold themselves to a benign neutrality in matters of religious opinion. No one religious group can dictate the curriculum to favor their own doctrines or to show disfavor towards other doctrines.

A person may say what they like in such matters, but when acting in the role of teacher or administrator they become an agent of the government and ere explicitly forbidden to use that authority to promote any religious agenda.

Answer 6

I think people are taking things to far. If you want to say Merry Christmas... Happy Chanukkah or Happy Easter.. or whatever... Do so out of the kindness of your heart. I do not think it is disrespectful to say any of those things. I think if more people were saying these things at the appropriate holiday... More people would smile. It is so sad that our children are the ones who are really suffering from all of this nonsense.. I am all for personal beliefs... but enough is enough already..

Answer 7

If it's not "Merry Christmas" that is causing the concern there will be something else. Things have gotten out of hand with all the politically correct stuff. It doesn't offend me if someone wishes me well on anything whatever the occasion.

Answer 8

I'm a pagan, but I don't mind "Merry Christmas." I say it to most of my friends and family and say "Happy Yule" to other pagans. It doesn't bother me in stores or schools or anything. The term does not seem religiously loaded to me, it's pretty generic.

I wish people wouldn't make a big deal out of it. It just seems like a mountain out of a molehill, and I'm not even Christian.

Answer 9

If you want the truth, I'll tell you. Christmas, along with Easter and Halloween are pagan observances that true Christians avoid.

Answer 10

We said Merry Christmas when I was in school. That was back in the dark ages though.

Times are different now. With all the religious put into changing our government and our laws to make this country a theocracy, I , for one, am pleased to see religion restricted as much as possible. You brought this on yourselves. I see the states forbidding gay marriage and that is putting religion in the law. You cannot be allowed to force your religious beliefs on the citizens of this country.