everybody from Bill O'reilly get their undies in a knot when the stores started saying "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas". If the gift giving and comerce and glitter has nothing to do with the real Christmas, (and I maintain it does not) what do you care how Macys celebrates it's fourth Quarter?
2006-11-18 03:20:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't care what they say. Alot of people have a problem with being told they CAN'T say Merry Christmas. It's just a little freedom of speech thing!
2006-11-18 03:28:20 · answer #1 · answered by Red neck 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard a lady on the radio the other day saying that she loves Christmas. She loves the trees, the gifts, the season, Santa, she just wished that they'd take the whole religion thing out of it. HMMM - let's see - the etymology of Christmas - Christ - Messiah - Mass - Celebration -so Christmas directly means the celebration of the Messiah. If secular society wants to celebrate Christmas, I have no problem with that - but don't try and force the Christians to remove the very basis for the celebration. Yes I know that the Christians started the holiday 4 days after the celebration of the winter solstice in order to help new converts in Europe adjust. Yes I know Jesus was probably born sometime in the Spring. However, it is the day we Christians choose to acknowledge our Savior's birth. If you want to celebrate the winter solstice - do it on the 21st/22nd.
2006-11-18 11:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by padwinlearner 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The story of Santa comes from the Vienese legend of St Nicholas. I
discovered the legend says he had a companion named Krampus. An
evil spirit! Look it up!
Isn't that just how a devil would think? "Yo, Nick, let's give everybody lots of
presents, and the old keeping up with the Jones's will kick in, and the
financial burden will make them all sick!"
2006-11-18 11:51:58 · answer #3 · answered by THE NEXT LEVEL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, American Christians have a very hard time fulfilling Jesus' prophesy that they will be persecuted so they have to come up with something. whining about being dissed on web forums and in chat room and complaining about the deChristing of Christmas is the best they can do.
2006-11-18 12:00:31 · answer #4 · answered by nebtet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because if they offend another culture they wont get any mor emoney, if you say merry christmas to a jew, they might not shop at macys anymore, so therefor they loose money
its all about the cash for them.
2006-11-18 11:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think the reason people get bent out of shape over the phrase happy holidays is because it is yet another ploy by secular America to take Christ out of everything including Christmas.
2006-11-18 11:23:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The god of this world (he came here 2000 years ago after our Lord Jesus Christ went to heaven!) plays with our minds,, he wants us near him not with the GOD of SAINT LOVE. May God help us love each other!
2006-11-18 11:24:27 · answer #7 · answered by tatal_nostru2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
american gov can pretend to be anything to manipulate the minds of its citizens
toooo clever
americans = descendants of CRUSADERS!!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-18 11:24:24 · answer #8 · answered by Ouzian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think we should all go on strike one year and not by any gifts at all for any one for Christmas .....and show them who is boss.....take their power away.
2006-11-18 11:26:08 · answer #9 · answered by zee zee 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋