Christmas is a National Holiday. Everyone knows it.?

Question

I am not trying to mock any religions but I am angry. I am a Roman Catholic and I like to celebrate Christmas and I recognize it as the birth of our Lord. TELL ME- How is it even remotely fair that public schools recognize Jewish Holidays along with Muslim Holidays but will not state on their school calendars the holidays that represent the Christians at schools. EVERYONE KNOWS, Happy Holidays is MERRY CHRISTMAS. WHY? Why are the schools so politically correct. I can not stand it. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

I agree. Happy Holidays should account for all the other holidays also. Can you answer me the easter part of the year then. Spring Break in high school? Funny- It usually just so happens to fall on the same week as Easter. Thank God. I went through Catholic school all my life and even though I am still in college I attend church and feel strongly about Jesus.

Answer 1

Jesus is the reason for the season. I understand your aggravation. Maybe all those who don't want to celebrate "Christmas" should be working on December 25th, since they don't believe in Christmas and all. But no, they will take the benefits of our Christian holiday without accepting the reason for it.

Our schools are getting better. My daughter's class discussed Christianity along with other world religions. This is her first year in public school, ninth grade. She's been in a private Christian school up until this year.

By the way everyone, while Walmart is back to Merry Christmas, Best Buy refuses to change their "happy holidays" ad theme and greeting. So let's show them what happens when they go against 80% of the people of the US who celebrate "Christmas". If we do, I'll bet they change their minds next year. Just like Walmart did.

Answer 2

Why get so angry if someone says Happy Holidays to you? Why do you insist that they say Merry Christmas? You say po-tay-to, I say po-tah-to, but in the end, we both like fries. Each group has their own seasonal greeting, but they all worship the same celestial being. Just be glad for that.

I'm one of those awful atheists one of the previous posters mentioned. I do not want to eliminate Merry Christmas as a greeting for the holiday.

Surprised? Don't be. I also don't want to eliminate Happy Hannukah or Merry Kwanzaa, either (though I don't understand how Kwanzaa, a holiday that isn't even celebrated in Africa, can be a holiday, but whatever).

It is my atheistic belief that all faiths can be celebrated by any and all people. My neighbors have many different faiths... I'm surrounded by many Christian faiths, Muslims, Catholics, Agnostics, Jews, etc., and they are all free to celebrate the season as they see fit. No one of them is more important than any other in this big free land of ours. And I welcome the site of all of the faiths celebrated together, people celebrating with one another, regardless of beliefs.

My own personal beliefs aside, this country is filled with MANY different faiths and beliefs. My son's public school doesn't celebrate ANY holidays. They had a 'fall festival' that was part of their learning about the pilgrims and the native Americans, but they didn't use "thankgiving" as the theme because that first meal with the "Indians" wasn't called that either. We are having a Winter Concert that will incorporate all types of celebratory seasonal songs, though none that pertain to any type of religion.

It is NOT to "eliminate" holidays or to be politically correct. It's because if they were to allow each faith to present their own program, it would be far too long for anyone to enjoy it. We do not include ANY faith-based holidays on our calendar but those that are national holidays, so our calendar will say "Christmas Break" because that's what it's called.

The USA opened it's shores LONG AGO to any and all faiths and beliefs to enter and reside and thrive here. We can't then say, "Well, you can only celebrate Christianity during the winter season, sorry. You can only celebrate Christmas." We'd have to let all faiths contribute and at this point, there are way too many of them to make that feasible.

As for someone saying "Merry Christmas" to me... I'm happy that they take the time to give me a greeting at all! I will answer "Happy Holidays" and hope they are okay with that. they are being very kind to include me in their belief and I hope that they will take my greeting in kind.

Answer 3

Actually, at public schools they don't say the holidays. the holiday for Yom Kippur is our fall holiday, like winter holiday is for christmas. easter is called spring holiday. and ramadan doesn't even get a day off for everybody, just those of that religion. they don't state them on school calenders, except with the holidays that only those of that religion are given permission to be absent on. however, people say merry christmas anyway. however, it isn't exactly nice to wish a jewish person a merry christmas, i mean really, u know you should say happy hannukah or something.

Answer 4

Happy Holidays does not mean only Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays represents Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas and any other religious holiday that's celebrated during the Nov. and Dec. months. Christmas isn't the only hoiday celebrated during this time of year!!

Answer 5

There is always some parent somewhere who will complain if a Christian holiday is mentioned. People just have too much time on their hands if they complain about stuff like that.

Someone else said that even Walmart is going back to "Christmas" this year. I noticed that earlier this evening while there. There were Christmas carols playing -- like, songs about Christ! It made me smile.

Answer 6

Merry Christmas to all people! Merry Christmas!


I love Target, Wal Mart and K Mart!

Answer 7

Take heart even WalMart is going back to Merry Christmas this year. It's all of the atheists out there that are changing things. They are the reason we can't say the pledge of allegiance in schools any more. I don't know how they can stand even spending American money because it all says IN GOD WE TRUST!

Merry CHRISTmas to you too!!!

Answer 8

i'm no longer Christian, and intensely plenty into our constitutional rights, such with the aid of fact the wall of separation between church and state. even with the undeniable fact that it does not problem me. 'Christmas' is extremely 2 thoroughly separate issues, a non secular holiday and a mundane holiday. all of us enjoys the secular holiday. assume you had to spend time in some incredibly remoted, unusual united states, a place with all diverse customs. Now assume you found available became right into a time of year while all of us embellished their properties and shops with colored lights furniture, went paying for, have been given mutually for dinner at one yet another's residences, and exchanged presents. does not you savour it whether you probably did no longer share the non secular custom at the back of it?

Answer 9

"Politically Correct" is what bigots scream when they see other people trying to do the right thing. ONE GOD, MANY WAYS! deal with it.

Go to Wal-Mart, and make sure you say "Merry Christmas" for all the slave laborers who make that stuff for pennies a week, and don't forget mistletoe for all the newborns maimed by pollution in China so you can have cheap plastic trinkets. Enjoy your Christmas feast.

Answer 10

i don't know ask bill oreilly