Are you offended by the word Christmas???

Question

Someone actually said on the radio, either Kmart or some other big retailer, the term Christmas is disrespectful!??? What?????

Answer 1

I'm offended that people are offended by it. They can call it whatever they want. To me it will ALWAYS be Christmas.

Answer 2

Nope! However I am offended by seeing the Salvation Army standing outside an establishment pandering for donations every Christmas. I know that the Salvation Army does some great charity work and I know they help 100’s of people but what upsets me is they don’t help unconditionally. The Salvation Army attaches all types of strings to there otherwise good work. For example they will feed, shelter and house the homeless and needy but will also require them to go to church services, be evangelized to and so on regardless of that person’s beliefs or faith. That is not true Christian charity in my opinion. The Salvation Army also uses that money to send Missionaries all over the world to evangelize some pagan culture is out in the middle of nowhere and doing just fine on there own. It’s not till a bunch of missionaries show up thumping the bible and telling these people they need to wear clothes, they need electricity and they need Christ in there life if they want to be happy. Leave them alone they were doing just fine until we destroyed there fragile society, brought in diseases they have no resistance too. If you want to help others help of your own free will. From your heart, give freely with no expectations of return or even so much as a thank you.

If the Salvation Army is allowed to stand outside stores and pander during Christmas time why not allow all charities to do the same. Why should they have the exclusive?

Anyway I digress, sorry. Again the word Christmas does not offend me. Thank you for asking.

Answer 3

Retailers have stopped saying" Merry Christmas" not to "offend" - as they collect money from all Christians, to feed their greedy wives, children and mansions. NOTHING - not the media, not "their" anger, not the press can ever snuff out the joy a Christian feels at Christmas time. And there isn't a Hannuka bush or a dredle that could ever fulfill that overwhelming feeling that we experience as we celebrate the Birth of Christ every year. Christmas is the most celebrated time of year in the world.

Answer 4

No, "Christmas" doesn't offend me.

As a proud member of the tribe, I am more than happy to cede all of the materialism and shclocky merchandising to the Goyim. Let them have it.

It is unfortunate that my American Jewish ancestors allowed the influence of the WASPy majority influence so dramatically the cultural practice of Hannukah. There is no gift exchanging like in the US at Hannukah time among native Israelis. The only people exchanging gifts at Hannukah time in Israel are the expatriate Americans, clinging to their traditions, with the realization that they only exist in that form as a reaction to the influence of Christmas. Sure, Jews have been celebrating Hannukah for 1000s of years, but as far as holidays go, Hannukah doesn't really compare with - oh let's say Passover or Yom Kippur. The story of Hannukah isn't even in the Torah, that is how "important" it is.

By the way, I "made" level 5 with this answer, so choosing it best would be a double-mitzvah.

Answer 5

Can This Be Christmas?

What’s all this hectic rush and worry?
Where go these crowds who run and curry?
Why all the lights—the Christmas trees?
The jolly “fat man,” tell me please!

Why, don’t you know? This is the day
For parties and for fun and play;
Why this is Christmas!

So this is Christmas, do you say?
But where is Christ this Christmas day?
Has He been lost among the throng?
His voice drowned out by empty song?

No. He’s not here—you’ll find Him where
Some humble soul now kneels in prayer,
Who knows the Christ of Christmas.

But see the many aimless thousands
Who gather on this Christmas Day,
Whose hearts have never yet been opened,
Or said to Him, “Come in to stay.”

In countless homes the candles burning,
In countless hearts expectant yearning
For gifts and presents, food and fun,
And laughter till the day is done.

But not a tear of grief or sorrow
For Him so poor He had to borrow
A crib, a colt, a boat, a bed
Where He could lay His weary head.

I’m tired of all this empty celebration,
Of feasting, drinking, recreation;
I’ll go instead to Calvary.

And there I’ll kneel with those who know
The meaning of that manger low,
And find the Christ—this Christmas.

I leap by faith across the years
To that great day when He appears
The second time, to rule and reign,
To end all sorrow, death, and pain.

In endless bliss we then shall dwell
With Him who saved our souls from hell,
And worship Christ—not Christmas!

M.R. DeHaan, M.D., Founder, Radio Bible Class

Answer 6

I evaluate myself to be a kind of so called 'Politically fantastic' human beings. and that i'm an Atheist. have self assurance it or no longer this politically fantastic Atheist will deliver Christmas enjoying cards and desire pals and kinfolk a happy christmas. that's a cultural competition and you do no longer could desire to have self assurance in the supernatural to have fun with it. there substitute right into a competition in December properly beforehand there have been Christians. Christianity in elementary terms absorbed it like it did with such greater than a number of Pagan rituals to impose the hot faith on the locals. in spite of the incontrovertible fact that if somebody desires to call it something different than Christmas what truly is misguided with that? in spite of each little thing that's in basic terms what the Christians did. And the solar will nonetheless arise on Boxing Day!!

Answer 7

In our area, last year, they banned the term "Merry Christmas" and made all the employees say "Happy Holidays" because some said saying Merry Christmas was offensive to those who did not believe in God and Jesus. Then, they asked the people in our area to vote and it turns out that over 90 percent wanted The term "Merry Christmas" back. The rest of the percentage was split between those who were offended and those who didn't care either way.
That is what POLITICAL CORRECTNESS is all about.....catering to a few who are complaining rather than to the majority.
And it is not as if this is a civil rights issue, because in that case the minority should be heard if the majority is going against human rights. But this is about OUR CUSTOMS AND OUR TRADITIONS IN OUR COUNTRY and the majority says "Let us say MERRY CHRISTMAS"

So, to answer your question.....no, I am not offended.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE!!!

Answer 8

'Mass of Christ'. I don't think it is offensive. I don't think we should assume that everyone is Christian or should be, either. It is how people think about religion that I want to change, not their Christmas celebrations. People should have Christmas but don't be so gungho about it. I celebrate it and visit other relatives. I just don't like the commercialism about it. Santa is for kids and should be a sideline, as in you get a couple of nice gifts and that's it. Kids should be good for the sake of being good. It is all about money these days, not family.

Answer 9

No, it doesn't offend me, but then neither does the phrase "Happy Holidays".

There seems to be far more pointless outrage over "Happy Holidays" than there is over "Merry Xmas", and yet if you suggest to those people that they should grow up and let it pass they will immediately claim that you are attacking their religion.

When are Christians going to realize that they are creating the very enviroment they claim to be fighting against? One were Xmas is seen as a source of oppression and intolernce instead of peace and goodwill?

Answer 10

I'm not sure what they mean by disrespectful but the term Christmas would refer to the Christian holiday which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, who saved all of humanity. But th holiday of Christmas itself was originally a pagan worship of Christmas trees. because the tree itself didn't die in the winter like all the other ones people would worship them because they believed that the trees had healing ability's and they symbolized eternal life. The worship itself involved cutting down an evergreen tree, bringing it in doors, and adorning it with trinkets which would ensure good harvest for the next year. but enough about that as far as The term "Merry Christmas" being offensive, many people consider Christian views to be narrow minded and to commonly said to be unbelievable. This term being titled offensive points in the same direction as not being able to teach creation in schools and prayer being something to look down upon. It is only people being narrow minded toward Christians and not respecting our ideas and values as we try to do to theirs. many people disagree about religion but more and more people every year come the belief of evolution, which in itself is everything against Christianity and creation. so it being offensive is just America turning toward ideas of atheism and hated.

Answer 11

Either you misunderstood or the radio person is just a quack. Nobody semi normal is offended by the word Christmas. That said, it makes you wonder whether the people who are offended by Happy Holidays are quacks too.