...that had Winter Solstice sales, and made the employees say "Happy Yule?"
What about one that only recognized Hanukkah?
Please explain your answer. There will be a follow up question to this, I think.
2006-12-09 04:28:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
kenny p, for the sake of argument, no, they do not say Merry Christmas. It is as if Christmas does not exist to them.
2006-12-09 04:32:25 · update #1
just curious, they are celebrating something while being religious. Yule and Hanukkah are both religious holidays.
2006-12-09 04:34:32 · update #2
And the greatest of these; Love the Lord with all your heart, and love thy neighbor as thyself.
Shop online like I have. No people to talk to or put up with.
And if I were shopping in stores, I would respect others or walk away.
Merry CHRIST-mas to you.
2006-12-09 04:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by pj 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes, I don't have a problem with it. I have some good friends who celebrate Yule every year and invite me over. And when I'm there I sincerely wish them a Happy Yule. Same thing with Hanukkah. I have some Jewish friends and always wish them a Happy Hanukkah. Personally I don't care what someone believes in as long as he or she has something that makes him/her want to be a good person and not harm others. That's also why I look for cards that specifically say "Seasons Greetings".
2006-12-09 12:35:07 · answer #2 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, mainly because I don't celebrate Christmas either. Having said that, most people don't realize that Christmas is just a twisted version of the pagan winter solstice celebration, designed centuries ago to unite the pagan and 'Christian' communities with a common holiday. True Christians don't celebrate Christmas.
2006-12-09 12:33:08 · answer #3 · answered by Epitome_inc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since paganism existed before Christianity, I have no problem with it at all. How is that any worse than stores that only allow employees to say "Happy holidays"? Whatever people want to say to me in a form of a holiday blessing, I'm fine with.
If a store ONLY had Chanukkah items, I probably wouldn't shop there, simply because I'm not in need of any Jewish religious items.
2006-12-09 12:33:03 · answer #4 · answered by Moxie1313 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's completely ridiculous, even painful how all this stuff has been going on lately. Would the people who boycott those stores do research on everywhere they shop and every service they pay for to make sure they didn't have any problems with how it's run? Do they refuse to buy clothes made by Philippino children who work their fingers bloody for ten cents an hour? Or anything else that matters?
2006-12-09 12:43:07 · answer #5 · answered by Phil 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would have no problem with it. Why should Christmas be the only Holiday celebrated during the winter months?
2006-12-09 12:50:36 · answer #6 · answered by The Pope 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure. If they had a good price on something I wanted....why not? I'm buying merchandise, not buying into their spiritual lives.
If I needed a Jewish copy of the Scriptures, or a menorah, of course I'd go to a store that only recognized Hanukkah.
The question is moot. This is America. I love our freedoms. Especially of religion. I celebrate it.
2006-12-09 12:32:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would, it would aggrevate me some but I want shun a store just because of that. Deep down they're trying to celebrate something without trying to be religious. It just shows how desperate they are.
2006-12-09 12:33:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Depends on what I was buying. But honestly, I don't support anything that I don't believe in. Such as, I don't buy little debbie products because they support NASCAR who still uses the confederate flag.
2006-12-09 12:31:57 · answer #9 · answered by Butterfly Princess 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I could't care less if they celebrate Ramadan in July. If they have what I want, I'm buying it.
2006-12-09 19:44:07 · answer #10 · answered by WHITE TRASH ARMENIAN 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋