Do you think that the Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays issue started here in the Religion and Spirituality section of Yahoo! Answers? Why or why not?
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2006-12-18 04:49:12 · 24 answers · asked by TPCAN 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I wish you a Merry Christmas!
2006-12-18 04:51:24 · answer #1 · answered by Fire_God_69 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The issue of whether to say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays has been being debated for several years now. I'm so sick of everyone having to be "PC". We all say Happy New Year, even though the Jewish people and the Chinese people have different New years celebrations. Why can't we just say Merry Christmas and everyone allow the majority to enjoy a holiday?All of this political correctness has gotten out of hand and to the point of being ridiculous.
2006-12-18 05:34:25 · answer #2 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
The debate about "Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays" has been going on for a few years now. Yahoo! Answers has only been around for 1 year.
2006-12-18 04:57:02 · answer #3 · answered by ☼Grace☼ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First, that argument is not confined to this forum.
As well, neither is truly appropriate. A minority of the people on this planet are christians, so merry christmas simply doesn't do the job. And although happy holidays might be seen to work better, the fact is that not every religion has a holiday at this time of year.
I used to work in international banking, doing payments, among other things. One year, one of the clerks came across an order to send Yen on 25 December. She was absolutely incredulous and couldn't understand this. Neither could our unit manager. But Japan is a a shintoist nation, and 25 December simply isn't a holiday there. So, why couldn't Yen be paid on that date in any year?
In fact, even among christians, christmas is not necessarily a big thing. Another of my co-workers was a christian, from the Phillipines, whose wedding anniversay was 25 December. He explained that christmas simply isn't that big of a deal in his homeland.
Now, one would think that in a predominately catholic country, good friday would be a holiday that would find all businesses and all banks closed. Not in France, where it's a normal working day.
Like it or not, christians, particularly christians in the west, are extremely arrogant in their self-imposed worldview, an arrogance that causes them to truly believe that their beliefs and their holidays are the be all and end all of the world. They're not.
2006-12-18 05:08:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, the Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays issue has been going on for a few years now. It is a very stupid debate, isn't It?
I think the people who are so worried about the symbols of our Christian faith that have been around for several centuries probably just need to take a good laxative.
Merry Christmas!!
2006-12-18 04:56:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
This fight has been going on for years. It has nothing to do with YA, although I'm sure that this forum helps perpetuate it.
My view of it is this. A Walmart or a Target employee saying Happy Holidays in no way infringes on anyone elses ability to celebrate Christmas. For as long as I can remember the period between Thanks giving and New Years has been called the Holiday Season. There is Thanksgiving, New Years, Christmas, Hanukkah, sometimes Ramadan, and now Kwanzaa. For whatever reason some Christians have decided to try and claim the entire season as their own.
One of the biggest ironies in this whole debate involves nativity scenes in shopping malls. Some Christian groups are boycotting malls that have not erected nativity scenes, accusing the malls of being anti-Christian. The reason I call it ironic is the shopping mall is a symbol of how commercialized Christmas has become. These groups don't seem interested in reducing the commercialism, just merging piety with commerce.
2006-12-18 05:01:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It began with the so called 'politically correct' such as the ACLU trying to make it seem like people are insulted by Christmas. So many people celebrate Christmas these days, what with Santa etc., it doesn't have to even be a Christian holiday! I wish it was, but what can you do besides say Merry Christmas to all the Wal-Mart people and see what they say back.
Merry Christmas. If you're Jewish, Happy Hanukkah. Happy Kwanza to anyone who celebrates it. Happy New Year. Not Happy Holidays, it makes you seem stupid if you say that.
2006-12-18 04:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by L-dog =) 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mary
Christmas
2006-12-18 05:00:44 · answer #8 · answered by Minister 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours from an old - fashioned guy.
2006-12-18 05:36:08 · answer #9 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it is another way for others to take away from our heritage & customs whether you agree with the beliefs or not.
Merry Christmas! This has been shouted for years. Only in America will people try to remove our Country's heritage, history & long-held traditions because they do not please everybody.
All other cultures have stong heritage, traditions and history. Why are we letting ours go? What will our children have to hold onto?
No wonder we are seen as weak minded by other countries! We bend and sway at every whiner that comes along!
2006-12-18 05:05:26 · answer #10 · answered by jamocha 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋