I dont keep tabs on everyone's beliefs. It's just what I'm used to asking after 20 years of school. Right? Before you leave, you say "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year", when you come back you ask "How was Christmas break?"
There's no need to rant about Jesus not being the Christ. Maybe next time I should use the appropriate greeting. Jewish guy "How was Hanakkah", black guy, "Hey how was Kwanza", atheist "How was your winter break?". It's just a traditional greeting.
Or maybe I'm just a little annoyed and need to vent.
2007-01-19 15:38:58 · 10 answers · asked by Julio Cesar C 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Maybe you should practise your religion and turn the other cheek?
2007-01-19 15:42:41 · answer #1 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not everyone in the world celebrates Christmas, as you well know, and bringing religion into the classroom is very insensitive, especially if you have one or two Jewish students that cannot reply. Hows about just saying how was your break, and that would not exclude anyone. I do not know, as a teacher why you would not understand this as when you make the child that does not celebrate stand out it is cruel.
2007-01-20 00:22:48 · answer #2 · answered by Loraine H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not unless the person you say it to is an idiot.if a Jewish guy wished me happy Hanukkah i would wish him the same right back why should Christians have to bend over so much for other religions ? the 2 week vacation in north America is called the Christmas break not the seasons greetings break or the happy holidays break its Christmas here get use to it.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-19 23:59:04 · answer #3 · answered by treeman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Um, because Jewish people do not celebrate Christmas, that's why it's offensive. I'm sure you'd be offended by a Pagan saying Merry Meet and Blessed Be to you. Which one just did. Have a nice day now.
2007-01-19 23:45:37 · answer #4 · answered by Becca 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Christians celebrate Christmas a time of Jesus's birth - His coming. Jews don't believe that that baby was actually Jesus. They are still waiting for Jesus, so the don't celebrate Christmas as the birth of Jesus.
2007-01-19 23:50:16 · answer #5 · answered by Lucy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We're speeding toward Easter and you're still Bah Humbugging. Stop with the kvetching. Be glad you're not fasting a month.
2007-01-19 23:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by lyyman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gee, i don't know. when i know somebody is a christian, i make make the effort to acknowledge his religion and say "merry christmas" instead of "happy chanukah." i'm not sure why you feel its such a hardship to do the same for us.
2007-01-20 00:04:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you know theyre Jewish ask how Hanukah was instead
2007-01-19 23:44:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
How was your Eid!
Eid Mubarak!
2007-01-19 23:45:12 · answer #9 · answered by lovingmomhappykids 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Allah loves you!
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2007-01-19 23:48:01 · answer #10 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋