How come they say happy holidays. Stores and restuarants aren't allowed to say Merry Christmas. It's something about offending people, but there offending the Christians when they say that's not allowed.
CHRISTmas!!!!
It's Christmas with a capital "C" look that up on you tube you'll get it.
2007-11-30 10:19:50 · 28 answers · asked by rchl4454 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They are being politically correct.
I don't think that you should be offended when someone wishes you Happy Holidays. It's nice.
Have you ever said Merry Christmas to a Jew? Don't you think that offends them?
I understand that our country no longer separates Church and State, but it is supposed to and somewhere along the line, someone decided that around the holidays it is best for to be politically correct. It's a small step, but it could lead to good things.
2007-11-30 10:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by thai 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me ask you, isn't Christmas a holiday? So why would you be offended by the wish of a happy holiday? I can't imagine why you would need the holiday to be mentioned by name. Now, on the other hand, if you wish someone who doesn't celebrate that particular holiday to have a happy one, then you are, in effect not wishing that person anything. Can't you see how someone would be offended by that? If I tell you to have a happy Chanukkah or Eid, don't you think you might take at least a little offense? Of course you would. So why not be inclusive and take just the smallest step to not offend people? And please don't give me the majority argument, as there is no reason for the majority to be offended by this.
2007-11-30 18:25:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I say "Merry Christmas." Sometime, if I see someone around Thanksgiving and it's someone I probably won't see for another couple months, I will wish them "Happy Holidays," meaning Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years all in one.
Non-Christians who get offended when someone wishes them "Merry Christmas" are either way too sensitive, or they're just looking for something to be indignant about. After all, Christmas is a secular holiday as well, and many Jews, Muslims, and even atheists I know celebrate the season....and almost all of them call it "Christmas."
Christians who won't wish people "Merry Christmas" (unless they specifically know someone it doesn't sit well with) are just plain spineless.
2007-11-30 18:28:05 · answer #3 · answered by Yinzer Power 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm a Christian. I celebrate Christmas. I don't take offense when somebody wishes me Happy Holidays because there are a number of different celebrations going on here between Thanksgiving and New Years. I don't care what somebody else celebrates, they can have equal time with the merchants. I have friends who are Christian, Jewish, Mormon and Jehovah's Witness. We are friends because we open our hearts to one another, share our beliefs, but let the other have the beliefs they want to have and celebrate what they want to celebrate. I bake brownies for my JW friends, I send Hanukkah cards to my Jewish friends and if I knew anybody who celebrated Kwanzaa I'd probably send them a card, too. Get to know a little bit about your neighbor who has a different faith. It's not suppose to change your own, it's only suppose to teach you about others. It comes under the heading of tolerance and acceptance, and you might find there are many more similarities than you know.
So............
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all!!! And to all a good night!
2007-11-30 18:36:34 · answer #4 · answered by kj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. They are "allowed" to say what they want when not at work.
2. Since stores are not "public" domains (they are not run by the government), the store can make any policy they like about how employees greet customers.
3. Many retailers are savvy enough to realize that not all the people who come through the doors between Thanksgiving and Christmas are Christians. They understand that shoppers my be buying gifts for any number of winter holidays and the greeting "happy holidays" is more applicable when the beliefs of indivivdual shoppers is unknown.
2007-11-30 18:25:26 · answer #5 · answered by atheist 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There are other religious holidays that are right on top of Christmas so it's not the ONLY holiday during that time of year. You've got Kwanza and Hannukah. How many times have you wished a Jewish person a Merry Christmas? You need to expand your thoughts a bit to understand that it needs to be inclusive.
2007-11-30 18:23:35 · answer #6 · answered by Yogini 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They are most certainly "allowed" to say Merry Christmas but they choose to wish happy holidays to ALL of their customers, not just the Christians.
Are Christians really so opposed to acknowledging that OTHER holidays occur at the same time?
2007-11-30 18:26:04 · answer #7 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because many holidays are celebrated on the day or close to it, including the one Christmas directly evolved from. Say whatever you want, I'll say happy Solstice, you say Merry Christmas, I don't really care.
2007-11-30 18:25:35 · answer #8 · answered by Jett 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Who cares?
If you read "Happy Holidays", then think to yourself "Merry Christmas".
Problem solved.
People get offended by everything!
2007-11-30 18:24:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Saying Happy Holidays INCLUDES EVERYONE. Saying Merry Christmas EXCLUDES A LOT OF PEOPLE. Do you get it now?
2007-11-30 18:23:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋