This is primarily for Christians, and among Christians will probably apply most directly to the evangelical sect.
Why would you wish someone you KNOW is Jewish a "Merry Christmas" instead of a "Happy Hannukah?" The receptionist at my work is a "hard core" Christian of some sort. I don't know if she's Baptist, born again, or what exactly, but whatever, she really is a very nice person, and has been here for at least 15 years.
We're sending a thank you card to one of our sales reps who sent us all chocolates for the holidays. Our sales rep is Jewish. Which everyone in the company knows, because he's been with us for a long time. He even sent us the chocolate gold coins that appear for Hannukah. So why, WHY, would she write "Merry Christmas!" when she signed her name?! WHY couldn't she write "Happy Hannukah?" I understand the sentiment, but is it so hard to acknowledge that a coworker doesn't share your beliefs? Really, is that so unthinkable? Please help me understand.
2007-12-13 02:39:03 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Alan S, she talks about Jesus and her church all the time, which I personally think is highly inappropriate for the work place, but it hasn't yet turned into prosthelytizing. Believe me, to her Christmas is a religious holiday, not a commercial, secular holiday.
2007-12-13 02:50:36 · update #1
Cathy, we received the Hannukah chocolates years ago. This year he sent Godiva. Last year he sent tea. The year before that he sent Harry & David jam. The year before that he sent gourmet popcorn.
2007-12-13 03:11:44 · update #2
Either ignorance,unfortunate mistake or down right stubbornness.
2007-12-13 02:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by Cotton Wool Ninja 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Basic manners, if nothing else, would have required only a "thanks for everything you do" and her signature ... and really, her signature alone would have sufficed. If, as you've indicated, she is well aware of the sales rep's beliefs she should save the "Merry Christmas" for her own Christmas card list which presumably includes only other Christians. It's called respect.
I am also "hard core" with regard to my faith ... but I do not send Mass cards (a type of Christmas card that indicates the recipient is being remembered at a special Mass) to my evangelical friends and relatives, for the same reason.
2007-12-13 02:52:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If I may answer, though I'm not Christian, I'm Jewish:
I don't have any problem with being wished a 'merry xmas'. If that's the worst thing that anyone says to me or wishes me, I'll be a lucky person indeed!
Yes, of course it's really sweet when non Jews remember that it's Chanukah. But when someone wishes you 'merry xmas' they are not being offensive or disrespectful, and it shouldn't be taken that way.
I'm sure that non Jews living in Israel get wished Happy Chanukah, and not Merry Christmas, and I'm sure they're fine with it!
LIGHTEN UP PEOPLE!
2007-12-13 02:52:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-11 05:04:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa, Rudolph (the reindeer not the ex-gov), the elves, frosty the snowman and the Grinch viserated Jesus and God from Christmas long ago leaving only a shell of a holiday dedicated to capitalism and acted out as a wanton spendfest orgy.
therefore it has stepped outside the realm of a religious holiday and become universal. So...............
Merry Fu@king Christmas!!!
2007-12-13 02:47:02 · answer #5 · answered by Alan S 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I worked for a Jewish owned art gallery in a very Jewish art district of NYC, with very Jewish artists, collectors, curators, and critics. Everyone trafficked in the language of Christmas and I, the Christian, was the only one sensitive to it because PC people think I should be. Everyone is having a Merry Christmas while I walk on egg shells for no reason. It is time folks like you should let Jewish people be offended by what they truly find offensive instead of what you think they should find offensive. We are all adults, here.
2007-12-13 02:48:18 · answer #6 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I would never wish someone I knew wasn't Christian a Merry Christmas.
I would go with the more standard happy holidays or season's greetings.
2007-12-13 02:45:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well if everyone wants to be correct she should have written Happy Holidays, AND He honestly should not have sent Hanukkah chocolates (no one noticed anything with that I see). He should have just simply sent box Holiday Chocolates since he was sending them to non-Jews (bother to ask why he did that?). I am not saying that she is not wrong, but if you are going to lay pushing religion onto nonpracticioner lay it equally where it belongs.
Perhaps her Merry Christimas was in response to a Christian receiving Hanukkah Chocolates. I don't know ask her. And ask him why he was just as pushy too.
Either way both wrong AND BOTH showing lack of basic consideration (wondering if anyone else will pick up on him doing it too?
2007-12-13 02:52:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
She probably doesn't realize that Jews don't celebrate Xmas for religious reasons. If the guy is celebrating the commercial aspect of it, that would further her ignorance.
2007-12-13 04:33:06 · answer #9 · answered by strpenta 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people have to push their beliefs to the bitter end. Sometimes you just have to be embarrassed for them and move on.
2007-12-13 02:44:11 · answer #10 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋