Sending Religious Christmas Cards Like Sending Mel Gibson A Hanukkah Card [Joy Behar-The View]

TheCivilRightsMovement ^ | DECEMBER 13, 2011 | DAVID BADASH

[massgopguy]

NEZ GODAL HAYAH SHAM from this Knight of Columbus.

[matginzac]

A**hole is Behar’s middle name...

[susannah59]

Some people are looking for every possible opportunity to be offended.

I don't think I've personally ever known a Jewish person I'd fit into that category. I've sent Hanukkah cards to some and received Christmas cards in return. Some have willingly participated in work Christmas festivities, others graciously declined. More than one has been willing to work on Christmas to allow those who did celebrate Christmas to do so.

I have, in fact, privately asked Jewish friends and acquaintances if they minded if I prayed for them. Privately, not to look like a "show" or to embarrass them or put them on the spot. Not one has ever found that offensive nor refused (I'm talking about prayers for health issues, that sort of thing).

It was interesting that the only comment following the article when I read it was by someone professing to be atheist, who said that he or she sent "atheist" cards to anyone who sent a religious Christmas card. Now, that's someone looking for an excuse to be offended.

[ZULU]

I wish Jewish People Happy Hanukkah and send them Hanukkah Cards and wish Christians like me Merry Christmas and send them Christmas cards. Other people get the have a nice holiday greeting or card. If we get people mixed up, so what? We’re all people.

Behar is a pandering leftist harlot trying to stir up enmity between people.

[keats5]

I send our Jewish friends a Christmas card every year. Sometimes I have special ones just for the Jewish friends, sometimes I don’t. Either way, I include our “Christmas Eve Open House” invitation in the envelope in the card.

My husband works with a lot of Jewish people, and since he’s inviting office people, he always includes his Jewish friends. It would seem rude to shun them when all the other employees are invited.

Rather than take offense, over the years, every single Jewish friend has taken us up on the offer. At a time when the whole country seems to be celebrating Christmas in the commercial world, they appreciate the chance to share in the festivities in the more personal setting of a Christian home.

[goodnesswins]

I don’t mind the pictures so much....it’s the single spaced, two page, 8 1/2x11” printed letter that outlines what they did all year that I find weird. Like it’s all about THEM....sheesh.

[GOPsterinMA]

“After all, I am buying a Christmas Present[s].”

Damn right!!!

[Ditter]

LOL! I forgot to mention those awful “look at us” letters. We got one from a cousin after she and her husband spent a year in Europe on a job. They went to every single upscale event/place in Europe, had lunch/dinner/cocktails in every fancy restaurant, played golf/skied at every fancy resort. It was the worst I have ever seen! I saved it and I should type it on this thread! It is the only one we ever got from that cousin BTW.

[JoeProBono]

[longfellow]

She is an American of italian decent. same as me. same as anyone born in this country. I am so tired of this hyphenated American crap.
I would like to send her a christmas Tarantula.

[Secret Agent Man]

Since Behar is now a witch, the appropriate card to send is a Halloween card. On any holiday.

[ExTxMarine]

I don't understand why anyone would send a Christmas card to a Jewish person in the first place.

Christmas is about the joy and love brought about by The Gift - Jesus Christ. As a Christian, I take Christmas as a good time to send "hello," "thinking of you," and "joyous wishes" as an expression of my thankfulness for their friendship in my life.

I don't care what their religion is, I am doing it as a part of MY religion. If I was Jewish, I would send Hannukah cards as a part of MY religion.

I do not send "Happy Holiday" cards because this is about Christmas. I don't care what your religion is when I am sending you a Christmas card! I don't typically ask my friends about their religion unless it comes up in conversation, but I don't specifically ask them so that I don't accidentally offend them or avoid sending them a card. And many of my friends who are Jewish, typically THANK US for our Christmas card. Because they take it as the fact that we were thinking of them in this time of love and joy!

Only the professionally, offended (like Joy-less Behar) look to be mad because someone sent a non-Christian a Christmas card.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Then, Sherri Shepherd offensively, I think, tells Barbara Walters, who’s Jewish, that she prays for her, as if Walters needs it?

Wawa definitely needs it.

Spin a prayer wheel and light a Joss stick for her as well. She needs all the help she can get.