Posted on 12/24/2018 3:15:39 AM PST by savedbygrace
The Happy Holidays greeting makes no sense.
If I greet someone by saying Merry Christmas, I am saying that I wish them to be merry on one specific day of the year, December 25th. That day is officially named Christmas by the federal government of the U. S.
But if I take the politically correct route, and wish someone Happy Holidays, then I've confused everyone present, whether they realize it or not.
First, there is no day of the year that is officially named Holidays by any government anywhere. So, nobody knows which day I am wishing them to be happy.
Second, each person I might be greeting celebrates, or observes, one holiday only. And many people would object to being wished happiness on a day celebrated by a competing religion or philosophy.
For example, some people who celebrate a Muslim holiday would object to being wished happiness on Christmas or Chanukkah. Other people, who celebrate a holiday for a religious offshoot of Christianity might object to be wished happiness on a Muslim holiday or a Jewish holiday.
But here I am wishing everyone to be happy on ALL of the seasonal holidays, thereby offending many who don't even realize they've been offended.
There is also proof, through the behavior of many advocates of the Happy Holidays greeting. Notice that none, or almost none, of them, greet people with Happy Holidays AFTER December 25th. Hmmmm. What about those seasonal religious holidays that occur after December 25th? Are they chopped liver?
What that really means is that those Happy Holidays advocates don't really wish anyone were happy on the non-Christmas holidays. They only want to avoid wishing anyone to be happy on Christmas Day, December 25th.
And now, after offending a lot of people with this vanity, I am going to go off and be happy not only on Christmas, but on Christmas Eve as well. LOL.
P.P.S.
“Having a form of godliness but denying its power.” [2 Timothy 3:5]
A generic holiday greeting is an empty form of godliness without power.
Thank you.
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