Been waiting for a Target thread. I guess this is as close as it is going to get, tonight:')
The date needs to be changed IMO. Jan or Feb maybe. Take kids out of school for a "Holy" week. Shop after the 25th.
I actually agree with this. Easter is a far more powerful holiday for me than Christmas.
At the supermarket today, three people thanked me for wishing them a Merry Christmas instead of saying happy holidays. Yesterday at Sam's club I wished the butcher a Merry Christmas and he said "boy does that sound good for a change." Merry Christmas is catching on! LOL ;^)
Almost everything we bought this year came from Family Christian Stores. I support these folks. They have fair prices,good incentives, and they support missions.
http://www.familychristian.com/
Been waiting for a Target thread. I guess this is as close as it is going to get, tonight:')
The "retailers" have completely removed Christ and Christmas from the public view. I have completely removed the retailers from my life.
I have have stopped buying. I will not be a pawn to this soul-less amoral materialism.
And I am increasingly not alone.
So the 77 percent need to accommodate the sensibilities of the 9 percent ... Sounds like the majority needs protection from the tyranny of the minority.
A couple of days ago, a cluck wrote an editorial to the local rag, whining about intolerant conservatives raising a ruckus about taking the Christ out of Christmas. She happens to be an Episcopal priest(ess).
Then what is the freakin point? I can make anyday a "gift-giving secular holiday".
Retailers are blowing smoke because they must be feeling the pressure. what happened to "seasons greetings"? That was generic but why the uber generic "happy holidays"?
The message given by retailers is that christmas is for everyone but Christians.
Umm... Huh? I suppose it could also be for Jews who believe Jesus is The Christ. *shrug*
Well, shoot, why even bother to give gifts then? After all, the purpose of giving gifts was to honor the gifts given to the Christ Child by the Magi. If we're going to make it a secular holiday, let's just do away with all that expensive purchasing. Wonder if the retailers will like losing 77% of their "Holiday" purchasers?
BTTT
How can the writer include Islam with Eastern, Orthodox or interdenominational Christians? These groups have a lot more in common with Catholics and Protestants than they do Muslims. Like a belief in Jesus Christ as the son of God for example.
They can just stuff it. Christmas is OUR HOLYDAY, it always was and always will be. They want to celebrate the Solstice, Winter or the Man in the Moon, then they can bloody well create their own. If they think they can usurp ours, they had better well think again.
Retailers are hurting bad this Christmas, except for the high end guys. Local news stations are already touting post-Christmas sales. And look for post-Christmas Going out of Business Sales this year.