"My husband and I amke it a point to say Merry Christmas, too. I also say Happy New year to my Jewish friends at Rosh Hoshona..."
I wish friends I know to be Christian a "Merry Christmas." I wish friends I know to be Jewish with "Happy Channukah."
I wish the two friends I know to be Buddhists with "Go in Peace."
I wish the Muslims I know with "Season's Greetings."
Everyone else get's a "Happy Holidays," since I have no idea what their beliefs might be. If they have a holiday this time of the year, then they get my good wishes. Here in the US...everyone pretty much celebrates January 1st as New Years Day. There's a holiday everyone can agree on, whatever their religion. Some celebrate another New Year, too, like the Chinese family who lives three doors down from me, but they also celebrate January 1st.
If someone makes any sort of holiday greeting to me, I return it the same way they offered it.
That all makes perfect sense to me, since I do sincerely hope they have a happy celebration of whatever holiday they celebrate.
However, if I wish someone "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" and they reply nastily with some retort regarding Christmas, I just walk on. That's their problem. I offered a warm greeting. They returned scorn. Tough.
I would like to see a new organization:
Jews for a Christian America
This organization could counter the left-wing atheistic scumbags masquerading as Jews (e.g. ADL, liberal reform congregations, etc.). It would not be an organization to convert Jews (that is an old canard anyway.) It would be an organization that promotes the values common to both religions when practiced as religions.