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Hey, I didn't say you were anti-anything. And I also said I was just being a smart azz....and you know you're supposed to ignore the smart azzes!

I think we're all (us Christian-like folks) just a little sensitive because it seems like we're the last group it's still PC to give a hard time. Perhaps we're too defensive, could be.

I'm a white woman, of a certain age. When people see me with my little darlings, they assume 2 things: 1. I'm a "Mrs." (I am) and 2. I'm the mommy (I'm not, I'm the grand(!)(fabulous wonderful)). I do not take offense at their assumptions, sometimes, if the situation and time warrants, I explain. Mostly not, as their assumptions don't offend me. (really, there's a point here)

When I see someone whose outward appearance makes me think they might not be Christian, I say Happy Holidays. But, where I live, we're mostly a Christian looking people (please, no one bother to advise me on the insensitivity, the utter gall of my assumptions based on appearance...it might be profiling!), so to most of the people I see, I say Merry Christmas, cos it's that time of year.

Change comes slowly, and it's usually the younger generation who propel it. Someday, I may accept Happy Holidays as a greeting, but right now, when that greeting comes from a corporate level, I resent it. It says it's ok to offend the Christians (cos we've told them so), just make sure you get their money.It seems as tho all the cultural diversity/sensitivity training is teaching: Don't offend anyone, unless they're Christians. The Christians have it coming. Payback. Now, to you I say "Happy Holidays", or, as Fez would say "Good day!" :)

Someday, I may accept Happy Holidays as a greeting, but right now, when that greeting comes from a corporate level, I resent it. It says it's ok to offend the Christians (cos we've told them so), just make sure you get their money.

I just don't see that attempting to use a non-religious greeting makes it offensive to Christians or ok to offend them. It's a way to be inclusive of all of your customers - even if that comes from the corporate level, I don't see a problem with that.

But, where I live, we're mostly a Christian looking people (please, no one bother to advise me on the insensitivity, the utter gall of my assumptions based on appearance...it might be profiling!), so to most of the people I see, I say Merry Christmas, cos it's that time of year.

Me too - it's my standard greeting for the holiday season. I've never said, nor do I have a problem with saying Merry Christmas. Just that I don't have a problem with Happy Holidays.

Now, to you I say "Happy Holidays", or, as Fez would say "Good day!" :)

But... uh... yeah , I know, you said, GOOD DAY! : ) And have a Merry Christmas!

Serious question - now that you know that Wal-Mart allows their employees to say Merry Christmas, how would you react if you went to Wal-Mart and were greeted with a "Happy Holidays?" Would you still feel that it was offensive at all? Would you feel obligated to say anything to that employee other than returning a greeting?