I just heard our downtown has decided on “Happy Holidays” as their salutation. Guess I’ll have to shop where Jesus is the reason for the season.
Please post the list for us “gateway” limited people.
Call me a liberal, but I’m less “militant” on this issue than I used to be.
I have acquaintances all over the globe, and while I’m not trying to sell them anything, I recognize that a lot are not Christian, so if I issue a worldwide holiday greeting from my family, I’m likely to say Happy Holidays.
I see the “antis” on the list are big-name companies across the world. Would Victoria’s secret sell fewer garments to muslims by using the words Merry Christmas? Maybe so.
Who am I to decree what holidays private companies recognize? I can certainly not buy from them if their choice of recognized holidays offends me. For example, I probably would not buy anything from Kwanzoo pushers, or anyone who supports its torturer founder Karenga, but I’m not going to waste time telling everyone what a monster he or the company is.
I offended someone here a couple of weeks ago by saying Happy Holidays when it wasn’t even Thanksgiving yet, got dressed down for not using Christmas. Thought that was over the top.
I just don’t see it as much of a hugh deal.
Phew!
Dropped some cash on Amazon on cyber Mon - glad to see them on the “For” list...
But question Macy’s on “For”...
They have used Susan Sarandon, “peace signs”, and other not-too-conservative-friendly entities in their ads...
Macy’s is presently on my “To Boycott” list.
HA! I see Target has finally got religion!
They were a perennial scofflaw on this list.
For a company that is against Christmas, Victoria’s Secret sure bombards me with SPAM emails this time of year. (made one online purchase for the wife several years ago and now I’m in the Database From Hell.)
What’s AFA stand for?
I don’t automatically assume use of the term “happy holidays” is related to a “war on Christmas”. That term has been in use since at least the 40s and probably before. I’d probably have to look at the retailer’s behavior as a whole to make a determination.
Baptist ping
Does anyone know whether Target still bans the Salvation Army bell ringers from their properties?
Beyond the Christmas boycott (which I observe scrupulously) that is a very big item on my boycott list.
I have worked with the Salvation Army during disasters and no one is on site earlier and no one does it better. An awesome organization.
I might add, during WWII, when the Red Cross was in back of the front lines by 20 miles or so, the Salvation Army was at the front lines delivering hot coffee and doughnuts to the troops within a few hundred yards of the German lines. Hot doughnuts, BTW.
Are retailers like LLBean really trying to “marginalize” Christmas, or include Hannukah? I’m quite sure Bean has a large number of Jewish customers, as do the other retailers on the list.
I am a Christian and have no problem with “Happy Holidays”. As a child I knew it could, and did, include Christmas and New Year’s. I never heard of Hannukah until I got to college.
IMO, the AFA is carrying this too far and contributing to the perception that Christians are petty and mean.
BOOKMARK = SAVING!
My approach is quite simple, you either say Merry Christmas AND have a Salvation Army bell ringer out front, or you don’t get my money.
I also received the post December community calendar in my email this morning. Nowhere does the word Christmas appear anywhere on the list of activities and events that are happening on post this month.
There is a bowling tournament called Bowl with Santa and an event called JingleJam, but the word Chistmas doesn't appear anywhere.
I use both “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Holidays” because for me the “holidays” encompass an entire season which includes Christmas but also the New Year. I only get upset if there is a deliberate attempt to remove Nativity scenes, silence Christians about Christmas, call the Christmas tree a “Holiday Tree” or some other comparable nonsense. I don’t consider a business to be “against” Christmas if they say “Happy Holidays” rather than “Merry Christmas” because “Holidays” mean more than just Dec. 25th to many.