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"Christmas" versus "Holiday" (Vanity)
Posted on 11/08/2004 7:28:03 PM PST by carrier-aviator
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To: wolfman
You owe me a new monitor.
101
posted on
11/09/2004 2:22:32 PM PST
by
NetSurfer
(All your provisional ballots are belong to us.)
To: Zionist Conspirator
Change its name to "halloween." Then the ACLU will bring a lawsuit to force everyone to celebrate it. You're behind the times, ZC. Halloween is now un-PC because it hurts the feelings of witches.
102
posted on
11/09/2004 2:23:13 PM PST
by
malakhi
To: MayflowerMadam
Madonna with child stamps, and I'm not Catholic so won't buy that one. Mary was the mother of Jesus whether you are Catholic or not.
103
posted on
11/09/2004 2:24:50 PM PST
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(The key to a nice-looking lawn is a good mower. I recommend one who is muscular and shirtless)
To: carrier-aviator
Take a look at: Grinchlist.com
As the site says, It is a response to the growing censorship and revisionist policies and practices concerning Christmas that is evident in retail stores, public schools, government offices, businesses, and the media
104
posted on
11/09/2004 2:25:23 PM PST
by
adc
To: carrier-aviator
Wow. Ok, I'll call my old office and tell them that you demand they change the name of their party. Not that it is your call to make, but you seem to be a bit unbalanced, so, best to give in and hope you don't go nuts.
Labor Day and Rosh Hashanah are both in September. Have you attended "Holiday Parties" in that month too?
Here's ther difference: In Judaism, our holidays are actually religious. Jews go to shul for most of the day on Rosh Hashanah. Even liberal Jews actually show up. And BTW, we do refer to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as "the High Holy Days" or "the High Holidays".
In the push to sell more, marketers have Chanukah into something it never was. Chanukah is a military voctory. It's nowhere near as important as Pesach, Succot, Shavuot, etc.
105
posted on
11/09/2004 2:28:50 PM PST
by
Bella_Bru
(Proud member of La Kosher Nostra and the IZC)
To: Bella_Bru
And to millions upon millions of Americans Christmas is a Holy Day as well. The federal government deemed that fact SO important that it officially recognized Christmas as worthy of designation as a holiday for ALL Americans.
To: malakhi
You're behind the times, ZC. Halloween is now un-PC because it hurts the feelings of witches.But I thought that the J-- Witnesses were abusing their children by not letting them celebrate it? And I was so worked up about being wished "happy halloween" by unenlightened folk who don't know about Simchat Torah!
Oh well, there's still St. Patrick's Day. I'm all for replacing it with Purim, myself!
107
posted on
11/09/2004 2:31:31 PM PST
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Never call yourself on the phone . . . you might answer!)
To: carrier-aviator
I'm not going to work on December 25. It's Saturday.
108
posted on
11/09/2004 2:32:13 PM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
To: carrier-aviator
I work on Christmas. It doesn't mean anyting to me. Who are you to say it should mean something to me?
I wish my non-Jewish friends Merry Christmas, BTW. They wish me Happy Chanukah, and the really good ones say 'Chag Sameach'.
109
posted on
11/09/2004 2:32:55 PM PST
by
Bella_Bru
(Proud member of La Kosher Nostra and the IZC)
To: tet68
Glenn Beck refers to it as RamaHanaKwanzaMas.
110
posted on
11/09/2004 2:32:59 PM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
To: Little Ray
Holiday comes from Holy Day. The Christman Holy Day sounds great to me! Yes. That dawned on me a few years ago. This year when I'm greeted with "Happy Holidays", I'm going to return the greeting with "Happy Holy Days to you too".
To: Xenalyte
I didn't know it was a Saturday this year. Guess I won't be working; Shabbat and all.
112
posted on
11/09/2004 2:33:50 PM PST
by
Bella_Bru
(Proud member of La Kosher Nostra and the IZC)
To: PLK
You oughta show up to one a them Winter Solstice parties nekkid, like the Druids used to celebrate.
113
posted on
11/09/2004 2:34:06 PM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
To: carrier-aviator
When I'm referring to the general time period of November through January, I tend to say it's "the holiday season". But I definitely agree with you about using the word "Christmas" when specifically talking about it. "X-mas" bugs me too. Usually indicates either anti-Christian or lazy people.
114
posted on
11/09/2004 2:34:51 PM PST
by
k2blader
(It is neither compassionate nor conservative to support the expansion of socialism.)
To: Frog Legs
I think Jesus would totally groove on Festivus.
115
posted on
11/09/2004 2:36:08 PM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
To: nutmeg
The Land of Steady Habits? That is an odd thing to commemorate statewide, but it's a laudable trait nevertheless.
116
posted on
11/09/2004 2:36:53 PM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
To: Bella_Bru
Yeah, I don't like it when Christmas is on a weekend - means we only get the one day off. Ah, well, we DO get two four-day weeks in a row!
117
posted on
11/09/2004 2:40:01 PM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
To: Bella_Bru
And how might YOU feel if you were told that the mere utterance of "Chag Sameach" (a greeting you no doubt give to others of your own faith, and perhaps even to others) was, by its very utterance, offensive?
How might you feel if it danwed on you that the entire culture seemed to wish that the phrase "Chag Sameach" never be uttered again?
118
posted on
11/09/2004 2:41:08 PM PST
by
chs68
To: chs68
And how might YOU feel if you were told that the mere utterance of "Chag Sameach" (a greeting you no doubt give to others of your own faith, and perhaps even to others) was, by its very utterance, offensive? How might you feel if it danwed on you that the entire culture seemed to wish that the phrase "Chag Sameach" never be uttered again? I'd feel that I might be feeling a wee bit paranoid and prone to exaggeration.
Your mileage may vary.
119
posted on
11/09/2004 2:42:19 PM PST
by
malakhi
To: chs68
We only say Chag Sameach when we see each other in shul or others in our community. We don't run around greeting everyone with it.
120
posted on
11/09/2004 2:45:43 PM PST
by
Bella_Bru
(Proud member of La Kosher Nostra and the IZC)
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