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To: carrier-aviator
Jewish people don't celebrate Christmas....they celebrate Hanukkah. I don't understand the objection to the term "holiday shopping". When I speak with someone I know is a Christian, I say Merry Christmas. When I don't know someones faith, I say Happy Holidays. I think this is appropriate.
12 posted on 11/08/2004 7:35:02 PM PST by Born in a Rage
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To: Born in a Rage

Are you consistent with this practice for every holiday? Do you try to ascertain, say, someone's political persuasion before figuring out what to say on MLK day? Do you just say "happy Holiday" to your atheist friends at Thanksgiving, since they have no one to thank?

I'm not Jewish, but I have never been offended by anyone wishing me a Happy Hannuka. I don't have to share someone else's religious beliefs to feel good about them wishing me happiness, whatever the occasion. Courtesy is one thing; political correctness run amok is another.


31 posted on 11/08/2004 7:57:59 PM PST by Luddite Patent Counsel ("Inanity is the Mother of Convention")
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To: Born in a Rage
Jewish people don't celebrate Christmas....they celebrate Hanukkah. I don't understand the objection to the term "holiday shopping". When I speak with someone I know is a Christian, I say Merry Christmas. When I don't know someones faith, I say Happy Holidays. I think this is appropriate.

Ooooh, how DARE you show respect and consideration for others! You're being PC! /mocking_reactionary_anti_PC_crowd_on_FR

67 posted on 11/09/2004 7:02:03 AM PST by Chemist_Geek ("Drill, R&D, and conserve" should be our watchwords! Energy independence for America!)
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To: Born in a Rage
Jewish people don't celebrate Christmas....

Not true. I know several who do. Jerry Lewis had massive Christmas parties.

70 posted on 11/09/2004 7:04:20 AM PST by AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
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To: Born in a Rage

Jewish people don't celebrate Christmas....>>

All americans celebrate christmas, it's an official federal us holiday like Independence day and Thanksgiving day.


223 posted on 11/17/2004 7:04:22 PM PST by Coleus (Abortion and Euthanasia, Don't Democrats just kill ya!)
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To: Born in a Rage
Jewish people don't celebrate Christmas....they celebrate Hanukkah."""

And your point is? Ninety percent of Americans celebrate Christmas - - and for the word to be censored out of the common vocabulary, by stores (which are catering to Christmas shoppers whether they admit it or not) and party-goes (whose parties are timed to precede Christmas), is OUTRAGEOUS, and I'm sick and tired of it. This is censorship --- and it's as bad as in Saudi Arabia. If you went there, they wouldn't mention Christmas either.

249 posted on 12/20/2004 4:29:52 PM PST by churchillbuff
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