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Perhaps Chanukah would have been a better example than Purim. Because, as a native New Yorker, I have heard and seen an awful lot of "Happy Chanukahs" by the Jewish population of New York, at the same time that the Christian population there was cowed into saying "Happy Holidays" for fear of offending Jews with the words "Merry Christmas."

Read carefully: I only suggested that you honor the nation and its democratic processes. You, of course, are free to disregard this suggestion.

But just as people in the election of 2004 sent a messsage to the unelected judges who decided to dishonor the democratic process (re: gay marriage), these same people will rightly judge you as someone who doesn't honor our democracy, its majority culture, or its traditions. You probably don't care what they (we) think. You probably think they (we) are all religious nuts. But, the same people that rejected the undemocratic judges on Novembver 2nd might just vote all kinds of new laws or even Constitutional Amendments to enshrine their (90%) Christian traditions in the documents of our nation. And, if that happens, it will be in direct reaction to the attitudes of people like you who have shown your hostility to the people, their traditions, their Holidays, and their laws.

Um...you do understand that Christians take much of their law and teachings from Jews, right? You didn't create anything new. Judaism had the first fair law codes that did not give lighter sentences to those who had more $$.

You seem to have more of a problem with Jews than I do with Christians. Our all purpose holiday greeting is Chag Sameach. Happy Holiday. Chanukah is only made into an overblown fuss by relatively unobservant Jews. Chanukah is not a major holiday to us. Nor is Purim. They are not non-work holidays.

these same people will rightly judge you as someone who doesn't honor our democracy, its majority culture, or its traditions.

Ooooh....scaring me now. Actually most FReepers do not seem to have the same disgust you have for Jews who do not honor or celebrate your holidays or traditions.

So, care to tell us what your screen name used to be?

these same people will rightly judge you as someone who doesn't honor our democracy,

We don't live in a "democracy", we live in a republic.

its majority culture, or its traditions

So what? Where is it written that the majority is entitled to have its culture and traditions "honored" by minorities who don't share the same traditions? Celebrate your holidays however you want, but don't expect me to "honor" them.

just vote all kinds of new laws or even Constitutional Amendments to enshrine their (90%) Christian traditions in the documents of our nation.

Your solution to "Happy Holidays" is a constitutional amendment? Good luck with that.