No, they should not be bullied into it. They have a right to do what they want. But, if their policy is to prohibit their employees from uttering the words "Merry Christmas", and if their policy is to not use the words "Merry Christmas" in their advertising, then I am not going to give them my business. This so called "holiday" IS Christmas, and if these stores chose to profit from the Christmas "holiday", then they ought to respect the 85+% of the nation who celebrates Christmas, and who spends the bulk of their money in their store. The stores can have whatever policy they chose to have, and I can chose to not do business with them--simple as that.
Ahhh, a breath of fresh "individual thought"!
I like it!
Your point is absolutely correct. When a store prohibits its employees from saying Merry Christmas. They have crossed a line. It would be equally wrong for them to require it, in my view. They should step aside and let it happen. Christmas celebration is not a forced or phony holiday. It is the holiday of my people. I will celebrate it.