Are you ready to have a "Happy Holiday"? Which holiday, you ask? Answer: whichever one you choose to celebrate on December 25.
Not to rant, but I deeply resent the fact that the traditional greeting "Merry Christmas" is becoming politically incorrect.
For one thing, I object, because of the ridiculous nature of avoiding the term "Christmas." Every single person in the United States with a shred of intelligence or awareness knows that the December "holiday season" centers on the 25th of December. This is clearly obvious, though schools and employers have also wrapped in the New Year's festivities as well, to some degree. Still, the focus remains on December 25 - and that day is known officially as Christmas Day.
To those offended by this fact.....get over it!
Am I being insensitive? I'm sure a couple of the regular discussion board participants here will say "yes" to that. But Christmas Day does not compel anyone to jettison their religious convictions and embrace a faith not their own.
A Muslim, Jew, Buddhist, and even an atheist can still accept Christmas as being a day named after Jesus Christ in the same sense that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is named after....well...Martin Luther King, Jr. That King is a Christian doesn't seem to bother Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, and atheists who can celebrate and honor King's legacy.
Likewise, one can honor and celebrate "Christmas" without necessarily agreeing with or subscribing to any specific religious creed. For crying out loud, not even those who believe in Christ universally agree on doctrinal creeds.
Celebrating Christmas need not mean one embraces Jesus as the Son of God (though, of course, that is how I myself celebrate Christmas). It simply pays respect to a time-honored tradition and to a significant figure in world history! What is so wrong with that?
