No more "Merry Christmas"

@Kowgirl (3490)
United States
December 7, 2007 6:55pm CST
Well it looks like they have finally done it! First they take away Prayer in school then there was a big whoop-to-do about saying the pledge of allegiance now they say "NO MORE MERRY CHRISTMAS" when referring to the Christmas holidays. Teachers can only say "Happy Holidays" or "Seasons Greetings" I have also noticed that most of the commercials on TV have changed to these too. I wonder what will come up next? Do you still say Merry Christmas?
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
8 Dec 07
I will and always will keep on saying Merry Christmas. And if some dumb *ss wants to take me to court over so be it. I'll just remind them that I have rights too.....and one of those rights is the freedom of speech so I'll continue to say MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!
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• Canada
8 Dec 07
I'm with you girlfriend. Merry Christmas!!!
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@stacy624 (2776)
• Canada
8 Dec 07
And im joining in too!!!! Merry Christmas
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@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
8 Dec 07
Well you better believe I will always say Merry Christmas and for those that it offends, Please put on your big girl panties big boy shorts whichever applies and suck it up people. This "Politically Correct" crap is for the birds pretty soon we won't know how to talk. We're adults and we know right from wrong.
• United States
8 Dec 07
I agree with you totally, we have always said Merry Christmas and always will. I wake up my significant other with a cup of coffee and whispering Merry Christmas in his ear on Christmas Morning. I'm so sick of politically correct, helloooo, where did that come from anyway, why should we be politically correct when politicians are sooooooooo far from being correct about anything. Oh and should it offend someone I say it to......so sue me!! get over it, and as Grandma said, put on your big boy/girl panties and grow the h*ll up. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
10 Dec 07
I was very nervous about the pledge of allegiance because I thought you pledged loyalty to God at first, but I was upset about the prayer taking out of schools to placate the atheists, but not to be allowed to say Merry Christmas also to placate the atheists (how would they feel if we did not give them any presents?) I still say Merry Christmas. By the way since our holidays used to be in July, why did not anyone wish us "Happy Holidays" then? I am trying to suggest something, hope you take the hint.
@Kowgirl (3490)
• United States
13 Dec 07
You are so right Marky, an Atheist could care less.It's all those people from different countries who come here and try to change things because of their religion. We are a mix of many and they need to stop their whining and find something to do with their life except complain.
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
14 Dec 07
I know that cultures change when people with different beliefs move into an area/country but it should be a subtle and gradual thing not a sudden change based on fear. People of different religions need to be more tolerant of other people's beliefs.
@MarkyB21 (1545)
11 Dec 07
Although I can't speak for all atheists - I doubt stopping the use of the term 'Merry Christmas' was done to placate us - more likely it was so that people of other faiths were not upset.
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
11 Dec 07
These 'PC' changes worry me. How long will it be before we can't say anything at all because we're too afraid of offending someone?
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
13 Dec 07
Oh yes we still say Merry Christmas and we are fortunate to be in a town where everyone wants to keep it that way. In fact when I had my son recite the Pledge of Allegiance to me the other day, (which he hasn't heard before), he said it with the "One nation Under G♥d", so even if I find this place weird, I know that G♥d is still allowed..:)
@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
9 Dec 07
And what I have to say to them and every one here....MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! People have just gotten so used to having gadgets and things that don't use any thought, imagination, creativity, or any kind of thought process that their minds tend to go stale and at some point in time their minds just roll over in their graves and since they have nothing intelligent to think about, they create this stupidity and cause a huge ruckus. Problem is that the media craves this kind of person so all us normal people have to pay the price of their stupidity. Can you imagen what these people could be capable of doing, if they put their minds and intelligence to work on something .... intelligent!?!?!
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
8 Dec 07
Yes I do still say Merry Christmas and I always will It is what I have said all my Life and I will carry on saying it And as far as I am concerned they have no right to take that away and to make your Child say different to what you have taught your Child
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@wisedragon (2325)
• Philippines
8 Dec 07
Great. Maybe now there will be more shootings just like the one in Omaha. We don't say Merry Christmas to offend other religions, do we?
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@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
8 Dec 07
Our Walmart did this a while back, b/c some ppl complained about the word Christ being used in Christmas. I made a pain of myself by purposely telling every Walmart worker I ran into MERRY CHRISTMAS!! They are back to using Merry Christmas. My suggestion would be to encourage your children to tell their teachers, classmates and anyone else they come into contact with Merry Christmas. MERRY CHRISTMAS!! **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~
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@stacy624 (2776)
• Canada
8 Dec 07
This is the first hearing about this and its really sad to hear =( But I will continue with my children and others around me with a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing Stacy
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@breepeace (3014)
• Canada
18 Dec 07
I will never stop saying Merry Christmas. I grew up saying that phrase, and I can't see that just because some uber PC stick-up-bums decided it's not ok, and is potentially offensive to those whose religions don't condone or celebrate Christmas, that I should have to stop. I'll say Happy Holidays, but I would draw the line at saying 'Seasons Greetings' just because I sound too much like I'm quoting a Christmas card, and it's hard to make that sound like a genuine salutation! :) Merry Christmas!!!!!
• United States
8 Dec 07
I say MERRY CHRISTMAS to all