Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Christmas – What he said!

I wouldn't be suprised, if in the next few years, "they" will just call Christmas: China products exchange festival.

If you knew me personally, you’d realize how that I don’t “feign” anything and you would most likely feel foolish for suggesting it. A few years ago I would have taken your bate and played with you, but I’m much more mellow nowadays and decline your offer. I mean what I say and I say what I mean. There’s nothing more to it than that.

Nick,
This issue has totally gone too far, especially in America. Christmas always has been and still is the celebration of Jesus' birthday. Whether it was that exact day or not, it's the day we celebrate. Whether a person believes in Him or not has nothing to do with the day or celebration of the day. The "holiday season" is typically the time between Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Years and everyone in the world typically benefits from it in someway or another. But Christmas day is still a specific day of celebration. Yes, we have commercialized and basically raped the event to mean something else but that doesn't change the fact of what the day represents. It is ridiculous what has happened and what we spend our time and energy on but that's the world we live in.

This is not meant to be offensive in any way but America celebrates MLK day and whether I or anyone else likes it, we don't call it anything else because that is what holiday it is. That was just 1 example, there are many others.

My 2 cents for what it's worth--I'm sure not even 2 cents to many but I am perfectly OK with that!!! :-)

charlie

Your 2 cents is worth a lot in my opinion.

Thanks Bray...

So am I supposed to wish my Jewish friends a Merry Christmas? What about my friends who have no religious beliefs?

I'm not sure why it's so hard to pick and choose your words based on the situation. To most people I say Merry Christmas, but I also say Happy Holidays when appropriate. I don't understand why I should be the evil eye from anyone for saying Happy Holidays. I sick and tired of this entire "controversy". It's absurd.

I agree it's absurd. My point exactly. Feel free to say whatever you want. All I'm saying is Christmas is a specific holiday to celebrate a specific reason just like every other holiday. Interesting that we don't get all crazy about the names of other holidays....

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Christmas always has been and still is the celebration of Jesus' birthday.

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That may be true, but when people say "Merry Christmas," they don't typically mean "Have a great anniversary of Jesus' birthday." It has long been secularized, which is another reason it's so strange that people take issue with it now.

I love that places call Christmas Trees "Holiday Trees". So, you mean to tell me that you are going to buy a tree...for Hanuka? Or...Kwanza? No...CHRISTMAS. You buy the tree for Christmas, so therefore it is a Christmas TREE.

Menor--- I mean "holiday candlestick".

To me; "Happy Holidays" simply means "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year"

A pair of coincedently closely associated holidays.

....I do take notice that many more of Santas' Elves are of Chinese origin these days. And that while in the past, when the usual 25% of all kids toys failed before the wrapping paper was even picked up, has now grown to nearly 50% today; I find I am keeping the sales reciepts handy for a quick, and well documented, return to the Northpole workshop.

Making these products "Down to a profit" ain't gonna cut it forever.

Example: The Wife bought the four Grandkids each a Disney character lighted pen. One didn't function right from the package, one failed within about four pen strokes and the third lasted approximately six minutes.

The forth outlived it's battery.....go figure.








....oh, and by the way....has anybody else noticed that the gifts given(traditionally by the wise dudes)was more akin to a baby shower, than what it's evoloved into?