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

I’ve wanted to say this so many times………… http://www.illwillpress.com/xmas.html

Pretty much sums up my thoughts, and tone. Explicate language, so don’t go there if you don’t like cussing!!!

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Loved it, Mike. Pretty much reflects my feelings, and I'm not religious.

I have a LOT of trouble with political correctness. Rather than dictate to people that they MUST say "Happy Holidays," or, for that matter, REQUIRE that anyone say "Merry Christmas," why don't we just allow everybody to express that particular wish in the terminology with which they are comfortable. The rest of us can just assume it means what we want it to.

Again, I'm not religious, and I firmly believe in the separation of Church and State, but "Merry Christmas" is fine with me. That's what I grew up with. However, "Happy Holidays" is fine also, or, even "Happy Hanukkah" is OK. It all means the same thing.

Hope I haven't started a political spat with this diatribe. It's just my opinion. I respect anyone's right to hold and express a differeing one.

Uh-ho…I didn’t think that this could start a political or religious debate…..Crap, that wasn’t why I posted it. I just thought it was funny. So I opologize now if any take offence.

Jack just needs to vent every now and then, don't worry.

It's that darn EP500 he just got......too much sound pressure causing standing waves in his head. I warned him about that!!

"Neo yuppie scumbags!"

That was darn funny Mike, that dude sounds like me most of the time.

It is funny how 94% of the US population recognizes or celebrates Christmas each year, yet schools have "winter break" and people think that they have to say "Happy Holidays."

So many people think that we all need to "tip toe" around certain holidays so that we don't offend anyone, yet I think that it is getting a bit crazy. Heck, schools now have "fall parties" instead of Thanksgiving events. That is really stupid if you ask me. Thanksgiving is supposed to be a celebration of the pilgrims coming to America their celebration with the Indians (I specifically didn't call them Native Americans because at the time, the Pilgrims believed that they were from India). The Pilgrims brought real Western civilization to this country, and yet people want to water it down by calling it just some "fall festival" or something.

This gets to many of my personal opinions on the subject, such as people that want to burn the US flag and such, but I won't go there. If you don't like the country, get out. We have become too affraid of offending people that we allow anything and everything to be "OK", of course unless it has any religeous of spiritual base, then it is "forbidden." Seems like the idea of "tollerance for all" specifically excludes "Christian" beliefs that this country was founded on.

(Putting away soap box...) I guess I am just a little touchy on the subject of "Merry Christmas" vs. "Happy Holidays" since the season is upon us. But like Ajax said, if you are Jewish, I wish you a very Happy Hanukkuh. If you are a believer in something else, great. If you are not a "believer" in anything, then I hope that you enjoy the vacation days that you get because of this "Christian" holiday.

Oh, and sorry if I offended anyone with my last post.

(Now was I being serious, or sarcastic? Hmmm... The world may never know). Either way, Merry Christmas from my to you. If you don't celebrate Christmas, then again, Merry "Day off of Work"

that was funny

I'm not religous at all, if anything, anti-religous. But I don't force my views on anyone. Let people believe what they will, and I'll respect that.

It's Christmas. Excuse the pun, but for Christ's sake, leave it alone!

Maybe if you picked another subject (other than Christmas) that is "funny"......you wouldn't have to feign surprise at the possibility that your post would stir something up.