Posted by
Tzimisce on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 3:33:05 PM
That phrase doesn't offend me. We live in a nation that is 80%
Christian from what I'm told. It's only natural that most people at
this time of year would wish me a "Merry Christmas".
What
surprises most people is when I tell them that I'm not included in the
80%. (Although we never stereotype people and judge them all as
individuals, we all know that only Christians are Conservative. Couple
this with the fact that my bio says I'm from Nebraska.) Thus I'm
supposed to be outraged when I'm wished a "Merry Christmas". But
honestly it's something that I've grown up with. Only in recent times
has it been deemed offensive. Maybe I'm just old school.
Some
argue that schools and government places celebrating Christmas is an
endorsement of religion. Personally I see it as another day off (at
worst.) As long as I'm not being required to pray to the Christian god,
it's okay by me. I have my own winter rituals that I observe and as
long as no one stops me legally, it's all good. And over the years I
have been denied jobs, shunned publically and cussed out of my
religious choice.
But that is all beside the point. "The War on
Christmas" is silly. Christians think that the "Christ" is being taken
out of the Holiday. Left wing activists at the ACLU think "Christ" is
being too deeply injected. Like most things in life, the truth is
probably somewhere in the middle.
In the meantime, Merry Christmas.