Hear! Hear!
Posted on December 9, 2008 - Filed Under Life-In-General, Media | 1 Comment
Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic rallies to the defence of “Christmas” (as apposed to “Holidays”):
Well, this Jew objects. I mean, for Christ’s sake, it’s Christmas. Can’t we call a thing by its name? Hannukah is a minor holiday of a minority religion. New Year’s Day is merely a day on the calendar. It’s a holiday season because it’s Christmas. I love Christmas. I don’t celebrate it, but I love it; I love the season, the lights, the chestnuts, the message of peace. I love the way our most Jewish city, New York, looks on Christmas. “Holiday” isn’t a holiday. It’s a way of avoiding offense. But who, exactly, is offended? This is what I don’t understand.
This atheist couldn’t agree more.
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What’s worse, saying “Happy Holidays” or being pissed off that people are saying “Happy Holidays”?
I say Merry Christmas because that’s what I’m comfortable with. If someone wants to say something else, or even wants to make some kind of statement, then who cares apart from a bunch of insecure pundits with too much time on their hands?
It’s a phoney controversy generated by scaremongering twats like Bill O’Reilly.