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[QVCkitty1]

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@PhilaLady1wrote:

Happy Festivus for the rest of us!!

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@PhilaLady1, Let the airing of grievances begin !

[On It]

@dmod njThank you for the correct count. That is an amazing number of special days.

[Foxxee]

Those getting into what some say is a pagan precursor of Christmas, at one point "Yule," may I suggest reading the history of Christmas carefully.

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There's no mistake what the word Christmas means.

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One of the problems as I see it from the War On Christmas army is calling all other holidays their rightful names, except Christmas day. It is Happy Holiday. All others, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy New Year. They choke on Merry Christmas. It's very obvious what they are up to.

[Shanus]

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@ThinkingOutLoudwrote:

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@Shanuswrote:

.....yet I need to be cautious about a menorah in my window or Hanukkah decor on my door? Being in the majority must feel safe to many.

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I'm sorry you feel that you need to be cautious. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs so since they paved the way for me to practice and celebrate my religion, I make sure to not shy from dong so.

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@ThinkingOutLoudI get it, but in a small southern town in this "current climate", I am cautious.

[mormel20]

Hey everyone, I started this thread. PLEASE UNDERSTAND I am not being rude or mean to people. But I think things should be called name. Like Christmas OR Hanukkah or New Year's Eve or whatever. Don't sweep the name under a rug. If you knew me personally you would know I am NOT a hateful person in anyway. Please don't think this. I just think we can use the word Christmas OR Hanukkah or any other celebration word to indicate certain events. I am sorry that I hurt ANYONE. Peace and Love to everyone on this webiste!!!!

[Etoile308]

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@mormel20wrote:

I was watching QVC over the weekend. There was a vendor who was talking about giving a gift "On Holiday Morning." It sort of makes me depressed that Christmas has become a word to be avoided. I know they want to be "all inclusive" for all people. But it still makes me sad.

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@mormel20, let me see if I understand this correctly. A vendor was discussing giving a gift, without mentioning any specific date,
and refered to gift giving "on holiday morning" and your mind went to only one specific holiday to the exclusion of all others?

Seems pretty egocentric to me.

[ValuSkr]

"On Holiday morning" just sounds strange. Makes me think of "On Golden Pond." And is gift-giving always in the morning, regardless of religious tradition?

[ThinkingOutLoud]

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@Shanuswrote:

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@ThinkingOutLoudwrote:

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@Shanuswrote:

.....yet I need to be cautious about a menorah in my window or Hanukkah decor on my door? Being in the majority must feel safe to many.

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I'm sorry you feel that you need to be cautious. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs so since they paved the way for me to practice and celebrate my religion, I make sure to not shy from dong so.

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@ThinkingOutLoudI get it, but in a small southern town in this "current climate", I am cautious.

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ok - but for the record, people have never stopped attacking my religion (re: 'current' climate) and vandalism of our buildings happens more often than I care to count but we move on and keep trying to be a light. Happy Hanukkah.

[kate2357]

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@Foxxeewrote:

Those getting into what some say is a pagan precursor of Christmas, at one point "Yule," may I suggest reading the history of Christmas carefully.

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There's no mistake what the word Christmas means.

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One of the problems as I see it from the War On Christmas army is calling all other holidays their rightful names, except Christmas day. It is Happy Holiday. All others, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy New Year. They choke on Merry Christmas. It's very obvious what they are up to.

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Not it's not obvious. Why must there be a nefarious reason behind saying happy holidays when you are in public or speaking to an audience of people you don't know or know well? If I am out at a store or a doctors office etc., I have zero idea what holiday(s) that person may celebrate. So I say thank you, happy holidays! If I know the person, I will specify the holiday, be it Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc.

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There is no war on Christmas. It was a fabricated effort to divide us. I refuse to fall for faux outrages.

[PhilaLady1]

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@mormel20wrote:

Hey everyone, I started this thread. PLEASE UNDERSTAND I am not being rude or mean to people. But I think things should be called name. Like Christmas OR Hanukkah or New Year's Eve or whatever. Don't sweep the name under a rug. If you knew me personally you would know I am NOT a hateful person in anyway. Please don't think this. I just think we can use the word Christmas OR Hanukkah or any other celebration word to indicate certain events. I am sorry that I hurt ANYONE. Peace and Love to everyone on this webiste!!!!

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@mormel20

I believe you. Thank you for posting this.

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