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Originally posted by texas*princess
I think one of the reasons that some people are getting their feathers ruffled is because this is happening in a lot of other areas too.
There was a big thing on the radio the other day about Target and Walmart stores "strongly encouraging" their employees to NOT say "Merry Christmas" but instead to say "Happy Holidays".
Do non-Christans really get offended if someone told them "Merry Christmas" though? If I were non-Christan, I would probably just smile, nod, and be on my way. I wouldn't be so offended to boycott Target or anything.
I've also noticed that more and more schools go on "winter break" instead of "Christmas break" (maybe it's just the area I live in, but when I was younger it was always "Christmas break").
I guess in a way they are trying to seperate the state from religious-type stuff?
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This is just my opinion as a non-Christian.
Using "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" is better for me because its inclusive of everyone, and its an acknowledgement that everyone isn't a Christian, and that they still be will celebrating a holiday important to their faith at this time of year, and hat you wish them well (I think that was a run-on sentence).
I'm not so offended, but I do get a little irritated that people constantly assume that I'm celebrating Christmas. "Happy holidays" to me is more respectful of everyone's differences and realizing that there are those who are not Christian, so Christmas has no significance to them. For me, its just another day on the calendar, nothing special.