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Two clicks install ». Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web! Don't miss Chicago's Upcoming Events ». Growing up in a Jewish household in Chicago, I was 5 years old the first time anti-Semitism crossed my path. I was on the way to school when a teenage boy shouted a Jewish slur into my clueless kindergartener ears. I didn't know what the word meant back then, but the boy said it with such venom, I knew he had called me something bad.
The word cut through my little-girl sense of self. Of course, I now recognize what anti-Semitism sounds and looks like. Sadly, today it's rearing its ugly head on college campuses, where anti-Semitic incidents are skyrocketing. But getting back to the "Merry Christmas" vs. Although "Happy holidays" is my preferred greeting, I am not offended if someone says "Merry Christmas" to me. On the contrary, it's usually expressed with sweetness and sincerity, and I'm happy to be on the receiving end.
But if people — especially those who don't really know much about me, say "Happy holidays," I'm cognizant these well-wishers are thoughtful beings, truly practicing good will toward men. Isn't that what Christmas is all about? Judy Marcus is a freelance writer. This year, she sold ornaments featuring a same-sex couple. That would have been unimaginable a few years ago, she said.
Skip to content. John Boiler, chief executive of ad agency 72andSunny. Business Why it's so hard to get your hands on the Christmas toy your kid really wants. How come it's so hard to get the holiday season's must-have toy?
Because toy-makers often don't know they have a hit until it's too late. By Shan Li. Dec 22, at AM. Business Toy sellers and makers offer more options for autistic kids. Toy stores and makers offer shopping options tailored for children with sensory issues and autism. By Tribune news services. Dec 22, at PM. We've been doing battle ever since. But for all the dozens of sayings in her shop, there's nary a "Merry Christmas. Are any changes coming? Latest Business.
At this time when so many of our fellow citizens are in dire need of basic assistance, it is more important than ever to encourage religious pride and promote its values of charity, caring, and brotherly love. Personally, if I were asked the survey question, I would answer that it is better to use "Happy Holidays" than "Merry Christmas.
First, although I view Christmas itself as an important Christian religious holiday, it is surrounded by other events, such as Hanukkah, New Year's and Kwanzaa, which together represent the holiday season. Second, the season has become very commercialized and day-to-day interactions at stores are more secular in nature than religious. Third, I think it is important to be mindful of other people's views, although I generally believe that political correctness has gone too far in many instances.
Fourth, if one looks critically at the historical underpinnings of Christmas, there are many non-Christian aspects to it. For example, the prevalent thought is that Christ was born in the spring, rather than in the winter, and that December 25th is actually the date of a non-Christian holiday that was adopted by early Christianity as a day to celebrate Christ's birth.
Fifth, although I do believe that there is an ongoing attack on Christmas, as well as religion itself, I don't think that a battle should be fought over "Happy Holidays" vs. Christmas is a special time of the year, and for Christians, it is an important time to celebrate the birth of our lord and savior Jesus Christ and to remember his great gift to mankind — the Atonement.
At this time of the year, it is more important to be a Christian than to act like one. We should reach out and touch the lives of our fellow beings. When someone wishes us "Happy Holidays" rather than "Merry Christmas," we should kindly thank them and wish them the same. With that, "Happy Holidays" to all! I think that anyone with enough human feeling as to offer a greeting of the season, or any greeting, for that matter, deserves to have it accepted in the spirit in which it is given, with an open heart, without criticism or obsessively searching for hidden meanings.
I also think that "Happy Holidays" and "Season's Greetings" are friendly, inclusive shorthand, useful at a time of year when holidays abound and we may not know what a person celebrates exactly, but we want to or are told by an employer to greet them anyway. What can be the harm, except apparently to the terminally Scrooge-like?
What I think even more strongly is that it is a big non-issue. Looking at the full questionnaire, I see that respondents were given two choices, or could refuse to answer. Give me a break! Let's run the survey again with these choices offered. And mostly, I think using the word "war" to describe an imaginary assault, a problem wholly manufactured by politically-motivated fringe elements waging a cultural struggle against non-existent opponents, is itself an affront to those all over the world enduring the real sacrifices, hardship and suffering that war brings.
As I was walking through the public areas of a local mall recently, I was overwhelmed with the glitzy atmosphere of the place — decorated trees, sparkling lights, glittering garlands and elaborately designed ornaments of many kinds — all super-sized, of course.
Then, in the center of the mall, surrounded by huge decorated trees, was Santa in a large armed chair where children could come to share their wish lists and have their pictures made. None of this atmosphere was, strictly speaking, religious, but there was no question about the holiday that was being celebrated — Christmas. And in stark contrast to this elaborate show was a lone menorah, still lighted long after the end of its significance for the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah.
It was as though someone had placed it there to appease their understanding of political correctness, without any sense of reverence for the people or holiday it represented.
The United States today is a land of many people and an incredible diversity of religious traditions. And yet, some people seem to believe that we should only recognize one religious holiday in the month of December: Christmas.
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