"As far as I'm concerned, that would be fine by me as long as other cultures and religions are included and children are not forced to sing a song that they don't feel comfortable with. "
Personally I think the best thing to do would be to have a "Winter" concert, with the children singing songs from all different cultures and religions, including Christian - I think it would be a good learning experience, and would include ALL of the children, and allow them all to celebrate in their own way.
Just to get technical on this issue: my community ruled by consensus. If any one person/household objected to something, it wasn't allowed. Many of us wanted Christmas decorations but it was this one household that didn't, and so it wasn't allowed. Hannukah was celebrated in common spaces, but there weren't any decorations that stayed there outside of each night's lighting (as opposed to a Christmas tree which would just sit there all the time), so that was okay, as it was a contained display.
I don't know that people are being offended by Merry Christmas or not; it seems to me I heard about it a lot, so I would think it has happened. It does seem to me, for whatever reason (because people have said they were offended or for fear of offending someone), if people are being encouraged, for example, to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas, then it's gone too far. I'm not Jewish, but I'm not going to be offended if someone says Happy Hanukkah, or want someone not to say it for fear of offending me.
"if people are being encouraged, for example, to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas, then it's gone too far. I'm not Jewish, but I'm not going to be offended if someone says Happy Hanukkah, or want someone not to say it for fear of offending me."
There is a difference between saying Happy Holidays because you want your business to be inclusive and saying Happy Holidays because you feared offending someone.
The conservative press has had a field day claiming the latter, when it appears that the businesses involved made their decisions due to the former.
And no, I don't think that because I hear about something a lot, it means it happened.
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I've never heard of anybody being mad about something like that.
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"As far as I'm concerned, that would be fine by me as long as other cultures and religions are included and children are not forced to sing a song that they don't feel comfortable with. "
Personally I think the best thing to do would be to have a "Winter" concert, with the children singing songs from all different cultures and religions, including Christian - I think it would be a good learning experience, and would include ALL of the children, and allow them all to celebrate in their own way.
Just to get technical on this issue: my community ruled by consensus. If any one person/household objected to something, it wasn't allowed. Many of us wanted Christmas decorations but it was this one household that didn't, and so it wasn't allowed. Hannukah was celebrated in common spaces, but there weren't any decorations that stayed there outside of each night's lighting (as opposed to a Christmas tree which would just sit there all the time), so that was okay, as it was a contained display.
I don't know that people are being offended by Merry Christmas or not; it seems to me I heard about it a lot, so I would think it has happened. It does seem to me, for whatever reason (because people have said they were offended or for fear of offending someone), if people are being encouraged, for example, to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas, then it's gone too far. I'm not Jewish, but I'm not going to be offended if someone says Happy Hanukkah, or want someone not to say it for fear of offending me.
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"if people are being encouraged, for example, to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas, then it's gone too far. I'm not Jewish, but I'm not going to be offended if someone says Happy Hanukkah, or want someone not to say it for fear of offending me."
I agree.
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I'd like that way as well.
I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
There is a difference between saying Happy Holidays because you want your business to be inclusive and saying Happy Holidays because you feared offending someone.
The conservative press has had a field day claiming the latter, when it appears that the businesses involved made their decisions due to the former.
And no, I don't think that because I hear about something a lot, it means it happened.
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I honestly think the only ones that were encouraging it were the retailers that didn't want to risk offending a customer.
I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
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I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
When I think about it, I think I tend to say "Have a good holiday!" for every holiday.
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I miss a lot of it, but other parts not-so-much lol :)
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~I think there are a lot of people that get mad at their neighbor's nativity scene. Why shouldn't their neighbor be able to put a nativity scene on their own property without someone getting offended?~
I've never heard of anybody being mad about something like that.
Kate
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