I was looking back on old blog postings and found this one from December 2005 and was surprised to learn I'd been complaining about this for five years now:
Merry Hanukkwanzmas
The hoo hah lately over "Put the Christ back into Christmas" is driving me nuts. If you've been under a rock and don't know what I'm talking about, it's the religious right all up in arms and wanting to boycott retailers who focus on "Happy Holidays" versus "Merry Christmas" in their advertising. Never mind that there are actually other religions out there celebrating during the same holiday season. And while it may be weird to have to purchase a "holiday tree", BIG DEAL! Just call it a Christmas tree (or Hanukkah shrub or Kwanzaa branch or Festivus pole) when you get it home.
There was a great letter to the editor in the Dallas Morning News this morning about this. It pointed out that the American Family Association shouldn't be worried about the very "essence of what is being celebrated" being taken out of the season by retailers pushing Happy Holidays on us. If anything, getting a great deal on your dvd player/Playstation2/iPod enabling you to buy more, more, more is about as far from the real essence of Christmas as you can get. So just lighten up and focus on some real problems out there.
I liken the "uproar" to that regarding gay marriage. Gay marriage certainly doesn't affect the quality of my own marriage, and hearing "Happy Holidays" from a retailer doesn't affect the way my family chooses to celebrate Christmas. So there.
2 comments:
Unfortunately this never seems to end. A big Dallas church is nagging people to avoid retailers who say "Happy Holidays." I'm with you - everyone should lighten up.
SO with you also.
Post a Comment