The Christmas Kerfuffle
It’s a heave ho, ho!
Upon leaving a San Francisco shop last week, I wished the clerk a cheery “Merry Christmas,” only to be met with a surly “Happy Holidays” in return. With that simple exchange, our positions at opposite ends of the political spectrum were revealed.
The celebration of Christmas has indeed been overshadowed by politics in recent years, to the point where every greeting is pregnant with meaning. And even non-Christians are swept up in the Christmas kerfuffle.
Cinnamon Stillwell tells the story as it should be told.
Read it here.
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December 22nd, 2005 at 3:14 pm
Well from this Atheist to everyone MERRY CHRISTMAS. And yes i celebrate Christmas as an atheist i just do the commercial aspect of it however i have no problems with someone celebrating the rest of it even in public. I wish everyone Merry Christmas even if they say happy holidays. I hope everyone has a safe and happy christmas and hannukuh(spelling) and new year. Hopefully in the New Year the Republicans balls will keep getting bigger and take on the left on all their lunatic issues
December 22nd, 2005 at 3:30 pm
ya Nollaig Shona (Irish or gaelic as you call it happy christmas) from another Atheist.
If you ever wonder why people in Europe laugh at America (and we do) this is one of the reasons.
Whats next halloween becoming scary day. (comes from hallows eve ie the day before all saints day in the orginal Irish is samhain) or St patricks day. Get drunk day.
The problem is they are guilty . They (the happy holidays people) have to ask themselves if someone said happy hannukuh would they be offended. And i bet none of them would be. If they would not be offended why would anyone. So why the double standard.
December 22nd, 2005 at 6:48 pm
I wasn’t aware that Cinnamon had her own home page. I had seen her columns before (I think that I may have previously linked to one on the Minutemen, and I may have added her to the list of columnists on my blog’s sidebar), but I think I will put that link up. Thanks for linking to her home page.
I wish that Adam Sparks was still writing as well… (or is he?)