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In reply to the discussion: Councilwoman quits over 'Christmas' tree lighting [View all]whatthehey
(3,660 posts)49. She "left out" hundreds of non-Xian religions. Why single out Jews?
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Nope, never heard of it. Nonetheless, under this principle of leaving out the
TwilightGardener
Dec 2015
#10
Plenty. Non-Christians celebrate Christmas, because it's a national holiday, not because
valerief
Dec 2015
#30
If you're non-Christian, you're not so much celebrating Christmas (the birth of Christ)
TwilightGardener
Dec 2015
#33
Christmas is a national holiday. People get the day off from work regardless of
valerief
Dec 2015
#35
Well, I'm a Christian who celebrates Christmas, so that kinda goes my way.
TwilightGardener
Dec 2015
#38
I'm an atheist. I'd rather do away with the holiday name altogether but not the holiday.
valerief
Dec 2015
#40
I think your dramatically discounting the historical process called acculturation.
LanternWaste
Dec 2015
#68
The Christian missionaries co-opted the northern pagan holidays to "push the product"
1939
Dec 2015
#50
So what? There are many holidays December-January, and Happy Holidays includes them all.
Arugula Latte
Dec 2015
#15
Well, it seems like you took issue with it, but it's good to know you don't care.
Arugula Latte
Dec 2015
#59
Good. One so thin-skinned should hold public office to begin with. Merry Christmas!!! eom
Purveyor
Dec 2015
#34
People are so crazy. If I tell a Jewish person Merry Christmas they reply with Happy Hannukah.
LiberalArkie
Dec 2015
#39
Wow. You would think from that screed that the council had enacted the Nuremberg Laws.
Nye Bevan
Dec 2015
#44
if you cannot see the intentional reasons which i imagine flow to other areas then so be it.
JanMichael
Dec 2015
#57
she made it the issue...it's as bad as the Christians who fight halloween: on edit it's worse
Demonaut
Dec 2015
#64
it's fucking Christmas....attack the hyper commercializing of the event if anything
Demonaut
Dec 2015
#63
Resignation rescinded, Mayor reached out to the council woman and they are keeping Christmas with
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2015
#70