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Talk:War on Christmas (view source)
Revision as of 21:56, November 25, 2008
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::I understand the slippery slope concept (there was a big "X-mas" issue when I was younger), but I don't understand why it applies here. We aren't changing the name of Christmas, just recognizing that other religions have holy days around the same time: the "holiday season". I have a lot of Jewish friends and I wish them a "Happy Hanukkah" and they wish me a "Merry Christmas". When I don't know the religion of the person, or if the person is even religious, I wish them "Happy Holidays". The war on Christmas idea seems to say I'm wrong for doing that. Is that what the argument is? I'm sorry, but I guess I still don't understand. [[User:LiamG|LiamG]] 15:57, 25 November 2008 (EST)
::I understand the slippery slope concept (there was a big "X-mas" issue when I was younger), but I don't understand why it applies here. We aren't changing the name of Christmas, just recognizing that other religions have holy days around the same time: the "holiday season". I have a lot of Jewish friends and I wish them a "Happy Hanukkah" and they wish me a "Merry Christmas". When I don't know the religion of the person, or if the person is even religious, I wish them "Happy Holidays". The war on Christmas idea seems to say I'm wrong for doing that. Is that what the argument is? I'm sorry, but I guess I still don't understand. [[User:LiamG|LiamG]] 15:57, 25 November 2008 (EST)
:::That's okay, Liam. It is a difficult thing to understand if you've never been exposed to it. I might let someone else do a better job of explaining, (or look to the article) but basically it is a substitution of reality to say "Happy Halodays" to a person when it is Christmas. We celebrate Independence Day, but if we simply say "The Fourth" we miss the meaning behind the day--the reason we get it off work, out of school, etc. [[User:BradJohnson|BradJohnson]] 16:56, 25 November 2008 (EST)