Monday, December 24, 2007

Happy holidays!

I want to wish a happy holiday to everyone celebrating this month.  Some people say they are offended that people use neutral greetings, but they overlook the fact that not everyone celebrates the same holiday, or any religious holiday, and you can't be sure what someone believes by their appearance.  In December there is Hanukkah, Eid, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and probably many other religious holidays.  Saying a particular greeting could be taken as being friendly, which is hopefully the spirit in which it was said, but it could also be taken as forcing your views on someone else or saying their views are inferior or second-class.  The most popular holiday here is Christmas, so I am posting now, and there are the usual angry letters in the newspapers.      

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