Posted on Nov 9, 2015
The War on Halloween. Fall Festival vs Halloween/Happy Holidays vs Merry Christmas!
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You always here about how there is a "War on Christmas" but what about war on Halloween. You always hear about how everyone get all offended if you don't say "Merry Christmas" how is it just about every church doesn't agree with Halloween but they have a "Fall Festival." The issue is that no one really has an issue with it. But if you ever say "Happy Holidays" or if a business does this then they are wrong. Wouldn't those that do a Fall Festival have a double standard?
In realty does it really matter. I have always lived by a simple philosophy that your faith is between you and your deity. If you want to pray to the Goat you can. I don't really care. What bothers is when you tell me the Goat is the only way to salvation and that I am wrong for not believing.
In realty does it really matter. I have always lived by a simple philosophy that your faith is between you and your deity. If you want to pray to the Goat you can. I don't really care. What bothers is when you tell me the Goat is the only way to salvation and that I am wrong for not believing.
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LOL. "Happy Fall Festival, Winter Solstice, Spring Break, and Summer Bash." And "how's the weather treating you?" What could be more meaningless? Happy generic mush.
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CPT (Join to see) - Wishing you a non-denominational and totally generic and politically correct holiday known only by a title of your choosing, or not. (P.S. Goat worship is so passe.)
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I agree. I hate how people try to make you feel like an idiot for having a different belief system or set of traditions. I feel like of you believe in Christ you should feel free saying Merry Christmas. I the other person doesn't they can respond with Happy Holidays. We will all live!
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CPT (Join to see) Well said! Is it really a war on Holidays though? Could it be that it is a war on religion? What is wrong with telling someone, Sameach Pesach, Eid Mubarak, Happy Easter, .... I'm happy people are strong in their faiths, in most cases this is a good thing. That said no one group should be forcing it's beliefs on another.
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I agree. There is a perceived notion that we are a christian nation. We are not. We are a nation of religious freedom that has a majority of christians. But if something as small as a business changing a cup really bothers you then just don't shop there.
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I personally don't care for Halloween. I never have. But there's no reason why people who want to celebrate it should not be able to. Saying happy Halloween Merry Christmas or any other holiday salutation should be up to the individual.
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Traditions, in part, define our culture. Just like the Marine Corps has traditions that are honored/remembered/celebrated so does a country. By remembering and honoring those traditions, we honor our history/culture/experience.
It has become en vogue now to go after more historical, especially religious, traditions. While no one would suggest religious observation is compulsory it is part of the fabric of the country. We have lots of traditions and holidays, some official, others not. Today is Veterans Day, Halloween just passed. We can see Thanksgiving on the horizon and Christmas and New Years Day are not far away. We also Have Memorial Day, Labor Day, Easter and a few others.
There has been a move, admit it or not, to attempt to take the religious observance out of many of the actual religious holidays. Christmas and Easter being the most obvious. Easter is mostly squashed. Most celebrate an egg laying rabbit rather than the resurrection of Christ. Christmas is pushed out of schools and many look to push a "happy holidays" as not to offend those that celebrate Hanukah or the completely fabricated "holiday of Kwanza. Christmas is when most of Christendom recognizes the birth of Christ. I know these days many worship a tree with gifts made from cheap labor and wrapped in cheap but colorful paper.
If your study our history, especially early American, you come to understand how significant and important our religious holidays were to us. Again, not suggesting compulsory participation by any stretch but we know from whence we came and we know what the significance of those days were/are to many.
If you don't like that, Happy Festivus.
It has become en vogue now to go after more historical, especially religious, traditions. While no one would suggest religious observation is compulsory it is part of the fabric of the country. We have lots of traditions and holidays, some official, others not. Today is Veterans Day, Halloween just passed. We can see Thanksgiving on the horizon and Christmas and New Years Day are not far away. We also Have Memorial Day, Labor Day, Easter and a few others.
There has been a move, admit it or not, to attempt to take the religious observance out of many of the actual religious holidays. Christmas and Easter being the most obvious. Easter is mostly squashed. Most celebrate an egg laying rabbit rather than the resurrection of Christ. Christmas is pushed out of schools and many look to push a "happy holidays" as not to offend those that celebrate Hanukah or the completely fabricated "holiday of Kwanza. Christmas is when most of Christendom recognizes the birth of Christ. I know these days many worship a tree with gifts made from cheap labor and wrapped in cheap but colorful paper.
If your study our history, especially early American, you come to understand how significant and important our religious holidays were to us. Again, not suggesting compulsory participation by any stretch but we know from whence we came and we know what the significance of those days were/are to many.
If you don't like that, Happy Festivus.
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