This post from Mary Ellen echos my thoughts and is so well put that it just might stop me from growling "Merry Christmas, Goddammit!" at my more politically correct-minded friends:
When I wish you a “Merry Christmas”, it does not mean I am trying to
force my doctrine of Catholicism on you in elitist fashion because I
believe it is the One True Faith.
force my doctrine of Catholicism on you in elitist fashion because I
believe it is the One True Faith.
Freedom of Speech is one of the most important rights and privileges of the American people, and the attempts to turn a specific centuries-held greeting into a political faux pas is completely against both that right and the spirit of the holiday .It's nice to see common sense and reason prevail upon occasion.
Read ME's post in its entirety and you'll understand.
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