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lunasun

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105. These people are haters and it would not matter what some people said to them

Tue Dec 24, 2013, 10:16 AM

Dec 2013

comment from an article I was reading .........

"That said, as a believer, I get a little annoyed when people say they are "celebrating Christmas" but they are atheists, or agnostics - heck, even my Muslim neighbors put up a tree and lights and say they are celebrating Christmas. My Muslim neighbors bring me Christmas cookies and a Christmas card, they play Christmas music (actual Christmas music - gospel songs, classic celebrations of the birth and the 3 kings, etc - not pop songs that could be better classified as winter music), they have a grand old time and I'm certain that in certain parts of the world they would be in serious trouble as Muslims for this. Am I offended by this? Yeah, I kinda am...

I get it, it's my issue, and I'm not trying to put a damper on anyone else's enjoyment of a celebration near the winter solstice - I just wish they'd not say they were celebrating Christmas when their celebrations have nothing to do with the birth of Christ and/or they don't believe in him (as in either believe he existed at all, or believe that he died for the sins of humans)."

Either way the loonies will be mad as a hatter.....sorry you got yelled at by some asshole for a season greeting - jeez wtf

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Dear Fox News; thank you for making Christmas SUCK! [View all] Cooley Hurd Dec 2013 OP

agreed! i used to wish people Merry Christmas all the time and i'm not even Christian NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #1

That's EXACTLY my new position on it. I will not say a damn thing unless they do first... Cooley Hurd Dec 2013 #4

You know grandpamike1 Dec 2013 #59

"The 'war' on Christmas' is so phony" nt caledesi Dec 2013 #110

I think it is kind of real and Fox news started it because they love war. Maraya1969 Dec 2013 #131

the collection of antique cards bluemarkers Dec 2013 #116

I say "Peace on earth, goodwill toward all". Makes the Fundies tsuki Dec 2013 #134

Peace and good will are in short supply this year n/t arcane1 Dec 2013 #2

This has been going on for years. Mariana Dec 2013 #17

It is all about who can be the whiniest victim SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2013 #72

I think you pretty much nailed it right there. Mapletonian Dec 2013 #91

calling them adults... icarusxat Dec 2013 #97

You absolutely have hit the nail on the head.... llmart Dec 2013 #137

Peace and good will have always been in short supply japple Dec 2013 #50

Faux has the Midas touch. lpbk2713 Dec 2013 #3

Good one Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2013 #29

That's the Midas Touch in Reverse! n/t Dread Pirate Roberts Dec 2013 #34

Otherwise known as the Sadim Touch. n/t aggiesal Dec 2013 #75

What do these people say AFTER Christmas? narnian60 Dec 2013 #5

Exactly Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2013 #32

Your explanation is too long... mazzarro Dec 2013 #92

They have tunnel vision ...there are Jews, Muslims and caledesi Dec 2013 #112

I still use two separate greetings.... chillfactor Dec 2013 #6

But there are more holidays that "Christmas" and "New Years" Cooley Hurd Dec 2013 #7

These are the ones I celebrate with the family. OnlinePoker Dec 2013 #142

I say Happy Holidays if it's someone I won't see for both holidays. I take the S in holidays as okaawhatever Dec 2013 #8

Same here. 840high Dec 2013 #21

Before Fox... busterbrown Dec 2013 #45

1955 record cover "Happy Holiday" Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #9

Obviously she's a BAD Catholic. progressoid Dec 2013 #86

Well said GETPLANING Dec 2013 #10

1959 record cover "Seasons Greetings" Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #11

I had a very similar thought today after an awkward exchange between a nice lady and myself Ed Suspicious Dec 2013 #12

I'm so fucken fed up with it all I don't say anything anymore, and I've taken to beginning RKP5637 Dec 2013 #13

Righteous rant. Tell it to Faux News. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #14

As they are destroying everything I doubt avebury Dec 2013 #42

Well said! nt caledesi Dec 2013 #113

Let it go they are the ones that are hurting not you and so .... Botany Dec 2013 #15

I always thought happy holidays meant Christmas and New Years... onlyadream Dec 2013 #16

Hmm rdchili96 Dec 2013 #136

Actually I never heard of Kwanza until the mid 90s! onlyadream Dec 2013 #140

Newspaper advertising 1962 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #18

I love that era of graphic art. Thanks for posting! nt adirondacker Dec 2013 #62

Joyous Holiday 1962 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #19

Magazine cover 1962 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #20

K & R Liberal_Dog Dec 2013 #22

And Greetings 1952 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #23

Well, you shouldn't be persecuting Christians that way. Mariana Dec 2013 #24

1894 Happy Holidays book Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #35

He should have said AAO Dec 2013 #79

Faux News has fucked up their viewers lives enough TexasTowelie Dec 2013 #25

I think there is a real truth in this idea. They've actually instilled and fomented hatred in their Ed Suspicious Dec 2013 #141

Good post Cooley Hurd. savalez Dec 2013 #26

Happy Solstice too! tavalon Dec 2013 #122

lol savalez Dec 2013 #124

1922 Yuletide Greetings postcard Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #27

Whoever sent that is clearly roasting in THE pit of fire and brimstone right now... stillwaiting Dec 2013 #95

I say "Happy Holidays" or "Merry Christmas" which ever comes to mind at the time. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #28

1928 "Holiday Message" Oldsmobile advertising record Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #30

Oldsmobile? eridani Dec 2013 #64

When I am confronted by the "IT'S MERRY CHRISTMAS" crowd, I reply like this: Gore1FL Dec 2013 #31

but Christmas isn't till January 6th! mwooldri Dec 2013 #88

Thank You! obxhead Dec 2013 #33

I have always used them interchangably. Never thought about it. Faygo Kid Dec 2013 #36

Agreed etherealtruth Dec 2013 #37

In 1659 Christians started the real war on christmas: Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #38

That may be the best one yet. progressoid Dec 2013 #87

Don't let some cranky jerk make YOU feel bad! Besides, I thought holiday came from "holy day"... deurbano Dec 2013 #39

If you think about it drm604 Dec 2013 #40

The best solution is don't say anything unless greeted first AAO Dec 2013 #81

The irony.... pokerfan Dec 2013 #41

Insane. Maybe it's best just to say Hello and Goodbye. tblue Dec 2013 #118

I don't see the difficulty. Quasimodem Dec 2013 #43

I learned about Ganapathia just last night tavalon Dec 2013 #123

whether mercuryblues Dec 2013 #44

Bing Crosby conservative enough? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #46

Yep, so, Fox then must feel he's an UnAmerican atheist bastard huh? cascadiance Dec 2013 #111

Who would have thought that... mdbl Dec 2013 #47

Unfortunately Eisenhower not conservative enough for Fox: 1954 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #48

You must have missed the FUCK CHRISTMAS!! thread a few days ago. BKH70041 Dec 2013 #49

Not even Reagan conservative enough: 1987 Whitehouse card Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #51

The war against Christmas on the crawl. hay rick Dec 2013 #52

We have so many information wars we are fighting right now tavalon Dec 2013 #125

Fox News seasonal card from 2011. Spot any reference to Christ? Christ-mas? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #53

Shouldn't the sheep be behind the Fox sleigh.... JusticeForAll Dec 2013 #60

Tim "Happy Holidays" Tebow not christian enough? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #54

Happy Holidays 2011 from Fox Music Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #55

very well said- knr Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #56

FOX takes what is good KT2000 Dec 2013 #57

I used to say "Merry Christmas" eridani Dec 2013 #58

That's rich! AAO Dec 2013 #82

Rep. Nat. Committee is warring against christmas, 2012 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #61

US Army war on christmas: Camp Ramadi Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #63

Actually, "Happy Holidays" is the more Christian greeting... dsharp88 Dec 2013 #65

+1 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #66

Catholic University wars on christmas Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #67

It’s those flying carpets again polynomial Dec 2013 #68

Southern Methodist (Plano, Texas) war on christmas Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #69

US Navy war on christmas Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #70

I've taken to saying Happy Solstice. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #71

Faux News is a cancer on American society chungking34 Dec 2013 #73

You're right, of course. BellaKos Dec 2013 #83

I agree, everything has to be a controversy with them. Sad that even for Christmas you have to Raine Dec 2013 #74

Between Dec. 1 and Jan. 6... BobTheSubgenius Dec 2013 #76

Good thing you didn't say "Seasons' Greetings"!! AAO Dec 2013 #77

yep. they are corroding America one rusty lugnut at a time Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #78

Next time someone tells me merry Xmas AAO Dec 2013 #80

Dear DU BellaKos Dec 2013 #84

Ye-ah! All those suckers who get Sucked in by Cha Dec 2013 #85

They are more efficient than The Grinch... NealK Dec 2013 #89

K&R. Fox "News" sucks for many reasons. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #90

Unless I am with someone face to face or know their religion.... Swede Atlanta Dec 2013 #93

Your last paragraph says it all tavalon Dec 2013 #126

We need to celebrate a new FOX inspired holiday. Ganja Ninja Dec 2013 #94

How about we call it... icarusxat Dec 2013 #98

Romney treestar Dec 2013 #109

Seinfeld Day.(NT) The Wizard Dec 2013 #115

Faux Noise is just carrying water for the fundies TexasProgresive Dec 2013 #96

By saying "Santa Claus is white"... Iggo Dec 2013 #99

I have noticed that the more emphatically they say Merry Christmas the more likely they are to be underpants Dec 2013 #100

Nothing like libodem Dec 2013 #101

It is the intent of faux news to warp the meaning of Christmas randr Dec 2013 #102

Happy Holidays has been used for as long as I can remember liberal N proud Dec 2013 #103

Yet on "Family Guy" HoosierCowboy Dec 2013 #104

These people are haters and it would not matter what some people said to them lunasun Dec 2013 #105

Haters gonna hate tavalon Dec 2013 #127

True & if those non Christians they do not like greet them with "Merry Christmas!" enough lunasun Dec 2013 #138

when I have to interact with the "merry christmas" crowd, which I try to avoid, not out of fear, niyad Dec 2013 #106

I'm goign to just start saying "bah humbug" to people. With a smile, of course. Erose999 Dec 2013 #107

educational thread treestar Dec 2013 #108

Everyone at that The Wizard Dec 2013 #114

Did anyone consider? Thespian2 Dec 2013 #117

Jesus would barf tblue Dec 2013 #119

they should just be happy i don;t say FUCK OFF dembotoz Dec 2013 #120

We were talking about this at work tavalon Dec 2013 #121

Ahh, Christian fundie fox news watchers.... louis-t Dec 2013 #128

That's what Faux News hopes to do - make us feel dejected or stupid for being all inclusive LynneSin Dec 2013 #129

Eventually, someone Jewish is going to get pissed. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #130

K&R 200:) happy Holidays (which means Holy Days, right???) grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #132

Christmas doesn't take the asshole out of a Republican. santamargarita Dec 2013 #133

usually i just come back with RedstDem Dec 2013 #135

My mother (RIP) shocked me when I went over to her house tofuandbeer Dec 2013 #139

Holiday means "holy day" so when you wish someone "happy holidays" you're wishing them-- Moonwalk Dec 2013 #143