tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537224672055982150.post630044482206346975..comments2018-05-20T00:49:58.558-07:00Comments on Everything Happens for a Reason: Its that time of year again....Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01482904820555772133noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537224672055982150.post-1490948521205481412011-11-30T08:21:53.929-08:002011-11-30T08:21:53.929-08:00I love you bubba!I love you bubba!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482904820555772133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537224672055982150.post-53413911205947705682011-11-29T21:52:52.456-08:002011-11-29T21:52:52.456-08:00So this is interesting. You know I have a very st...So this is interesting. You know I have a very strong opinion on this subject so please read EVERYTHING I say before you draw a conclusion on my comments. Here are some facts that will be useful later:<br /><br />1) Christmas is the holiday where Christians celebrate the birth of Christ however it happens in December on purpose as early Christians were trying to replace the pagan holidays for the Winter solstice.<br /><br />2) Most of the popular Christmas customs such as gift giving, Christmas trees, Santa Clause, etc were modified from the original customs and symbols from the pagan celebrations.<br /><br />There are more facts there but the main point here is that we must understand the true history of the holiday so we can understand the modern spin. It certainly wasn't the Christians who invented Christmas, the 'reason for the season' initially was to celebrate the Winter solstice.<br /><br />As I am with many things, the debate of 'Happy Holidays' vs 'Merry Christmas' is one where the motivation for your choice is more important to ME than the result. If you say 'Happy Holidays' to me because you are trying to be politically correct or to avoid offending me you're doing it for the wrong reasons. If you truly want me to have a happy holiday then that's a very nice thing to say.<br /><br />If someone comes to me and wishes me a Happy Chanukah I smile because they want me to enjoy my holiday and I'm not offended. So I have little patience for those of other religions or atheists who complain about being offended. Whatever you want to think, the intention of anyone saying "Merry Christmas" is a nice gesture and it should make you smile. <br /><br />So the TLDR version: If you say 'Happy Holidays' to me to be politically correct you can go jump in a lake. If you truly wish me to have a happy holiday then I love you too. :)Scott L Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440754168734472009noreply@blogger.com