posted on December 21, 2002 03:21:58 PM new
Aren't you getting sick of ending all your EBAY (there, now it's related) emails "Happy Holidays" because you don't want to offend anyone? I picked up this "politically correct" Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from another message board.
Friends,
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
May you have a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2003, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make the world great, without prejudging any other country, nor inferring or implying that this is the only ' country in the western hemisphere, and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, or sexual orientation of the recipient.
By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise of the wisher to actually implement the wishes for herself/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.
This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and said warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.
posted on December 21, 2002 04:40:00 PM new
Being an aethist, I guess the best I can do is say sayonara. Anything I say will offend someone. As Karl Marx said over 100 yrs. ago "Religion is the opiate of the masses" Have a nice week!!
posted on December 21, 2002 09:04:12 PM new
Tooltimes you and me both. The only thing I do different is I use generic christmas computer paper. i.e. snowman, pointsettas. I don't mention the holidays at all....
posted on December 22, 2002 07:00:25 AM new
when it comes to my beliefs, I don't care if I offend...I am christian and proud of it...I stand up for everyone having the right to their own beliefs...as long as they have thick skin when it comes to other peoples.
when I worked with the headstart program umpteen years ago..we had a teacher who played the piano for our Christmas program...she refused to play any music that mentioned Santa Claus as going against her religion...she asked that the children sing "happy Birthday to Jesus"..as a rebellion, I refused to allow my class to sing that selection.
posted on December 22, 2002 09:43:41 AM new
At my husband's office last year they were told they had to remove their Christmas related screen savers from their desk computers because 2 employees of the Muslim faith found them offensive and they had filed discrimination complaints with Human Resources.
posted on December 22, 2002 10:14:19 AM new
Where I live the Christians are a very small minority.The new immigrants are mostly coming from Asia and are not Christians. I'm very open minded and don't want to force Christianity on them and instead let them have their various religions. I think the forefathers called it religious freedom?
posted on December 22, 2002 12:31:08 PM new
Yes, it is freedom of religion. That goes for Christians as well.
I am proud of being a Christian and will not waver from saying Merry Christmas. If that one line offends someone--too bad. If they are of another faith and want to reply to my emails with Happy ******* whatever they celebrate, I would not be offended either.
posted on December 22, 2002 07:57:56 PM new
ihula - good work by you. That was hilarious! LOL! You the Man .. I mean woman ... no I mean trans-gendered person that formerly was ... or hermaphrodite or something, i don't know I'm confused now.
posted on December 22, 2002 10:06:58 PM new
Too funny thanks for posting ihula,
I found myself saying "happy holidays" so not to offend, geez no Santa, guess the new camera is not on the way huh?
By the way MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A DARN HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
