I received an email recently inviting me to a [i]Holiday Party[/i]. Okay, nothing new there. [i]Christmas Parties[/i] have long been replaced by [i]Holiday Parties[/i] in most places, and extra effort is often made to include those from faiths outside Christianity, as well as agnostics, and atheists. What was interesting about this particular invitation, however, was that while it excluded any mention of Christian themes, it INCLUDED themes from other religions and cultures.
Happy Hanukkah, it said, below an image of a Menorah; Happy Kwanzaa, it said, below an image of a Kinara; Happy Holidays, it said, below an image of a snowman and snowflakes. What? No Christmas? Neither in word or image?
I blame stupidly and ignorance on the part of the person who generated the invitation, and an over-zealous attempt to let political correctness trump reason. What happens when Christians feel offended because their religious faith and culture is excluded while others are specifically included?
Now I’m no Bible thumper by any stretch of the imagination. And I hardly ever discuss my own spiritual beliefs. But if people don’t like others who celebrate the CHRISTAIN HOLIDAY called, CHRISTMAS, then don’t celebrate.
What was once an almost exclusive Christian day of celebration and remembrance, soon became watered-down, and has now expelled the very thing that started it all – Christmas.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, everybody. And if that offends you, that’s just too bad.
