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hippiechick60 · 11-26-2007, 07:36 PM

i resently heard something on the radio that really ticked me off! so to speak! some church people has not been to happy with some of the dept. stores like macys and stores like that because of the way there "useing" christmas to sell there stuff! now they all think that they should stop useing the word "christ" in things like christmas tree and christmas lights and in its place should be called "holiday" lights and trees! now no offends to anyone whos maybe kinda like that! but i think its really stupid and i think that there overeacting about it all! and i'm for one not going to be listening that kind of stuff i don't think its right to tell people what to say and do i mean are they trying to ruin everything about the most wounderful time of the year??? why don't they just start calling it just mas now!! i mean where is it going to stop now i'm a very librel person and i don't think that we're disrespecting God or anyone else for that matter! anyway please feel free to let me know how you all free about this is this right or wrong!

Mikado · 11-26-2007, 07:54 PM

thats weird, usually the church groups complain BECAUSE the word "Christ" has been taken OUT!

Either way, Im ok with Holiday lights, and Christmas tree has always been a misnomer anyway......the tree tradition is actually from the druid winter solstice celebration, when they used to light trees afire to celebrate the Dec 21 solstice.........when the Christians came along, they adopted the tradition as their own. As far as your poll goes are you asking if the church groups are right to do this?

hippiechick60 · 11-26-2007, 08:10 PM

yeah i am and i don't think its right at all i think there just trying to make everyone feel gulty or something i don't think we have to change anything to anything! what are we going to just rewrite all of the christmas songs just becuse they say the word Christ in them??? i'm sorry but i don't think i've ever disagreed with something like this in a long long time i think we should just leave it like it is and has been for years and years! i mean they get mad at everything just because its not the way that they want it to be! well i really just don't care i'm calling christmas christmas and if they all got a problem with that then oh well!! i don't think that God is going to "punish" us all for it!

dawsongirl · 11-26-2007, 09:47 PM

Holiday Lights. I'm sick of everything being "holiday". Valentine's Day is a "holiday" but we're not talking about that...we're talking about Christmas. And most of the US is Christian and celebrates it. Live with it, live with using "Christmas" to indicate the non-religious aspect of it, or go away. Go be offended by everything somewhere else.

I wish some people would just not say things. Like they're the only ones who have ever and will ever be offended by something. Crackpots.

Ireneparalegal · 11-26-2007, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikado

thats weird, usually the church groups complain BECAUSE the word "Christ" has been taken OUT!

Either way, Im ok with Holiday lights, and Christmas tree has always been a misnomer anyway......the tree tradition is actually from the druid winter solstice celebration, when they used to light trees afire to celebrate the Dec 21 solstice.........when the Christians came along, they adopted the tradition as their own. As far as your poll goes are you asking if the church groups are right to do this?

That's what I was thinking. Usually when "Christ" has been removed or the whole word has been replaced with another word like "Holiday" people get all upset.

theshark8777 · 11-26-2007, 10:26 PM

I don't really understand the poll question...

theshark8777 · 11-26-2007, 10:28 PM

It is a Christmas tree tho... Not a Chanukah tree... so why would they call it a holiday tree?

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11-26-2007, 07:36 PM	#1
hippiechick60 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 18, 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 632	"in other words"! i resently heard something on the radio that really ticked me off! so to speak! some church people has not been to happy with some of the dept. stores like macys and stores like that because of the way there "useing" christmas to sell there stuff! now they all think that they should stop useing the word "christ" in things like christmas tree and christmas lights and in its place should be called "holiday" lights and trees! now no offends to anyone whos maybe kinda like that! but i think its really stupid and i think that there overeacting about it all! and i'm for one not going to be listening that kind of stuff i don't think its right to tell people what to say and do i mean are they trying to ruin everything about the most wounderful time of the year??? why don't they just start calling it just mas now!! i mean where is it going to stop now i'm a very librel person and i don't think that we're disrespecting God or anyone else for that matter! anyway please feel free to let me know how you all free about this is this right or wrong!

11-26-2007, 10:26 PM	#6
theshark8777 Hats for Bats Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: northeast Ohio. Posts: 5,315	I don't really understand the poll question...
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11-26-2007, 07:54 PM	#2
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	thats weird, usually the church groups complain BECAUSE the word "Christ" has been taken OUT! Either way, Im ok with Holiday lights, and Christmas tree has always been a misnomer anyway......the tree tradition is actually from the druid winter solstice celebration, when they used to light trees afire to celebrate the Dec 21 solstice.........when the Christians came along, they adopted the tradition as their own. As far as your poll goes are you asking if the church groups are right to do this?

11-26-2007, 08:10 PM	#3
hippiechick60 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 18, 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 632	yeah i am and i don't think its right at all i think there just trying to make everyone feel gulty or something i don't think we have to change anything to anything! what are we going to just rewrite all of the christmas songs just becuse they say the word Christ in them??? i'm sorry but i don't think i've ever disagreed with something like this in a long long time i think we should just leave it like it is and has been for years and years! i mean they get mad at everything just because its not the way that they want it to be! well i really just don't care i'm calling christmas christmas and if they all got a problem with that then oh well!! i don't think that God is going to "punish" us all for it!

11-26-2007, 09:47 PM	#4
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Holiday Lights. I'm sick of everything being "holiday". Valentine's Day is a "holiday" but we're not talking about that...we're talking about Christmas. And most of the US is Christian and celebrates it. Live with it, live with using "Christmas" to indicate the non-religious aspect of it, or go away. Go be offended by everything somewhere else. I wish some people would just not say things. Like they're the only ones who have ever and will ever be offended by something. Crackpots.

11-26-2007, 10:28 PM	#7
theshark8777 Hats for Bats Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: northeast Ohio. Posts: 5,315	It is a Christmas tree tho... Not a Chanukah tree... so why would they call it a holiday tree?