Yep,
Ìerry Christmas to all of you.
ÊáëÜ ×ñéóôïýãåííá óå üëïõò óáò.

i hope the third line ends up in Greek and not in some other unintelligible signs.
Theodore

Greek to me...pose

Merry Christmas to all on this fun little blog....

Alright...don't nobody move....who took my eggnog??

Hi Gary!

I enjoyed your satire. I agree with you 100% on this issue that our political correctness has gone overboard. Lets take a look from top.

It is a fact that Christianity is the dominant religion in the world with 2.1 billion people following this faith out of a world population of 6.5 billion. The next major religion is Islam with 1.3 billion followers. Here is the worldwide breakup of the top six groups:

World Population = 6.5 billion

Christianity = 2.1 billion
Islam = 1.3 billion
Non-religious = 1.1 billion
Hinduism = 900 million
Chinese = 394 million
Buddhism = 376 million

USA is predominantly a Christian nation with 76.5% adhering to this faith. Here are the top five groups in the United States:

US Population = 295 million

Christianity = 76.5%
Non-religious = 14.1%
Judaism = 1.3%
Islam = 0.5%
Buddhism = 0.5%

Let's examine these statistics and analyze who is going to take offence of the phrase Merry Christmas. Not the 76.5% who are Christians, not the 14.1% who are non-religious - that alone takes into account 90.6% of the population.

So why is an overwhelming section of our society being gradually denuded of its cultural heritage and roots? Why cannot the Christians be allowed to celebrate Christmas in its full glory? I am alarmed when I hear school boards eliminating certain songs because they are religious - you can only sing songs like Rudolph the Reindeer. Why cannot a Christian proudly greet someone with a Merry Christmas? Is this something to be ashamed of?

If someone within the remaining tiny fraction of 9.4% feels offended, then I say they are the ones who are close-minded and perhaps need to widen their worldview.

As individuals, we should all celebrate our cultural differences, traditions, languages, customs and faiths. This is just as important as recognizing our similarities as a part of our greater global family. We should never forget our roots.

When we lose our identity with politically correct terms like Happy Holidays, we begin to morph ourselves into a zombie like homogeneous mass - we lose the vibrancy and sparkle - the spice of life.

As a non-religious person myself, representing 14.1% of the population, I used to care less about Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas. Either term was fine. However, this year I have decided to take a different stand. The political correctness has gone too far. I want to see Christmas celebrated in full tradition, I want to participate in all the festivities and I fully support the majority in preserving a rich heritage that has survived 2000 years.

Merry Christmas Everyone.

Tapas

QUOTE:
"So why is an overwhelming section of our society being gradually denuded of its cultural heritage and roots? Why cannot the Christians be allowed to celebrate Christmas in its full glory? I am alarmed when I hear school boards eliminating certain songs because they are religious - you can only sing songs like Rudolph the Reindeer. Why cannot a Christian proudly greet someone with a Merry Christmas? Is this something to be ashamed of?"

Because we don't speak up!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALL ...

t.

Merry Chistmas to all of you, or, as we say in Sweden : God Jul!

Gary,
That's FUN. I enjoyed your satire.
George

Enjoy the next days as much as you can (and the rest of your life too...)

Theo, ti kanis?

Tapas,
I agree with everything you said.

Andrea,
eimai poli kala, euharisto. My wife takes lessons in the Italian language, got some pre-pre-pre-pre certificate last summer in Scuola Italiana di Athene or something, I think it is called Celli Uno. My knowledge on Italian is probably restricted to FIAT, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Lamborghini, Ferrari etc Toys for boys

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!