What's wrong with "Merry Christmas"?

[Goddlefrood]

> montims:
> gosh - I hate to always keep coming over as argumentative, 

Goddlefrood:
Not at all.

> montims:
> but google asatru for people who follow the Norse religion 
> actively and enthusiastically right now...  And yes, they 
> are pagans as they believe in other gods than the Hebrew 
> god.

Goddlefrood:

... and are unlikely to have had a continuous following since 
the days of my forefathers. If they're out there then all the 
best to them, there's something to be said for feasting in 
Valhalla for the rest of time :-)

> montims:
> Truly, however the word is used today, a pagan has historically 
> been a non-christian...

Goddlefrood:

Which contradicts your earlier assertion, sorry to be argumentative 
in turn, but the Muslims and Jews would strongly dispute this, and 
not just those alive today. Pagan historically referred to the old 
pre-Christian religions, excluding Judaism.