What's wrong with "Merry Christmas"?

[susanmcgee48176]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
>
> > Magpie:
> <SNIP>
>  If somebody is Christian I would wish them Merry Christmas 
> > because I'm genuinely wishing them a good holiday as they 
celebrate 
> it. 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Yes again.
> 
>  
> > But who are you referring to here? Are you making a comment about 
> what 
> > I guess would be just called "bad Christians?" Or "weak 
Christians?" 
> > People you don't think practice their faith correctly--like 
> basically 
> > an internal disagreement amongst people of the same church?
> >
> 
> Alla:
> 
> OOOO, thanks Magpie. Geoff is that what you meant?
>


Yes, I think that the whole purpose of separation of church and 
state  (as envisoned by the founding fathers)...is that each person 
should have the opportunity to celebrate their religion undiluted in 
any way that they wish (as long as it's not harming others). 

How does celebrating an undiluted holiday get mixed up with 
the "right" to have Christmas decorations on public property, or 
the "right" to wish those who do not celebrate it "Merry Christmas?"

My feeling is that if one holiday is celebrated, then all should have 
the right to celebrate. I understand that no one on THIS list would 
EVER object should someone post a pentacle next to the crucifix in 
town hall, but I imagine OTHERS might object...take a look at how 
long it took pagans/wiccans to have the right to put a pentacle on a 
dead soldier's grave stone...

Susan