coercion

[susanmcgee48176]

What I object to about boycotts of stores that require their employees 
to say happy holidays rather than Merry Christmas (in an effort to be 
more inclusive....is that it's trying to force people to participate 
in a religious holiday, (or any kind of holiday).

Those employees who do not celebrate Christmas - they should be forced 
to say "merry christmas?" People who do not celebrate should be forced 
to listen to "merry christmas" in the stores

What we did in our shelter was similar to what they did in a school 
mentioned...we had decorations and information about all holidays, and 
education about them posted as well. We tried to provide support for 
those who were not celebrating any holidays...one of our commons areas 
was "decoration free"...it was all about compromise and trying to have 
respect for all peoples and all beliefs...

Susan