I am so sick of this whole, "War of Christmas" junk that the conservative groups are harping on this year. I have people on my own street with signs that say "Keep Christ in Christmas!" Give me a break! Saying happy holidays to the general public, when we are in the holiday season (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years), is not offense. On 12/25 say Merry Christmas, on 01/01, say Happy New Year. Maybe the world needs to take the lead from the Witnesses and just learn to say "thank you" when people say something that does not represent the holiday you believe in. I work in a call center and talk to 100's of people in a day and all I can say is what ever they say to me, back to them. As we do not want to offend people or upset anyone. Being a Witness in my past, I understand this. Not everyone believes the same and not everyone feels that you need to say this to people. I have people who say, "... god bless" to me at the end of these questions or comments. I don't get offended and demand they stop, I just say "thank you." So if someone chooses to play it safe as a business or organization and just say "Happy Holidays!" I think they make more sense then those who just want "Merry Christmas." The world is not all Christian and December is not one holiday.
Do you think it has gotten overboard?