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Old December 21st 05, 11:13 PM posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air,rec.autos.driving,misc.consumers
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"PTRAVEL" > wrote:

> Neither the holiday nor the sentiment are non-sectarian. Nonetheless, as a
> non-Christian, I am not offended by either.


Heh. When we lived in California, we had some really terrific neighbors,
an extended family from India. They were Sikh, but they and their
(extremely well-behaved) kids enthusiastically celebrated Christmas.
They decorated their house with lights, put up a tree and all-- even
once showed up at our door carolling. They were fully aware of the
religious significance of the day, and they thought it was a fantastic
way to celebrate the Christian God.

OTOH, they were really old-school India. They considered us hopelessly
eccentric (a nice word for "nuts") because we kept animals in the house
(our three cats). OTOOH, their kids LOVED the shelter kittens we
fostered.

I say "Merry Christmas" to people out of sheer ingrained habit. If it
insults someone (which AFAIK it never has), I figure that's their
problem.
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Old December 22nd 05, 01:54 AM posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air,rec.autos.driving,misc.consumers
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> wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "PTRAVEL" > wrote:
>
> > Neither the holiday nor the sentiment are non-sectarian. Nonetheless,

as a
> > non-Christian, I am not offended by either.

>
> Heh. When we lived in California, we had some really terrific neighbors,
> an extended family from India. They were Sikh, but they and their
> (extremely well-behaved) kids enthusiastically celebrated Christmas.
> They decorated their house with lights, put up a tree and all-- even
> once showed up at our door carolling. They were fully aware of the
> religious significance of the day, and they thought it was a fantastic
> way to celebrate the Christian God.


Hindus, of which Sikhs are a branch, tend to be very accepting of other
people's beliefs, or at least so I was told when I visited India.


>
> OTOH, they were really old-school India. They considered us hopelessly
> eccentric (a nice word for "nuts") because we kept animals in the house
> (our three cats). OTOOH, their kids LOVED the shelter kittens we
> fostered.


I agree -- anyone who keeps three cats must be eccentric.

>
> I say "Merry Christmas" to people out of sheer ingrained habit. If it
> insults someone (which AFAIK it never has), I figure that's their
> problem.


I can't imagine why anyone would be insulted. I have no problem with the
celebration of Christmas, whether privately, publicly, or in someone's place
of business, whether or not open to the general public. I have a very big
problem, however, with government Christmas celebrations, particularly when
it uses my tax dollars. I may not believe in Christianity, but I'm a strong
believer in the Constitution.


 




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