tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028430.post1392604153170709033..comments2023-10-29T06:18:30.962-07:00Comments on READ MY OPINION (because you're entitled to it): AND THE WINNER IS......MERRY CHRISTMAS!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028430.post-33873243722238864412006-12-12T20:18:00.000-08:002006-12-12T20:18:00.000-08:00The irony for me is that holiday means "holy day,"...The irony for me is that holiday means "holy day," an inclusive term that encompasses the traditions of many religious celebrations during the season. This is really a phony controversy created by the likes of Bill O'Reilly. Too bad, that some fall for it and forget the true meaning of the season "peace and good will for all."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171967400799339652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028430.post-39768273374638910562006-11-30T10:09:00.000-08:002006-11-30T10:09:00.000-08:00I grew up in Maywood, Ill in the late 1940's and 1...I grew up in Maywood, Ill in the late 1940's and 1950's. There were still suburbs that had signs as one entered the town, "No dogs, No Jews." And we all remember how the African-Americans (then called "negroes by polite society, and worse by others) were treated. <br />I used to love the beauty of Christmas and was taught to honor the holiday of my Christian friends.<br />I had to memorize the entire New Testament story of the birth of Jesus as a part of the public school curriculum. It seemed to me with my Yiddish speaking grandparents, Hanukah menorah and Kosher food that I was less of an American than the other kids. <br /><br />But as I learned that America was a place for all I realized I, the other non-Christians, and other races were as much a citizen as anyone else.<br /><br />I like to say Merry Christmas to people who celebrate the holiday and am now joyously a part of a very diverse family. But I strongly agree with my husband Paul, the "Just Say Merry Christmas" campaign has been successful. But the success is not one for either the Christian religion which is about the birth of Christ, nor for the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com