~You can’t simultaneously argue that Christmas is a secular holiday deserving of protection and then maintain that the heart of Christmas is Jesus.~Christmas was originally a hijacked pagan holiday. It’s now come full circle.
~You’re imposing your beliefs on other people.
~If it offends them to say Merry Christmas, why would you want to do it?
~If you’re honest, you say it because you want to rather than because you think it’ll really be a blessing to others.
~Is this a Biblical phrase?
~I can be a blessing to everyone by saying “Happy Holidays”
~It’s lazy evangelism. If you really want to bless people evangelically, say Jesus loves you. Jesus was born for you.
~Would you wish someone a happy Easter so promiscuously?
~Imagine Jews saying to the Egyptians, “Have a happy Passover.”
~It’s impolite to make assumptions, particularly religious ones, about people you don’t know.
~Doesn’t it seem odd how defending this phrase seems to rob so many people of the joy this season is supposed to be about?
Post-Show Thoughts: When you say, "Merry Christmas," to strangers in America, you are going to bless and bring joy to at least 90% of them, have no impact on perhaps 5-10% of them, and irritate 1-2% of them at most. Therefore, simple common decency and wanting to bless others leads you to say something pro-Christmas at Christmas. On the other hand, if you get all angry about this, you probably are missing some component of the joy and peace that Christmas should bring.
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