War on Christmas? Focus on the War on Terrorism.

Ok, so apparently if a store wishes people happy holidays, then they are anti-Christmas. If you doubt my sources, please read this article, which has links to several websites such as the American Family Association: http://select.nytimes.com/2005/12/14/opinion/14talkingpoints.main.html?pagewanted=all

Needless to say, this pisses me off. First of all, when did it become mandatory to celebrate Christmas? I am Jewish and Judiasm doesn't observe Christmas as Christs birth was not the defining point in Jewish history. All of my life, I have been bombarded with Christams images during December and when I was younger, I wanted to join in the fun.

Jews make their own fun, always have. We even originated the gift giving through Chanukkah gelt (you can look that one up on your own)...and now with different things. Chanukkah is not supposed to be a big holiday; it's more along the lines of Purim in it's importance...But it is a good time and I always love lighting the menorah with my family.

What the people who blieve there is a war on Christmas need to understand is that not everyone is Christian. I thought that was what America was supposed to be about: celebrating the differences between people. Apparently not. And, some of these attacks have become blatantly anti-Semetic (again, see aforementioned article in the Times).

Do people really believe that the Jews are behind the 'war on Christmas?' Apparently. But these people also are for prayer in schools and parading their Christain-ness for everyone to see so much that they are offended that stores that they are not even shopping in say 'Happy Holidays' instead of "Merry Christmas" (And where did the 'Merry' come from anyway? The British have it right, saying 'Happy Christmas'. Why should Christmas be so different that it should have a completely different modifier? What if people started saying 'Merry Fourth of July?' Ok, I'm done)

I am not against Christmas. I think Christians should celebrate their son of Gd. I just think it should not be forced on the minority of us in this country who don't, in fact,actually observe the holiday.