The end of christmas

[ludermor]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20071101/tuk-think-tank-says-downgrade-christmas-dba1618_1.html

Is this coming our way as well?

[Gnevin]

multiculturalism is total bullshit , Integrated Mono-culturalsim is the only way to go like Canada .

[AZOffaly]

Ballax. PC gone crazy. By all means recognise the other festivals as well, but why should we stop making a big deal over Christmas?

[supersarsfields]

Retailers killed Christmas along time ago!!

[Gnevin]

Retailers killed Christmas along time ago!!

Retail is Christmas .

[DMarsden]

Christmas is retail

[AZOffaly]

I disagree lads. Retailers are making an arse of it, but Christmas is still a great time. I think it's the best time of the year. Of course some people just go mad with the commercialism of it, but it's still a special time, in my opinion.

[J70]

Ballax. PC gone crazy. By all means recognise the other festivals as well, but why should we stop making a big deal over Christmas?

Is that not what they're saying?

"If we are going to continue to mark Christmas - and it would be very hard to expunge it from our national life even if we wanted to - then public organisations should mark other major religious festivals too."

[AZOffaly]

Yes, sorry J70. I was responding to the title of the thread, and also the last line in the report about employers not offending other faiths by putting up decorations. I'd be sticking up Hannukah, Kwanzah and whatever as well .

[J70]

I disagree lads. Retailers are making an arse of it, but Christmas is still a great time. I think it's the best time of the year. Of course some people just go mad with the commercialism of it, but it's still a special time, in my opinion.

Definitely. I haven't an ounce of religious belief in my body, but I still love Christmas! Its basically just as much a secular holiday at this stage.

[Gnevin]

Ballax. PC gone crazy. By all means recognise the other festivals as well, but why should we stop making a big deal over Christmas?

Is that not what they're saying?

"If we are going to continue to mark Christmas - and it would be very hard to expunge it from our national life even if we wanted to - then public organisations should mark other major religious festivals too."

You'll find public organisation don't  officially mark Christmas any more , the annual time off just happens to fall at that time , same with the annual diner etc. etc.

[Square Ball]

Does this mean that we have to kill off Santa as well, or is that not what Chriatmas is about.

what does Christmas mean to people? is it the religious celebration or the gift bit, or a mixture of both?

 

[lynchbhoy]

Retailers killed Christmas along time ago!!

Retail is Christmas .

to lots
but to others there is more than the commercial factor.

I like it for the religious aspect. I enjoy that. I also like seeing innocent wee kids enjoy the religious aspect also married into the obtenation of gifts.

[Gnevin]

I disagree lads. Retailers are making an arse of it, but Christmas is still a great time. I think it's the best time of the year. Of course some people just go mad with the commercialism of it, but it's still a special time, in my opinion.

Definitely. I haven't an ounce of religious belief in my body, but I still love Christmas! Its basically just as much a secular holiday at this stage.

Don't get me wrong I love it too, Especially now that I don't work in retail any more .Already looking forward to sampling the Christmas dinners around town

[lynchbhoy]

Ballax. PC gone crazy. By all means recognise the other festivals as well, but why should we stop making a big deal over Christmas?

Is that not what they're saying?

"If we are going to continue to mark Christmas - and it would be very hard to expunge it from our national life even if we wanted to - then public organisations should mark other major religious festivals too."

You'll find public organisation don't  officially mark Christmas any more , the annual time off just happens to fall at that time , same with the annual diner etc. etc.

co-incidence ?