Just a few days ago I posted a piece about the Holiday E-Card sent out by Helen Marshall, the Queens Borough President, wishing all her constituents a "Happy Holiday."
Our State Senator, Shirley Huntley, appears to have one-upped the Borough President with her announcement for a Christmas party at a local Day Care Center entitled, "Winter Wishes and Holiday Dreams."
Additionally, National Public Radio (NPR) journalist Nina Totenberg, while speaking on PBS, prefaced the term “Christmas party” with an apology.
I guess it was to make sure she’s not disinvited to any of her liberal pals “late December gatherings that happen to coincide with some holidays of religious significance” parties.
Here's what she said (emphasis mine):
"Well, these agencies, including the Defense Department, don’t know how much money they’ve got and for what. And I was at – forgive the expression – a Christmas party at the Department of Justice and people actually were really worried about this."
After much though on this subject, I have come to the conclusion that it must be truly sad to live one's life in such a fashion that each spoken/written word must be examined over and over to avoid or apologize for the mention of a Christian religious holiday to preclude offense.
And what is truly even sadder are the lives of those who actually feel offended by it.
In any case, Merry Christmas!
I will wish all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. As well as to those not of the Christian persuasion, I will wish a happy holiday season. My family and I try to keep Christ in Christmas as much as we can and I like to include well wishes to those of other stripes. However, Easter is my favorite because I'll say to my fellow Greeks, "Christos anesti" which means, Christ has risen. I may adopt saying the same to all those who observe that monumental event as well.
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