Holiday Controversy- what started TBF
Welcome to my last column of 2005, this is The Brian Factor...........(hold for applause)
Today the topic is: The Holiday Controversy
The story:
Since the beginning of this month the big deal for our country has been the use of "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." Now I normally would offer my two cents on this here, but I'm holding off until the end for my two cents. So the government (namely the religious right) want no other holidays recognized by America except Christmas, and many radical groups have called for boycotts on stores that say "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings." While many say "happy holidays" on the account that they don't know who celebrates what holiday and they don't want to offend anyone, they are judged for being open minded to other people's beliefs...
The reasoning:
Many of the right wings want to turn us into one united Christian front: a devoted group to Jesus and God and no one else. They feel that the only way we can achieve peace is to strip all that we are and basically follow the leader... So the first thing they want is to only celebrate Christmas as the "one true holiday," celebrating the birth of Jesus.......
My two cents:
What the fuck is wrong with these people!!!!!
Look, last time I checked, the original settlers of our land came here to get away from this exact thing. They didn't want to be told what to believe in or who's god was the right one; they came to live their lives without fear of persecution of their beliefs. I am a Christmas man but I also respect another man's beliefs if they're not my own. One of the great things about our country is that we have a rich diversity of people who aren't afraid of their heritage and proudly celebrate it, whatever it is.... Out in the world there are about six holidays this time of year: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Ramadan... and I forgot the rest, but the point is this: We all have different traditions, customs, beliefs that our families have upheld since before we were born, and you're saying that now we have to change that just because it's not what you do...... Who the fuck do you think you are!!!! I'm proud of my heritage, I'm proud of everyone who celebrates their customs and legacy with open arms. It's what makes us a great land and it's what the founding fathers fought and died for: a land for all of us to celebrate together. Almost every day this past weekend I've ended up at the mall and there I saw people thinking of others devoting the entire day for shopping for the ones they love. I even saw people shopping for people who celebrate different holidays, so I don't see what's the big deal. The important thing is that we are giving of ourselves and spending time with those who we love and that make us happy. Even when we were struck with great tragedy, we came together as a nation and did what was right. If we can work together to help others when they need it, then I'm sure that we can celebrate the good times together. It's only together that we can grow as a society.....................THANK YOU ALL AND .......HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!
Until next.....year,
Brian
Today the topic is: The Holiday Controversy
The story:
Since the beginning of this month the big deal for our country has been the use of "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." Now I normally would offer my two cents on this here, but I'm holding off until the end for my two cents. So the government (namely the religious right) want no other holidays recognized by America except Christmas, and many radical groups have called for boycotts on stores that say "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings." While many say "happy holidays" on the account that they don't know who celebrates what holiday and they don't want to offend anyone, they are judged for being open minded to other people's beliefs...
The reasoning:
Many of the right wings want to turn us into one united Christian front: a devoted group to Jesus and God and no one else. They feel that the only way we can achieve peace is to strip all that we are and basically follow the leader... So the first thing they want is to only celebrate Christmas as the "one true holiday," celebrating the birth of Jesus.......
My two cents:
What the fuck is wrong with these people!!!!!
Look, last time I checked, the original settlers of our land came here to get away from this exact thing. They didn't want to be told what to believe in or who's god was the right one; they came to live their lives without fear of persecution of their beliefs. I am a Christmas man but I also respect another man's beliefs if they're not my own. One of the great things about our country is that we have a rich diversity of people who aren't afraid of their heritage and proudly celebrate it, whatever it is.... Out in the world there are about six holidays this time of year: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Ramadan... and I forgot the rest, but the point is this: We all have different traditions, customs, beliefs that our families have upheld since before we were born, and you're saying that now we have to change that just because it's not what you do...... Who the fuck do you think you are!!!! I'm proud of my heritage, I'm proud of everyone who celebrates their customs and legacy with open arms. It's what makes us a great land and it's what the founding fathers fought and died for: a land for all of us to celebrate together. Almost every day this past weekend I've ended up at the mall and there I saw people thinking of others devoting the entire day for shopping for the ones they love. I even saw people shopping for people who celebrate different holidays, so I don't see what's the big deal. The important thing is that we are giving of ourselves and spending time with those who we love and that make us happy. Even when we were struck with great tragedy, we came together as a nation and did what was right. If we can work together to help others when they need it, then I'm sure that we can celebrate the good times together. It's only together that we can grow as a society.....................THANK YOU ALL AND .......HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!
Until next.....year,
Brian
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