Shout Merry Christmas not Happy Holidays!!!

Ok everyone...I found this on my friends page and I have to say I liked it.  If you asked me about my particular faith, I would identify myself as a Christian*.  I believe in the teachings of Christ, not particularly the teachings of a specific church. 

Since the Christmas season is upon us, I feel I must speak.  We are celebrating the birth of Christ...not Santa Clause and Frosty the Snowman.  It's about love and faith...not x-boxes and iPods!  And it boggles my mind when someone gets offended when I say Merry Christmas.
When I say "Merry Christmas" I am not saying "I'm a Christian and I'm better than you are and you should believe what I believe because your beleifs are bullshit to me."  What I am saying is that "I am wishing you peace and love."  I am offering to share the peace and love that I feel with you regardless of whether or not you are a Christian. Just because you are another human being.

 I believe that as a Christian I should share love with those around me.  However, not everyone sees it that way. And if you are not a Christian I would be thrilled if you offered my your particular holiday greeting. Hey, if someone wishes me a Happy Haunukah...great! Thank you!  If you wish me a Happy Kwanza...thank you for including me!  Ramadan...Fantastic! Thank you! 

So to all of you...Christians or not...I wish you a Merry Christmas from one human being to another!

So if I offended you, I am sorry, but suck it up and know that I love you!

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*Twas the month before Christmas*
*When all through our land,*
*Not a Christian was praying*
*Nor taking a stand.*
*The "politically correct" police had taken away,*
*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*
*The children were told by their schools not to sing,*
*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*
*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*
*December 25th is just a "Holiday".*

*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*
*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*
*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*
*Something was changing, something quite odd! *
*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*
*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*
*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*
*At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.*
*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*
*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*

*Inclusive, sensitive, Diversity*
*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*
*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*
*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!*
*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*
*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*
*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*
*Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*

*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*
*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.*
*So as you celebrate "Winter Break" under your "Dream Tree"*
*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*
*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*

*Shout "MERRY CHRISTMAS", not Happy Holiday!*