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1. M Ciardi writes:

   To All My Democrat Friends:

   Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.

   To My Republican Friends:

   Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

   Comment 12/25/2007

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2. tgirsch writes:

   What’s funny is that I’ve met a lot more Republicans who are offended by “Happy Holidays” than Democrats who are offended by “Merry Christmas.”

   Comment 12/25/2007

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3. Stormy Dragon writes:

   I much prefer a sincere ‘Happy Holidays’ to the various people I run across who say ‘Merry Christmas’ like they’re mentally giving me the finger. There’s far more Christ in the former.

   Comment 12/25/2007

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4. LarryE writes:

   Stormy -

   I expect you know that “Christ” comes from the Greek for “redeemer.” With that in mind, if I can be permitted to amend your statement to “far more Jesus,” i.e., referring to the philosophy of the man rather than the claims of his divinity (in which I do not believe), I agree with you wholeheartedly.

   Enjoy it. It may be the only time.

   Happy holidays!

   Comment 12/25/2007

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5. Dan M. writes:

   Thank you LarryE, I’m glad that somebody else has noticed how horribly Pauline Christianity raped Jesus-ism in the first couple centuries.

   (And like all really good rape stories, the bitch had to carry her new baby to term and carry it around as an albatross.)

   Comment 12/28/2007

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6. oyun writes:

   I expect you know that “Christ” comes from the Greek for “redeemer.” With that in mind, if I can be permitted to amend your statement to “far more Jesus,” i.e., referring to the philosophy of the man rather than the claims of his divinity (in which I do not believe), I agree with you wholeheartedly.

   Enjoy it. It may be the only time

   Comment 4/12/2008

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7. kız oyunları writes:

   I expect you know that “Christ” comes from the Greek for “redeemer.” With that in mind, if I can be permitted to amend your statement to “far more Jesus,” i.e., referring to the philosophy of the man rather than the claims of his divinity (in which I do not believe), I agree with you wholeheartedly

   Comment 4/12/2008

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