The White House is planning on having a “HOLIDAY Tree” Will you have a holiday tree, or a CHRISTMAS TREE?

American: The White House is planning on having a “HOLIDAY Tree” Will you have a holiday tree, or a CHRISTMAS TREE?
I hope churches are standing room only and that Christmas is bigger than ever. I plan to boycott any retailer who refuses to call a Christmas tree a CHRISTMAS tree. It is not a Holiday tree. I will say MERRY CHRISTMAS and will not acknowledge “Happy Holidays”. It’s insincere, politically correct, and insulting. and with that, my sincerest wish to my fellow Christians, and those who appreciate the season, a MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS! (Since there is a war on Christmas and Christianity, I thought I would start early).
Mommy in . . . No, I’m not special, but Christmas is. If you don’t think so, you are entitled to your opinion, but perhaps you might show a bit of respect for the reason for the season.

Answers and Views:

Answer by Falcon_01
Amen. It’s a Christmas tree, and no matter what, it’s still Christmas!

I don’t know if I’ll have one this year now that it’s just me… maybe a little one…

You don’t see them doing this to any other religions. When I was in Iraq, we called it a Christmas tree, and I was impressed/surprised by that. I wonder if they’ll still call it that now that Obama is in power. That man is being used to destroy our country as we know it.

Yes there are other holidays during the season, but there’s nothing wrong with wishing people the holiday of their choice. You don’t call them “holiday candles” It’s a menorah!

You just can’t stop calling something by it’s name- it doesn’t show sensitivity to others to do so, it’s just trying to lessen or demean it to do so. It’d be like not calling your computer mouse a mouse, but a manual cursor interface device. It’s just plain stupid, and there’s no logical justification for it, because it’s till a mouse. Christmas is still Christmas, and a Christmas tree is still a Christmas tree- no matter when it was invented.

There IS a war on Christmas- I’ve worked in and observed government offices and policies. One example comes to mind when I was visiting a DMV in Florida- it was not allowed to put up any Christmas decorations, because they were religious… yet they had Hindu religious art and a Ganesh statue there (which I have nothing against if that’s their choice so long as others’ rights are not infringed). I raised the point and said it’s not exactly fair, nor is it supporting freedom of religion to openly display religious artifacts and have an official policy against Christian ones.

People are too PC, and they go to the point of infringing rights and impeding free trade (a non-Christian example is the “Illegal Alien” costume. It’s a Gray alien head mask with an orange jumpsuit that has “illegal alien” stenciled on it). It’s been pulled from the shelves because of leftists running amok.

Answer by eir
i actually celebrate yule and christmas.
so i will have a decorated yule wheel and then have a decorated christmas tree.
i love christmas, and do say merry christmas to all. if they don’t like it, too bad.

Answer by dougeebear
Y’know, I have to wonder about the Christian spirit (Love thy neighbor as thyself) exhibited by those insisting on the word “Christmas” versus “Holiday”. There are at least two other major celebrations in December – Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. And Hanukkah has been around a LOT longer than Christmas. Did you know that Christmas didn’t even exist until the fourth century when the Pope declared the birthdate of the Roman god Mithras (Dec 25) would stand for the Nativity celebration? Suppose Jews the world over decided that the appropriate saying was “Happy Hannukah” since their celebration predates yours?

This “war on Christmas” is completely invented by Christians intent on feeling victimized and persecuted. If I don’t know your religious affiliation, I am much more comfortable wishing you a “Happy Holidays” rather than risk offending you with a “Happy Hannukah” or “Merry Kwanzaa”. And the Holiday phrase also captures New Year’s greetings.

May all the tidings of the season be yours, whether they be Christian, Jewish, secular, or any other combination.

Answer by Courtney [christmas.]
A Christmas tree.

Answer by agooddub
It IS Christmas, always was Christmas and always will be Christmas.
Christmas Trees will always be Christmas Trees.
Forget these politically correct gobshites.
Stick to our traditions.

Answer by Mommy_In_May!
There is no such thing as a war on Christmas. Just because some people care about being polite and including all different kinds of people in their holiday greetings does not mean there is a war on anything – you’re ridiculously rude. You should be ashamed of yourself. No one actually gives a flying frick if you decide to say christmas tree, lady. Some people just like to be polite and include the other holidays because there are several other religious holidays in the month of December. You can be any religion and still appreicate the holiday season – don’t think you’re so special because you are not.

YOU are the kind of person that ruins the love and spirit of the season. Learn some respect.

Answer by Rachel W
I totally agree! I will ALWAYS have a CHRISTMAS tree! And a MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS to you too!!!

Answer by Dezzy-KFC
I will be having a CHRISTMAS TREE,

Answer by PennyLeeD2
The White House will be having Christmas trees as usual. https://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/ornaments.asp

You should feel free to say Merry Christmas to anyone you like, but to ignore anyone who prefers (for whatever reason) to say Happy Holidays is downright rude. In my neighborhood, there is an area that is mostly Jewish. It would be insincere of them to pretend to celebrate Christmas.

Christmas should be a time of joy for Christians, not a time of religious militancy. There’s no war on Christmas, there’s a war on manners.

Answer by michael g
It’s getting so foolish, really.
It’s a Christmas Tree! Everyone has a right to celebrate their own holidays and special times with their own special traditions. Christmas has it own, well-established, centuries-old traditions. If they want to be ‘socially polite’ then put up the other decorations that are appropriate for the other holidays as well. That’s completely fine with me.
But a Christmas Tree is a Christmas tree, not a holiday tree.