Why Does The Catholic League Think I Hate Christmas?
Why does the Catholic League think I hate Christmas?
After all, I celebrate it. Tibetan-Buddhist style.
I celebrate the "Peace On Earth, Good Will Toward Men" part. The Beatitude part. The Golden Rule part. The actual words of actual Jesus part.
I don't celebrate other parts of Christmas. Not the Torquemada part. Not the conversion by the sword part. Not the Albigensian Massacre part. Not the witch-burning part.
And I'm not so thrilled when people wish me, "Merry Christmas," frankly. I always wish them "Merry Christmas," back, but I wish they'd ask before assuming I'm the same religion as they are. I don't go around wishing Catholics "Happy Hannukah," or wishing Presbyterians "Happy Ramadan," or wishing Muslims "Happy Buddha's Birthday." I think it's good manners to check, is it not?
And the Catholic League, who seem to assume that all people, even non-Catholics, should follow their code of religious behaviors regardless of whether one is Catholic or not (say, doesn't that sound a little, well, Muslim jihadist?), created a snarky little press release, which spins that someone who doesn't like to be wished Merry Christmas is therefore a card-carrying hater of Christmas, e.g. a hallucinogen-using commie.
Hunh?
Divali seems to be getting popular round here these days (or maybe I'm just more involved with primary schools): if someone who celebrates that festival wishes me a "Happy Divali" then I am happy to wish them "Happy Divali" back. Why not? Good wishes are a great thing to give and to receive, and I don't really see that it makes a difference if the giver is of another faith.
Posted by: BlackPhi | January 03, 2007 at 06:20 PM
Hindus are a lot more relaxed than War-On-Christians like, say, Bill O'Reilly and William Donohue (do check out that link).
They don't even get all bent out of shape if you DON'T wish them Happy Diwali. Not that that phrase is an essential part of Diwali, either.
Posted by: Buddhist Jihad | January 03, 2007 at 11:06 PM
I dearly dearly hope you send links to these, um, "bloggings" to all at least some of the crappy Christians you write about.
Keep it up, please. :)
Posted by: Dizzy | January 16, 2007 at 01:24 AM
They're linked, but they don't come by much.
Posted by: Buddhist Jihad | January 16, 2007 at 10:32 AM