So, recently the "holiday season" has come around. And my school has been telling people to say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas". They've been super strict about it. I even got a detention for "offending other's religion".

I also had an argument with someone on the bus about me celebrating Christmas with out being Christian. He even said that all Atheists should create their own holiday, and that they shouldn't be able to celebrate Christmas.

Do you think that saying Merry Christmas is offensive? Do you think that atheists shouldn't be able to celebrate Christmas?

I guess I see where your school is coming from, but I think a detention is pretty harsh

I'm not a believer myself, which means i'm not convinced that some higher power created the earth from magics. Having said that, Christmas is the day that we celebrate Jesus, Yahweh or that one guy, being born. Saying that atheists can't celebrate christmas is like saying that every christian has to go to every single church service.

And this guy telling you to make your own holiday is really ignorant.

This is just my opinion though

Did you really get detention just for saying 'Merry Christmas'? I only ask because it's such a ridiculous situation, I dunno if it's true.

I want to know what he did to offend someone's religion, then.

I wonder if they would give you detention for wishing someone a nice sugar feast. You should try it.

does merry christmas even hold its religious meaning completely still? if someone passes you on the street and says merry christmas, theyre just basically wishing you a good time, not wishing you a good celebration of the birth of jesus

Good talk guys. Closed