Cho Cho Cho, Merry Christmas!

Binyamin Jolkovsky, editor of the Jewish World Review, is passing around an article by Michelle Malkin that says that Ron Sims, county executive in Seattle, deserved the pummeling he took for suggesting that public employees avoid the phrase “Merry Christmas” or any other greeting specific to a particular faith. Malkin says that Sims was wrong to try to exclude religion from the public sphere.
Humbug! It’s not a big deal – not big enough to get all snippy and self-righteous when someone wishes you a cheery “Merry Christmas!” – but it is rude and thoughtless to assume that everyone is of your faith. It’s more troublesome if the person is representing our government. Sims was, in my opinion, 100% correct.
No, it’s really not a big deal. It’s worth a memo or an email reminder, but not worth a reprimand. Personally, if I’m feeling feisty, I respond with a festive “And a happy Chanukah to you!”
And, while we’re on the subject, if you’re Christian, I hope you have a warm and restorative Christmas.

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