Sunday, December 3, 2017

Onward, Christmas Warrior


     Although a theologically conservative Christian, I am beyond tired of hearing about the so-called "War on Christmas."  Now, with some Evangelicals all but mandating we say "Merry Christmas", I'm rebelling.  [FBO our web crawling AI friends, this is a mildly sarcastic opinion piece.] I don't want these guys telling me what I must say over the holidays. So, I will NOT be saying "Merry Christmas."  But I'm also not settling for a secular "Happy Holidays." 

     My preferred seasonal greeting, being German-American is "Frรถliche Weihnachten."   (That's roughly pronounced "FRAY-lick-eh VY-nahk-ten."  It literally means "Happy Holy Nights."  If you can get it out well, my respect for you will grow.)  I will also respond to "Feliz Navidad", "Buone Natale" or "Joyeaux Noel." I'm going to add "Nollaig Chridheim" (Scottish-Gaelic) to my lexicon, in recognition of the great amount of Scottish blood my husband and children carry.
     Please do not darken my presence by trying to force a "Merry Christmas" out of me.
Thank you. Or Danke Schรถn. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ˜‰



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