Oh, please. Sorry Charles, but I disagree. This is political correctness run amuck.
I am not a Christian, but I do not take offense when someone wishes me "Merry Christmas" or equivalent at this time of year, as I understand the sentiment behind the comment. Too many are quick to take offense, high offense at that, at perceived slights that are nothing of the kind. Keep this up, and you'll end up like the some PR types in the City of Pittsburgh, which tried to retitle this time of year "Sparkle Season" a few years back. And ended up insulting everybody in the process, even the atheists. We should not need a lawyer to advise us on how to risk avoiding offending someone in even the slightest way, when our intention is to wish someone the best of times at this time of year. 73 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Charles Harpole Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:20 PM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: [DX-CHAT] 'tis the season To Western hams, mostly.... Please remember it is most polite to offer a "seasons greetings" or "happy holidays" to those not of the Christian faiths (instead of "Merry Christmas" for example). Receivers of the mis-directed "merry christmases"--most will forgive the senders' misplaced earnestness but the implied arrogance and cultural insensitivity still remains to taint in a small way an otherwise happy season. Thanks for your understanding of individual differences. And, no "happy fourth of July" to a Brit, pse. 73, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
