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On Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 10:16:22 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:32:34 -0400, Gary > wrote:
> >
> > >Bruce wrote:
> > >> Christmas is called "Non-denominational Holiday" in Canada.
> > >
> > >All this PC nonsense has gone way overboard these days.

> >
> > He is down under in Oz, it's called Christmas where I have lived in
> > Canada for 52 years!

>
> WHEW! We should never turn so "correct" as to rename a popular
> holiday just because other religions complain. Screw them.
>
> Note: as you might remember, I dated a Jehovah's Witness once. Oh
> man, they had a huge problem with Christmas. She wouldn't even
> come to my house that day because we celebrated it (not in a
> religious way though). That's when I realized that the
> relationship would never work.


We in Canada try our best to say 'Happy Holidays', instead of 'Merry Christmas'.