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On 2019-08-06 10:54 a.m., A Moose in Love wrote:
> 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'.
>



No we don't. It may be PC to say Happy Holidays, but most people I know
prefer Merry Christmas. I am not Christian, but it is Christmas to me.