Muslims, how would you react if America made you say Happy Holidays instead of Happy Ramadan?
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Sucks doesn't it.\nThey did it for Christmas...wtf??
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Yes....    not sure how else to answer it....   but let's compare... if a whole much of muslims landed in the US, set up bases, and declared their form of martial law... would we be upset with them?  I think Americans find it hard to understand their own foreign policies since such events has never happened to America...   maybe someday it will and then "some" people might see what it is like to be invaded.
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You should absolutely complain! And you are right, America is a country where we are free to serve the God we choose. We have just as many rights as any others and, Christmas has been celebrated in this country as a national holiday since long before the Civil War. If we are not allowed to celebrate the birth of our Savior and the traditions of our forefathers, then they better do away with all religious holidays along with George Washington's birthday, Martin Luther King's birthday, Memorial day, and, what the heck, New years day too and any other day.\n\nI too am sick of it! I have a four year old going to school next year, and if that is how it is going to be, I am opting for home schooling or a private Christian school where we won't have to compromise our beliefs so as not to offend others. Jesus was so offensive to the people of His day that they crucified Him for it. Today, His name still holds the same power....people are afraid of it, because He is a light that shines into the heart of man and they don't like what is being revealed there, so , just like then, they want to kill the Light, but they can't, at least not in me or my family.\n\nI hope you take a stand this year and God bless you!
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I agree. Saying holiday break instead of Christmas break is a joke. However, I respect others opinions and faiths, but I should be able to say mine as well as them theirs.
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What does being a "person of color" have to do with celebrating or not celebrating this holiday?  The offical celebration of Thanksgiving was not established until the time of President Lincoln.  It is a national holiday when people can take time out before the real hussle and bussle of the Christmas season to get together with family and friends and set a little special time aside to give thanks to whatever Diety they believe in.  There is no harm in having a special day of thanks.  Certainly, you should be grateful for the things of this world constantly, but there is no reason why you can't have a special day.  I agree that many things happened in the past that we of European descent have no cause to be proud of...however, I am, as a 21st century American, grateful for the fact that I live in this country and not another.  I am grateful for a government that sets aside a special day for thanks and that allows me the right to thank whatever Diety I wish in whatever way I wish.  No matter your ethnic/racial origins, you should be thankful for the way things are NOW and not dwell on the past.  A Mandan chief once said  something along the lines of not dwelling on things that cannot be changed (things in the past) and living toward changing those things that can (the future).  So, have a happy day of thanks.
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What about Americans to like muslims? Would media allow it?
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I am Muslim, and this religion is very important, and strict. We have to pray five times a day, and women must show nothing but hands and face and we must give and our holiday is called Ramadan, when we fast, and then after that is a four to three day celebration, it's like halloween.
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we have 2 hoildays 1 is after ramadan and every year it starts 10 days before the previous year\nand our 2nd hoilday is whaen peolpe go to hajj(go to the kaabi in saudi arabia)\nbut we also respect other peoples hoildays just like we want them to respect us\ngod bless us all and lead us to the right path
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I'm palestinian christian and I got used to say greeting " salaam alaykom" in my family. \nMy mother and sisters are Muslims, my father and brothers are christians.. If we say "assalamu alaykum " we have to reply it " wa alaykum salaam warahmatu Allah"\nI have no idea if Muslims isnt allowed to reply salaam from non-muslims.... :(
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Not everything that happens in the freaking world has to be significant to America!!  This holiday is not significant to Americans at all.  Thanks for asking.
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YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!\nIt is not a pagan holiday and non-believers have NO RIGHT to celebrate or to try and change this Holiday to suit there needs, for it is 'OUR' (Christians) religious Holiday after all.\n\np.s. James P.  All of the founding fathers were Christians.  Furthermore; the observation of a Federal Holiday has nothing to do with govt and laws but merely that the majority of the public (claim to be Christian) want the Holidays to be observed.  (hence when it is deemed a Federal Holiday, people are not forced to work on those particular days. i.e. Martin Luther King Day, Easter, July 4th, Kwanzaa, Good Friday, etc.  they are preserved for a myriad of faiths and observances! So, they should not be changed for any reason.  I just find it ironic that so many faiths outside of the Christian faith celebrate this Holiday.  You will not find a 'true' Christian that observes another faiths holiday!
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as a muslim , i tell u that we donot hate america but we hate the american outdoor policy, invasions, setting up wars every where , supporting israeli war machine which kills   kids and unarmed people(see what is going to happen a few days later) , plus america support and protect the non_democratic regimes in arab and muslim countries(most of them) agianst their people with arms and international cover and at last i tell u that no-one knows everything    \nso try to look to the world +ve look and they will look the same to u.............\n                                                                  your brother in islam
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So you read my answer, didn't you? Thanks...\n\nWe don't celebrate it coz our Great Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) didn't celebrate it, so as his followers, we don't celebrate it too. \n\nIf we'd like to thank to God, we dont have to wait until thanksgiving or other holidays. We can do that in our Shalat, in our pray, or by sharing with the others, at anytimr
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I think you are sooooo right!  I think the only thing would be if you had friends that you knew were of another faith then you could be sensative to their religious beliefs and send them a generic card to wish them "Happy Holidays."  But if you celebrate Christmas then that's exactly what you should say... "Merry Christmas!"
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Hey, Thanx!!Merry Christmas to you too! Although i dont celebrate christmas(I'm Muslim) I wish all my christian friends a very  (early) merry christmas.......\nall i'm asking for is sum peace of mind , throughout life.....
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I think it's a very noble cause that you are wanting to undertake. Pray, my friend, and God will help you. I am not a Muslim but I respect Islam and I know it must hard for you being an American Muslim. I am so sorry for the way Muslims are treated in our country. It is not the American way. I think if you keep your faith strong and pray often that God or Allah will make it happen for you. God speed, friend. Tina, Houston, Texas
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You know, i've seen this question many times on  Y! answers and often within the media.  And, to date, i still say the same thing:\n\n1. Saying Happy Holidays is being inclusive of all faiths, and persons.\n2. Saying Happy Holidays does not mean that christmas doesn't exist.  It means that you should have a happy holiday for whatever holiday you celebrate.\n\n3. Christ was not born on Christmas, he was born in March or April (dependant on what calendar you look at).\n4. Putting Christ back in Christmas is perhaps the most idiotic thing i've ever heard.  Not only did this holiday start as a Pagan Festivle, Christ wasn't even close to being born on this day.\n\nIf you have a problem being inclusive, perhaps you shouldn't celebrate the holiday.  The spirit of christmas is to be giving, to work for harmony and peace on that one day, and do our best to have an enjoyable time in an otherwise harrowing time.  Non christians still celebrate christmas.  Many other's celebrate other holidays within that season and day.\n\nI personally celebrate christmas, but moreso the traditional yule celebration.  And, i still say happy holidays to whomever is concerned.\n\nBeing inclusive is very important.  If you want to exclude non christians from the holiday, then you should make it illegal to sell christmas trees, ornimants, wrapping paper, ect to anyone except churches, and churches should pass such items out :)  I doubt, for a single minute, that this type of action will take place; christmas means too much for retailers in our economy :)  So, since it can't be that way, try and be a bit more inclusive eh :)\n\nI twinge, yes, whenever anyone wishes me a merry christmas, and then spouts off christian bias.  It offends me because i'm not a christian.  I don't turn to the same person and tell them about the goddess or the harvest, so what's the point of being so rude like that :)