Walmart allows Christmas this year - is this fascism?
930761
No,it's commercialism.\n\nIf more christians redirected their enegry at the non-commercial message of the hoilday they might have more of a case for it than posting silly questions about\n\nMerry Xmas.
736340
I wonder same thing.\nI thought they hate wal mart?\nFLIP FLOP!
764033
I fell into the trap around 8 to 10 years ago while working at a large corporation and because of diversity issues I was afraid of offending someone.  Not any longer, I have gone back to wishing people a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  My reasoning is that when you go into most public places, including department stores, they are decorated, and people are working for the Christmas Season!  Therefore I have taken back my right to wish people a Merry Christmas but,  I premise it by saying "May I Wish You A Merry Christmas" 98% of the time people are grateful that I have said Merry Christmas.  Like myself, people are getting tired of offending others by extending our Holiday Greetings in a way that it was meant to be.  If someone wished me a Happy Hanuka, I would graciously say Thank You and be grateful for their wishes.  \n\nSecondly,  Yes, I do not appreciate people writing XMAS,  it is the CHRIST  MAS Season and people are being sucked into the delusion that this is not what it is about.  If people are non believers, than do not participate. I won't be offended.  I am not a religious nut by any means, but I feel stripped of my right to celebrate one of the most important events in our History (as Christians).  \n\nMERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND HAVE A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.
844728
It has been going on for at least half a century. "Happy Holidays" is meant to be all inclusive. The people who think it is an attack on Christmas are the usual lunatic fringe, uneducated, unthinking batch of Nascar fans that you would expect.\n\nA couple of years ago I was purchasing some things in a store, there was a line of people behind me. The checker finished making my change and said "Happy Holidays". I said to him "Are you a Christian" and he said that he was. Then I said (and this is quite true) "I've noticed that my Muslim friends, my Jewish friends and my Buddhist friends, my Sikh friends  all wish everybody a 'Merry Christmas' but my Christian friends, wanting to be PC all say 'Happy Holidays'" The people in line started chatting back and forth with me and everybody agreed that this was happening to them as well.  How about you?
705759
It is!!! no really !!!  We have not read or heard of that theory, oh ... well for at least a thousand times.\n\nOh please.  Well, you just live and let live.  You don't like it, no one is forcing you to celebrate Christmas.  Please, have a life and let other have enjoy theirs.
742637
Yes I think we have.  Instead of celebrating the birth of our Lord, Christmas has become so commercialized & materialistic.  It is all about who can spend the most or get the best gift.  And we put ourselves into so much debt for things we can not afford, just to impress others or for whatever the reasons.  Christimas items have been put into stores in early August.  The bottom line...money.
1441
Yes, that's why this year I'm on strike with the retailers.  I refuse to buy in to a commercial holiday.  All of our purchasing power should be put back in to our charities.  Katrina, Tsnami in India and other countries affected, Homeless in US, Make-a-Wish Foundation, and etc.  I could keep going...
863905
My husband and I saw this on the news this morning. We both agreed that either they (Toys For Tots)should ask the families first their opinions before rejecting the toys or they should be given to churches to give out at Christmas. There are a lot of families that wouldn't mind the toys. I don't think all of the children should suffer because of a few others beliefs (I feel the same about Halloween). After all we do live in America... don't we? Since when is it American to not be Christian? Oh that's right... most of the people complaining aren't American. Silly me!
876903
I support the decision. Best Buy is a business. And there is more than one religion and holiday celebrated in December. Keeping those two things in mind, this seems to be a simple business decision that ensures all are welcome. In fact, Best Buy is not only a US retailer, but is an international retailer. I would think that cultural awareness would be key. It makes sense to me.
866495
Of course not! It is the holiday season and if Christmas lights are put up, and seasonal items are being sold, there is bound to be some X-Mas music. There is nothing to be offended about.\n\nHappy Holidays! =)
748340
Not to much since the real meaning of Christmas is becoming taboo. \n\nI heard that the toys for tots rejected a talking Christ doll, because it would offend people. But the people that it would offend have no right to even be recieving those toys since it is for CHRISTMAS.\n\nQuote from the Article\n"As a government entity, Marines "don't profess one religion over another," Grein said Tuesday. "We can't take a chance on sending a talking Jesus doll to a Jewish family or a Muslim family." " http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061114/ap_on_re_us/jesus_doll_rejected
864739
The Toys for Tots campaign is not a scam.  The Marines have been doing that for YEARS.  Charities can sell items to help raise money as well.  This, again, is legal.  \n\nIf the one in front of your WalMart was not the Marine Corp one, then it could possibly be a scam or someone running it that is unaware of how that is supposed to go.  A lot of times, people take advantage of TRUE charities to make their own gain.  If you feel this is the case, the best thing to do is notify your local law enforcement agency and also contact the Charity headquarters.
884531
It's a bad idea.  Yet it makes a great point in alerting the public to a corporate structure that seems to be taking over every country it can gain access to.  Perhaps Wal-mart is owned by the government & they just want it to look like a private enterprise?  Things that make ya go hmmm!  :o)
978833
Christmas is not just a Christian holiday, nor is it the only holiday celebrated in the winter months.  I see nothing wrong with stores using "Happy Holidays" in their ads if they are interested in attracting Jewish, Pagan, Humanist, and other non-Christian patrons.
909428
I'm not racist or anything like that but I strongly agree with you, I don't know what country you are in but here in the UK specially where I live near the bottom of the country. There is so many people, none of them care about helping the people back in their own countries, they just wanna come here and take over everything.. we have to give them respect but we aren't allowed to say Christmas lights.. now it's winter lights.. They are destroying our religion.. we use them for Christmas and so it's Christmas lights.. They're allowed to say whatever they want but we aren't, if they do something to us it's our fault, if we do it to them then we're racist.. stupid. I think we need to call get together and help their countries out.. then they'll have no reason or excuse to come over here.
966343
I am a fan of WalMart.  There are two where I live.  Many people say they hate WalMart, but I sometimes see those people shopping there.\nOne WalMart has everything including groceries, the other doesn't sell groceries or have a auto shop, it just sells parts and oil and cleaning supplies for autos.\n\nIn the both stores they sell clothes for men, women and children.  They sell shoes. They sell fabric, yarn and craft supplies.  They sell toys, plants for indoors or garden & supplies.\nThey sell outdoor furniture and some indoor furnishings, like curtains, linens, shelves, lamps, electronics, etc.  They have pharmacies.\n\nThe people who work there are pleasant and personable.  WalMarts give money to local charities.  After the Katrina hurricane, they got clean water and food to people faster than the government, and re-opened and gave people jobs.\n\nIn the newspaper today there was an article on how WalMart is using waste oil for heat, has tried to use solar energy, is using wind power to make electricty to for their stores.\n\nI hope this is what you are looking for.\nLink to green schemes story:\nhttp://www.cantonrep.com/topFive.php?vote=5&Headline=Wal-Mart+%27Green%92+Trials+and+%28Some%29+Errors&ID=319217&Category=5
734198
As far as I am concerned the P.C. brigade can take a running jump. I am English, born in England and I will not have people less intelligent than myself telling me what I can say or think.I call a black-board so, because that is what it is, and that is the word I was taught for it. I say baa-baa-black sheep, because that is how the rhyme was written.I say Happy Christmas, because it is Christmas in England and always was to christian people, and always will be.When I  was young I had a golly and a teddy and a white doll and a black doll and a Barbie, why should I now have to change what I call any of them? As for gollies, several years ago I knitted one for a neighbours` 4 year old, since then I have knitted at least sixteen more. All of these were requests from Mums whose child had seen this golly and wanted one knitted, because they had not been able to buy one in a toy-shop!! As long as kiddies want them, I shall knit them. By the way, I also knit sheep cows rabbits,Giraffes,lions what ever the child wants, their Mums` buy the wool and materials and I knit them free of charge. I don`t charge because it appears that you are not allowed to"sell" a golliwog! So as I do them free I do the same with all the other toys. This P.C. world is unbelievable !!