Stop marginalizing religious belief
Once again, I feel called upon to answer a letter in reference to the term "Happy Holidays," specifically that of Deborah Kerner.
Ours has become an increasingly secular society with, at times, little attention or respect paid to the Christian or any other religion, for that matter. At this special time of the year, such things as employers forcing sales employees to only say "Happy Holidays," or any other such generic term, is really way out of line.
Many people try to marginalize religion, to make it a thing of the past. To the great majority of people in this country, "Christ is the reason for the season." So yes, people should be allowed to say "Merry Christmas" to others, and it's perfectly fine to have a button reading, "It's OK to say Happy Hanukkah to me," too.
Ralph B. Cirulli
Port Chester
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