Very true. : / I disagree with all of the ‘Happy Holidays’ fuss going on this year.. it’s ridiculous.

and LOL.. Don’t feel bad – blame it on the pregnancy It’s been known to add unusual amounts of clumsiness (of course.. usually later into the preganncy but let’s leave THAT part out, should we?)

They’re trying to impose “political correctness” here too. Some people want Christmas to be called “The Holidays” and for Christmas lights to be called “winter lights”. It’s mad, I’ve seen people of other religions buying Christmas gifts, wrap and trees. Who is offended? I don’t see anybody offended. It’s political correctness gone mad.

HA! i couldnt agree more! its ridiculous!!

B? lollll be careful!

Yea, Christmas is so commercialize anyway there is not point int making afuss over being politically correct

Haha I most definently chose B! Wow, I do stuff like that all the time, but thats just me.

I know people are just trying to make everything Politically Correct, but it is absolutely ridiculous. I mean people need to grow up and realize that everything isn’t going to go their way + we shouldn’t care about every little detail. I give you my upmost sympathy for dealing with these people.

How come you associate black people with kwanza? Jesus was black!

From what I’ve seen, the majority of people who celebrate Kwanza are black. I didn’t realize that was such a hard concept to grasp. If you’re looking to stir up trouble, please don’t, and especially over something so silly as this. And Jesus, black? That’s highly controversial – I don’t believe Jesus’ skin color has really been decided on. And if he was black, so what? What does that have to do with Kwanza? -Jenn

To the person who commented before me, Most people that celebrate Kwanza are Black.
Anyways, Lots of people that celebrate Christmas aren’t even Christians, so it’s not like it’s offensive.
People should really stop looking for things to get upset about.

I stand by what I said on my site about the xmas/holidays ‘debate’. If you don’t know someone, and therefore, do not know what they celebrate – wish them a Happy Holidays. Then you cover all your bases in a polite manner.

I don’t get offended if someone wishes me a Merry Xmas, etc, etc.. but I’m open to the possibilty that some might be.

I have to say I totally agree with you.

Jesus was not black and only black people celebrate Kwanza. (sorry I couldn’t resist)

That is one cute card, Jenn!
re: being politically correct and all that jazz… I actually caught myself doing it this evening. When I was grabbing my bags off the counter at Walmart, I wished the cashier ‘happy holidays’. She laughed and said, “Merry Christmas!”
I hope yours is a great one, Jenn..

being politically correct is overrated nowdays. People just want to get themselves in a tizzy over absolutely nothing. Gah.

I’m only going to say this once. So pay attention. Jesus was born in Jerusalum and I have no clue if I spelled that right so leave me alone. He was also born of parents that were from the same general region. So for you to say that Jesus is black you are not right. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that he looked probably identical to the people of Israel today. But you can make him black if you want, white people have made him white for years.
AND If I’m not mistaken Kwanza originated in Africa.

There was actually a rather interesting show about that on the History Channel a few weeks ago. As you pointed out, Jesus was most likely (as in 99.5%) Israeli/Arab looking. And you’re not mistaken – Kwanza did indeed originate in Africa. Kwanzaa is simply a variation of it. But both holidays are intended for Africans and African-Americans. (Link.) -Jenn

I so agree with you on the whole “Happy Holidays”/”Merry Christmas” issue. And a “Holiday Tree” I mean really, the only reason you would get a tree is if you celebrate Christmas. Christmas is the only holiday where you celebrate with a tree. Stupid people trying to be politically correct. Gah, it’s so annoying. It’s no big deal.

The card is really cute! =) Merry Christmas.

i agree..its Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays..and Holiday Tree? They are taking that political correct crap abit to far. (as annoying as being PC may be)
Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

Jenn, I comepletely agree. My family is involved in issues like those so I learn alot. I think it is beyond stupid that people are changing stuff around just ot make themselves comfortable. No one will ever be happy. -.-

Actually to the person who said Jesus was born in Jerusalem, he was actually born in Bethleham which is another city in Israel. He died in Jerusalem. And to Jesus being black, Jesus wasn’t from Africa. He did live in Egypt for a little while, but he would look equivalent to anyone who is middle eastern today.

merry christmas for sunday
i didn’t want to post a name in case i was wrong- i wasn’t trying to start any trouble, but something i read in the past week got me thinking. I’d always thought it would have made more sense if his skin was olive.. but someone pointed out this to me:
Verse 15:And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters” In this scripture the skin on Jesus Christ’s feet is compared to fine brass (which is brown) that is burned in a furnace. What color does something become when you burn it in the furnace? Black!
Heb 7:14 “For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.” Here we see that Jesus Christ comes out of the Tribe of Judah from the Nation of Israel. Now let’s find out what color are the people from the Tribe of Judah or the Jews. Read Jer 14:2 ” Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. ” Here the tribe of Judah (or the Jews) is described as being black, just like the ground (remember man was made from the dust of the ground). Also the prophet Jeremiah cries to the Lord in Lam 5:10 “Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine”… which is the result of intense heat w/o rain. Clearly the Jews skin color is described as being black! No so-called white person, though claiming to be a Jew, skin turns black like an oven because of a famine. The prophet Job, another notible Jew in the Bible, describes himself in Job 30:30 “My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. ” Again he said his skin is black.

So not only is Jesus Christ black but the people he came from — the Jews — are black.
also it said that the the hebrews looked like egyptians…jesus was a hebrew…egypt means land of the burnt face people(khemet)
something that is bunrt is not olive color, its not tan…its black like tar.

i’m not sure what to think myself. anyhow nice christmas card.

I watched some of that 48 Hours mystery on Jesus the other night. It was rather interesting. I know that there are a lot of pictures that portray jesus as white but in my thinking, if he was from Isreal/Bethleham/Nazareth (wherever he was from, a lot of people are debating that), he would have a darker or olive colour skin, as most people from that area. But, personally, does it really matter what colour Jesus was? I don’t think it does, but that’s just me.
And I don’t know ANYBODY that celebrates Kwanzaa, to tell you the truth.
One last thing – the Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays fight/debate is absolutely rediculous, but again, that’s just my opinion.

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so THAT’S what muslims celebrate. Learn something new everyday.

Merry Christmas Jenn!

Merry Christmas, Jennifer!

Sigh. I cannot believe one of your commenters said -

“And a “Holiday Tree” I mean really, the only reason you would get a tree is if you celebrate Christmas. Christmas is the only holiday where you celebrate with a tree. Stupid people trying to be politically correct.”

Maybe i should re-direct some of your visitors to one of my recent blog posts. Christmas is not the only holiday to celebrate with a tree. Infact, the original “Christmas” was Yule, and they celebrate with a Yule Tree. Which is where the “Christmas/Holiday” tree is originally derived from.

Not everyone is Christian, and some people actually do get offended when told Merry Christmas. It doesnt mean they are insane. Or Christian haters. It means they believe solidly in their own religion, as Christians do Christmas and Easter. (Easter, also not an original Christian holiday )

I totally agree with you on the freaking whole “I’m so offended” people when you casually say “Merry Christmas”. If they don’t like it, they could just :gasp: omg… ignore it and carry on with their day, ya know? It is getting a bit too over the top for nonreligious people. It’s like us Christians, etc have a right, too ya know… It’s just so aggravating that people are trying to get rid of religion altogether in so many aspects. It’s jus sot mindblowing & appalling.

Ditto what Jamie said, I watched it too and that is what I thought. But I got my placed mixed up. Too much egg nog.

Haha… fun night last night? -Jenn

That’s really funny, because this black chick doesn’t celebrate Kwanzaa…and anyway, people that DO celebrate Kwanzaa, also celebrate Christmas. Kwanzaa is not exactly a religious holiday, it’s more of a celebration of family and culture.

So yes, they would have a christmas tree, or a Menorah if they are jewish(and yes…there are some black jews.).

http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/faq.html

As Klumsi said, the “Christmas” tree is actually a Yule tree. Yes, Christians claim it as their own, but its origins are most definitely Pagan (and that’s not even getting into the ‘Most Christian holidays mirror older Pagan holidays’ thing). Calling it a Christmas tree always makes me wonder why they don’t call it a Christmas Log.

As for Happy Holidays vs Merry Christmas… I agree some people get offended too easily, but on the other… It’s pointless to say Merry Christmas to me, as I don’t celebrate it. Happy Holidays covers all bases — my base being Yule. I say Merry Christmas to those I know are Christian, Happy Yule to those I know are Pagan, etc, and Happy Holidays to those I’m not sure about (i.e., strangers). It doesn’t take anything away from Christmas, it just acknowledges that Chrisymas is not, despite what many people think, the only, or most important, winter holiday.

But anyway, Merry Christmas.

why are you still ignoring my demands? i think that your hosting is a rip off, email me as soon as possible, but i doubt you will. since, you know, even though i go out of my way to email you, you can never email me back. :]

I had e-mailed you asking which extension you wanted – as soon as you let me know (or post here – com or net), I’ll get it taken care of. -Jenn

Hey Jenn! I havent been here in a while so i thought i would stop by. I love you new layout by the way its very cute and I think it would make a great christmas card hope you get yours mailed out! I agree with the stupid people talking about saying either ‘happy holidays’ or merry christmas. I have only had people at work tell me merry christmas….

amen, sister! it’ll always be christmas to me. I don’t care what they say.

hope you have a great holiday!!

I made a big Happy Holiday’s sign at work. Though I know that all of the children celebrate Christmas as they go to a Christian Private School. I still like to cover my grounds with being diverse.

I had a parent at work who is Muslim wish me merry christmas, and I said it back to her, though I also added Happy holiday’s after .. she did’nt seem to mind.

The world is so diverse, just be respectful of everyone’s faith, and if you screw up or someone says the wrong “greeting” then dont explode at them, educate them calmly and politly.

“Jewish people aren’t going to be buying a pine tree to celebrate Hanukkah.”

Uh… a lot do…

Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!

I agree with you, so much. Makes me sick! Hah. Merry Christmas, Jenn!

Merry Christmas to you, Jenn!

Hey. Merry Christmas EVE!! Well, fuck those who get all immature over whether others are being religious or not about Christmas. Holidays. Whatever.

Ramadan wasn’t during December this year.

It was during October.