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The Pc brigade should gt it right,most people reguardles of Race or,Religion are NOT offended by Christmas......... it's just these stupid people saying they are without consulting the whole polulation not just 100 out of the whole country then averaging it out

The Sunday People. Lilx

Well you can't believe a word in the People, its as bad as the News of the World. However I do believe there are several firm cases of PC goen mad over Christmas from various councils scared of offending anyone. It getting out of hand.

The Sunday People,sorry but I wouldent believe the date on that Paper!lol Sorry,I dont mean to offend:-)

Dont think you can believe most of whats in any paper's but we still buy LOL Lilx

Lil, Thats why I dont buy any newspapers,there all full of tosh! most of the time, there either one way or the other politics always rears its ugly head in the media:-))

Hi David:-)))))) We only read the local paper here,at least we know then if their telling porkies!lol

Sorry,I said Buy,its actually free!!lol

Yea you can read free on the net, but i like me Sunday read in Bed with a nice Cuppa, Lilx

its all daft me thinks our school have just done a nativity play and it was so sweet my daughter was a shepherd lol no pc brigade round were we live lol Rosex

Couldn't agree more. There was a letter in our local paper this week saying 'Christmas doesn't have to be religious!' If Christmas doesn't have to be religious then perhaps it shuld be called something else and held on another day and the people who want Christmas ie. a celebration of Christ's birthday could carry on as usual. We could have Christmas on one day then ' lets all go mad, have presents, get drunk,be as commercial as the media wants 'on another day I am offended by the PC killjoys. Perhaps it is time to stand up and be counted but would anyone listen? Chris,( going off at a tangent I know!) Hope you all have a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS! even if you do win a pork pie in a raffle!

I think the Christian Community is missing an opportunity here. Surely with falling Church attendances we can claim to be a persecuted minority by now?

Does anyone have personal knowledge of a Muslim, or a Jew, or a Sikh, or any other religion, being offended by Christmas? Our local Indian Restaurant has Xmas decorations up, so they can't be all that bothered...so does the Chinese Restaurant..... Yes, just who IS offended by Christmas, please? (On a religious basis, that is) OC

Some of my local shopkeepers are Muslim - their shops are decorated at this time of year with lights and other Christmas decorations. They are not in the least offended by our Christmas celebrations - and in fact they themselves are more offended by the PC brigade!! I know this because they have told me so. Mary

As far as I was aware Muslims recognise Jesus as a prophet. I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong. One bloke who was a Muslim did get offended at hubby's work as no-one sent him a Christmas card.

Guidelines are only suggestions when all said and done. Aren't we the daft ones for subscribing to all this nonsense? Shouldn't we just get on with doing what we believe to be right, trusting that if someone is offended by our actions they will quietly and politely tell us? Contrary to what the news would have us believe, that is what happens the vast majority of the time - if in fact any offence is taken at all. Whatever happened to common sense and reason? A person could have a nervous breakdown trying to second-guess every porrible reaction to every possible action. I must find me a cave so I can become a hermit and not interact with another human being ever again - just in case! :-)

Pippa That reminds me of years ago, working in an office, and one of the ladies was a Sikh. In those politically incorrect days, lol, we all gave her Christmas Cards and she joined in with the Secret Santa etc, but did not attend the Xmas Office Party. When it came round to HER religious festival, she brought in special sweets and small gifts - we all sat around and asked her questions about her religion. I don't remember either side being offended or upset and in fact I think it only added to our understanding of each other. OC

Rosie Lol, reminds me of me son when he was three bless, i would ask him what part he was playing he'd say baby Jesus, when we got there he was a shepherd, think he got a little confused with the whole thing Bless, Was there any girl shepherdess's when Jesus was born LOL ( of course not) u poor daughter that may give her an identity issue later in life, Bless, Lilx