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quote:Originally posted by Abrahim:
Though I understand the intentions are to be humble and to eradicate the ego, I believe in order to progress on a global level and help to put nationalism, and ethnic prejudice on the low, sometimes its nice to inform people how to remain polite when dealing with those who have different ideas.
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I see where you are coming from. People should always be polite, but not because it is a law, but because that is the right way to act. People should be raised to be polite. People can say to me "Merry Christmas" and I have said "Happy Buddha Day" to them and they don't care either. We are all just exercising our right to free speach, and to practice what religion we want. What gets me is all the propaganda on the TV for religion, I think they are going to far with that.
You are right people should be reminded to be polite. But, people also shouldn't be offended by little things. Saying Happy Holidays is fine with me, but what I am saying is people shouldn't be restricted to it.
The thread starter is a little weird. I celebrate Christmas with my family and they celebrate Buddha Day with me. Why? Because they want to. Holidays are ultimatly days of joy, to celebrate and remember something or someone that happened in history that was significant, or just to be together. It doesn't matter if you are Jewish, Catholic, Atheist, Islamic, Buddhist, Doaist, or what ever religion.
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