Nobody has ever threatened to fine me or throw me in jail for saying Merry Christmas. It has been suggested that I use Happy Hollidays to include more people in the festive season, and I think that's a fabulous idea!
@mike No problem with "Happy Holidays" in the right situation. I only get bothered by it when people think it is the only appropriate greeting.
For example, at Target I brought my cart full of Christmas decoration including some overtly Christian ones to the register where a member of my church was the checker. I wished them a Merry Christmas and they told me "We're not allow to say that here. I could get fired."
When people get so offended at "Merry Christmas" that they cannot even stand that greeting being exchanged between two people who are known to celebrate Christmas, then I get offended.
@antares I'm not sure that you could actually legally get fired for saying Merry Christmas. It's an interesting question.
@mike I get the impression that people living just over minimum wage don't have the resources to press the issue.
@antares @mike this is what really bugs me. People are all like ‘we can’t say merry Christmas because it offends Muslims’ when in reality Muslims have absolutely no issue with it. It’s just some stupid person in management who has come up with this stupid rule. 😡