Happy “Chrismahanukwanzakuh” from the Mail blog

December 25th, 2007 at 9:04 pm

Hay hem

December 26th, 2007 at 1:04 am

Not that I presume it is intentional on your part, because it may simply be ignorance, but you conveniently forgot to mention the Islamic celebration of Eid whch occurred this year on 18-20 Dec.

This may simply be your ignorance showing through, or it may be evidence of the general latent(or not) Islamophobia that runs throughout the American populus. Perhaps you should look in the mirror to inspect and find out which it is.

FYI, I am not a muslim, nor of any religion. I am not offended by any of what yo wrote, but I believe that continued slighting of the Muslims in the USA will not make their situation any better, and that will continue to cause an undercurrent of dissent and ill will that will do our country no good.

December 26th, 2007 at 2:00 am

… you say “continued slighting of the Muslims in the USA will not make their situation any better, “… Well, a BIG problem is the ’sensitivity’ of demanded by Muslims that is not extended to Christians, Jews et al. Why assume a ’slight’ was intended when there is a choice to assume an innocent over sight is just as likely? Grow up.

December 26th, 2007 at 2:08 am

Happy holidays to the whole Yahoo! Mail team.

December 26th, 2007 at 3:48 am

yahoo help states I can switch back and forth on e-mail set up. However the switch back icon does not show up on new email as stated. I dont like new site and desire to switch back. What do I do?

December 26th, 2007 at 7:10 am

happy x mas

December 26th, 2007 at 7:21 am

I like that, its funny and cute.

December 26th, 2007 at 8:02 am

Let me start off by saying Merry Christmas and Happy (fill in whatever holiday you celebrate to feel included in Christmas even though you don’t want to celebrate Christmas) to you. Now isn’t it great that we have some self righteous person telling us that we should be wishing the Muslim population a Happy Eid? This person jumps down Ryan’s throat for being ignorant or just plain bias of Muslims in general for not acknowledging a Muslim holiday that I (nor anyone I know) has ever heard of. So I guess that makes us Americans ignorant. Oh well. I know people who celebrate Kwanzaa but don’t wish them a Merry Kwanzaa. This isn’t to slight them. It is because I don’t really care what they do. I don’t care if people wish me a Merry Christmas because I don’t celebrate because I crave the approval of people who don’t believe like I do. The best part is this person said,”I am not a muslim, nor of any religion. I am not offended by any of what yo wrote”. This person is not muslim yet decides that they need to stand up and point out bias against muslims. We don’t know if muslims feel slighted by a Yahoo mail blog but , thank God (sorry if you feel slighted seeing as how you don’t believe in anything), we got this person telling us how muslims feel. You weren’t offended? Really? Then why bother saying anything at all? You aren’t muslim or offended yet you feel the need to chastise someone for leaving out a holiday in which you don’t participate? Utterly amazing.

December 26th, 2007 at 8:53 am

I don’t care if someone’s Muslim or not, they’re welcome to whatever they want. But most the time people over look Judaism, my religion, and I don’t care. Wishing a nondenominative happy holiday is all the mail guys meant to do, so why chastise them when you yourself are not Muslim?

December 26th, 2007 at 9:26 am

THIS IS RIDICULOUS. iT IS cHRISTMAS. Say merry christmas. It is a federal holiday.Whats with this pc garbbage–Ron

December 26th, 2007 at 9:40 am

I am tired of the religious holiday swirl. it takes away from what it should be, less marketed.

December 26th, 2007 at 10:25 am

Here we go again trying to decide if what we beleive is right or if what someone else beleives is right.Why can’t everyone just be happy with the faith they have and not question what the other guy or girl is putting there faith in.When the bible said we are not here to judge anyone.we are not to dicide what others are to beleive just be sure to put him first who ever he might be.the only thing for sure is the only way to heaven is to have faith that jesus died for are sins and have faith in him

December 26th, 2007 at 10:48 am

Way to totally contradict yourself there Tony D.

December 26th, 2007 at 10:49 am

Thank you, Ryan. Happy holidays to you (and Yahoo), too!

December 26th, 2007 at 11:19 am

Hi everyone,
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Looks like this has sparked a bit of spirited discussion, but hopefully everyone is still having a good time reading.
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Just so that everyone knows, I didn’t mean (nor do I believe it could have been subconscious) to slight any of our Muslim readers. I am however guilty of the crime of relying too heavily on Wikipedia.
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Some further checking reveals that the festival of Eid ul-Adha was omitted from the “Winter Holidays” page I used for reference.
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Hope the controversy hasn’t kept you all from shopping today.
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RyanK

December 26th, 2007 at 2:31 pm

This whole thing boggles my mind. We are so busy being politically correct that we are forgetting what we are celebrating in the first place. I wrote an article on this subject on my blog if anyone wants to check it out. Its the article titled “Merry Christmas”. Http://craigpetralia.wordpress.com feel free to leave comments.

December 26th, 2007 at 4:21 pm

I like that!! Rather brilliant and festive! Who cares what anyone else says and who u may or may not have left out. Ya did good

December 26th, 2007 at 5:28 pm

To Everyone out there in the computer world as we all are gettint to know all too well, I hope everyone has enjoyed THIER DAY, no matter what they call it. All we should have to remember is that THE DAY is meant for FAMILY, FRIENDS AND HAPPINESS no matter what anyone believes in.

SO HAPPY DAY’S TO EVERYONE - I enjoyed mine!

December 26th, 2007 at 6:08 pm

just breath and take a shot!!

December 26th, 2007 at 8:20 pm

meri x’mas to all

December 26th, 2007 at 9:15 pm

Well the datazone has vaccuum. For all the web surfing we all do, some of us just dont know all of the celebrations that can be enjoyed by the mere billions of people on the earth. Of course some choose to demand respect while the wise earn respect. Now along with racism we have religious zealots igniting the masses over the ignorance of the few. And it is on both sides. Freedom of ??? (fill in the blank)is just that a freedom dont turn it into a fight. Fight for the hungry who pray in their own words for food everyday for their families. Fight for the world slaves that still exist in all countries. Fight for the children who will inherit the world we leave behind.

December 26th, 2007 at 10:22 pm

Cool! wow1

December 26th, 2007 at 10:33 pm

I work for the company who Started the Happy Chrismahanakwansaka celebration. Hey folks all we wanted to do is to take the worry out missing the Celebrations of people this time of the year.
there are so many Holy Days (holidays) out there, we’re likely to miss a few and no slight intended. It is a joyous occassion and lets just celebrate the human condition no matter what Faiths we belong to, I tell my freinds from all over the World, be happy be loved and share you blessings with family and friends.

December 27th, 2007 at 2:55 am

chuc mung gjang sjnh

December 27th, 2007 at 3:47 am

Happy New Year to Ya’ll at Yahoo..

December 27th, 2007 at 5:19 am

What a shame that someone would take fault with your Holiday Greeting. Im sure there are a dozen other groups that celebrate some type of holiday you did not list. Let each of us simply wish the Holiday greeting that applys to us and all will be fine. Thank you so much for your Holiday greeting. Its time we all get down to much more serious thoughts of how we will make this a better place for us all.

Merry Christmas,
Jim

December 27th, 2007 at 6:23 am

Awesome KWF…you have heart and soul…ever think of running for president…we truly need some help in order to keep peace here and on earth…the current bunch is not doing it…there is no peace anywhere anymore…no friendships with other countries…just hate and discontent..that is what we have now..War is not the answer it is not working and yet it continues what a shame…Was quite hard to say Happy or Merry anything this year…Just pray for better times to come and our poor boys to come home where they belong and be with their family..Then we can say Happy and Merry everything…

December 27th, 2007 at 8:19 am

Wow. Looks like someone went a little crazy with the cheese whiz, bringing this all out of proportion. #1. The Muslim-supporter-dude, aka expat-in-Qatar, might’ve stepped over the lines saying that the author-dude slighted the Muslims. He (the Muslim-supporter-dude) could’ve just pointed out that there were other religions beside the ones the author-dude listed that celebrate the days around this time. That’s what I think.

December 27th, 2007 at 8:47 am

Happy new year all of you (yahoo Leaders team and subscribers) i hope all of us injoy our new year and may the Gode brings peace to the world.

December 27th, 2007 at 9:17 am

I do not care if someone is Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Buddist, Hindi, or whatever other religion is out there, I still wish EVERYONE a Merry Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Eid ul-Adha, etc.
Everyone in the U.S. is entitled to practice their own religion and culture, that is what made America great. Prejudices have no place in my heart. It is not the real purpose of the Qur’an to teach hostility and terrorism, but to have peace. Just as our own Holy Bible teaches. The only difference is it exhalts the prophet Mohammed while we exhalt Jesus and God.
Either way, we are really not all that different, and with what differences we do have, we should appreciate and respect their beliefs and not try to make Christianity the sole religion for all people in the world.
Have a Happy New Year!!!

December 27th, 2007 at 9:21 am

The holidays are a time of happiness and compassion for ALL. I celebrate Christmas, that does not mean there is a slight to other religions or holidays. I don’t think people actually think about what this season is supposed to mean. Many people are so concerned with thinking one religion is better than another but in reality every religion has its own attrocities to contend with. This is a time, as should it be all year round, when people should come together and enjoy the company of those they love and offer comfort and kindness to those they don’t even know. This is the season we are supposed to be at our best…although why it doesn’t count the other 364 days of the year i’ll never understand. Be kind to one another. Agree to disagree. And even if you disagree there is no reason the love, kindness and compassion that our holiday(s) are here to represent cannot cross religious/cultural boundaries.

December 27th, 2007 at 9:40 am

A great holiday gift from the Yahoo Mail team would have been desktop IMAP support. I’m just saying…

December 27th, 2007 at 10:52 am

In case folks haven’t noticed before, the United States frackin’ Postal Service issues stamps for Eid: http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/eidstamp.asp

You’ll note that it is also not the only holiday to be commemorated with stamps.

Jeez, people… Get some perspective on life.

December 27th, 2007 at 1:28 pm

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to all, regardless of your inner beliefs. Why can’t we just let others believe what they want? Judge not, lest ye be judged. Have a prosperous and happy new year!

December 27th, 2007 at 1:30 pm

peace

December 27th, 2007 at 1:54 pm

When I go for my email, I get a blank page…no explanation. Seems like it’s locked up out on the net. What can I do to get it released?

December 27th, 2007 at 3:35 pm

Happy Holidays is the safets way to greet people during the season the only time it does not work is if a person of a religion does not celebrate any holiday at all. Then oops sorry did not mean to offend….Just have a safe and peaceful holiday season to all of you and leave out the politics.
Happy Holidays!

December 27th, 2007 at 3:52 pm

I don’t like this way to spell Christmas like this “X mas”Because It do not have the word Christ in it.Christmas was jesus was Born!The ones who did X mas are domb!I do this Christmas.

December 27th, 2007 at 3:58 pm

…and Happy Festivus - FOR THE REST OF US!

December 27th, 2007 at 4:09 pm

merry x’mas to all!

December 27th, 2007 at 4:11 pm

meri x’mas & a prosperous new yir to all.. ^_^

December 27th, 2007 at 4:56 pm

Hey Brad Boswell….if you are going to say someone is DUMB for not spelling something out it would have a bit more impact if you had no spelling errors yourself….On another note, I watched a cartoon on Nicktoons channel with my son called “Chalkzone” and their holiday episode had a song where they wished everyone a “Merry Chrishanukamas and a Happy Ramakwanzadan” There are so many holidays this time of year that it would be impossible to include all in one statement other than to say happy holidays…no one mentioned that Ramadan was left out yet….I am catholic and celebrate christmas but my doctor does celebrate ramadan, that’s the only reason I know about that one and I never heard of Eid either….but then again, I know that it is very difficult for someone to know about everything on earth.

December 27th, 2007 at 6:39 pm

What is the point of trying to include every possible religious (or other) holiday that occurs in the month of December? Why don’t we try to do that in July or August or September? I doubt if we would even notice most of these holidays if it weren’t for Christmas. If you want to wish your readers a happy Hanukkah, fine. Then say it. But Happy “Chrismahanukwanzakuh” belittles all of these holidays. One comment to Meg . . . “Our holy Bible” teaches that Jesus is the only way to God (John 14:6). Religious tolerance does not mean believing that all religions are equal (just as academic freedom doesn’t mean two plus two can equal five or six or anything you want it to). Religious tolerance means allowing others to honestly search for the truth and then follow (and yes, propagate) what they believe without persecution or government interference.

December 27th, 2007 at 7:30 pm

Hey folks. I’ll celebrate my religious holidays the way I do, and you feel free to do the same. I say Merry Christmas, and you say what your going to. Bottom line….freedom of speech, and we both have that in the United States of America. No more fighting about petty things, instead give thanks for our freedom to worship as we wish.

December 27th, 2007 at 7:43 pm

giang sinh moi nguoi co dzui ko?(were u happy on christmas?)

December 27th, 2007 at 9:39 pm

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

December 28th, 2007 at 12:29 am

njnnnnnnnn

December 28th, 2007 at 6:42 am

It’s sad to see people arguing over what holiday they celebrate. You have to remember that Yahoo! is seen around the world and not just in the US. He did his best to find other holidays aside from the major ones. You can search for “December Holidays Around the World” and come up with over a million websites. Some will have repeats of the same holidays and others will have holidays that no one has ever heard of. So…celebrate your holiday the way that you will and give RyanK a break for attempting to wish everyone a “Happy/Merry (fill in the blank)”. As for me…I had a Merry Christmas and hope all of you have a Happy New Year.

December 28th, 2007 at 10:00 am

WOW….not only is is it ignorant what this expat-in-Qatar wrote but you people are feeding into it…who care if he is so called no offended about some muslim (which who really cares about them anyway) holiday which I have no clue what it’s about nor do I care….Honestly you all (including myself) are all pathetic for letting one ignorant stupid person insite this long convo about the stupid muslims

December 28th, 2007 at 10:12 am

I have a question when will the calender and notepad be switched to beta?

December 28th, 2007 at 10:50 am

Merry Christmas! It is the birth of Jesus Christ we are celebrating on December 25th so this is the proper greeting to use! If you are not a Christian and choose to recognize a different religious holiday of the year,then you should use the greeting that has it’s own special meaning for you personally on that date and not be so concerned with everyone else. Our founding fathers came to this country to escape religious persecution and I’m sure they are all turning in their graves to see the sad shape the world is now in. Other countries do not change their language, government or beliefs to pacify the Americans that are living in them, so why should we be expected to? I am a Christian who believes that every life is precious to God, regardless of their beliefs, but I am tired of the constant arguing that is going on. Our government has turned into a bunch of “spineless” officials who are more concerned with getting votes and pleasing the “minorities” than actually trying to preserve the ideals and morals that this country was founded on. People should remember that this is a FREE COUNTRY and if you don’t like it you can leave!

December 28th, 2007 at 3:09 pm

Hey, you Heidi person, you’ve got no right to be putting other people down, no matter what religion they are by saying ‘…who really cares about them anyway’. That’s just plain plumb rude. What if I said your religion is stupid? I doubt you’d think that way. What good are you doing by pointing out that you don’t care about Muslim people? What does that even add to this discussion? You should think about your own pathetic words before spitting them out. Seriously.

December 28th, 2007 at 5:27 pm

For Brad - Pres. Lincoln once said, “its better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, rather than opening it and proving it”. I think you should read up on the history of and the reason ‘X’ is often used in place of ‘Christ’.

December 29th, 2007 at 8:42 am

Hi,Merry Krimbo or whatever.I`ve been waiting a few months for this Blogg to start,and suddenly I switch on and find that you have started without me.What a sensational subject to kick off with,all this unrest over holidays and religion,the latter seeming to be the most contriventional.The way I see it is that you wouldn`t buy a house or a car or such like on blind faith,so why are so many people quite content to buy into a religion that requires such a principle.I do believe in the concept of good will and peace and I don`t believe that if religions were to be disbanded that anarchy would prevail.Maybe all it takes is just to look inside yourself and find out what sort of person you aspire to be.I wish no-one any harm,and find the concept of blind faith quite frightening and damaging to all sorts of relationships.Believe in a God if you must but please don`t be prepared to die for one.I myself am nondenominational through choise and when I perish,if I am to be judged then I hope it would be by the hand of a kind and forgiving deity.Nice Blogg though,hope I get buried with my laptop.My love to everyone always.I`m Scottish by the way.

December 29th, 2007 at 11:26 am

Wow, it’s unreal how such an obviously innocent (and somewhat humerous) bit of word play can be so incitefull. Maybe we all have too much time on our hands!! I believe one must find their own way to enlightment and divinity. Some of the comments here certainly prove the adage that the trouble with religions is not the religion itself, but the people who choose to embrace it. In studying world theologies one becomes aware of how much the basic precepts and beliefs are all the same, but become tainted by the secular, national, ego-centric and self-serving narrow mindedness and preconceptions of the “faithful” no matter where or who they are. Throughout history religion has been used to justify war, slavery, imperialism and prejudice, making it a manipulative tool that is dymetrically opposed to its true concepts. Believers tend to use it justify their
“rightness”, instead of recognizing the god-nature within all beings and creatures, as well in the wind and in every blade of grass.
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To Brad Boswell: You need to educate yourself - it’s bad enough that you can’t spell, or even construct a complete sentence, but you need to know that the “X” in Xmas IS a reference to christ! Taken from the Greek, X stands for christ or christos!!!
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- - - oh well, I guess someone had to prove the truth of Abe Lincoln’s quote!
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Here is his actual quote: “‘Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.”

December 29th, 2007 at 11:58 am

Christ WAS NOT BORN on December 25th. Not only did December not exist then, but most shcolars believe he was probably born in summer. The reason early christians leaders decided to place it at the time of the winter solstice was in an attempt counteract the very ancient festivities celebrating light and the returning of the sun, that most early christians continued to celebrate. Guess the early church thought it easier to join them rather than fight them!!

December 30th, 2007 at 1:55 am

Usualy the hardest souls 2 love
need it the most

January 2nd, 2008 at 9:01 pm

chương trình đã sửa chữa ra sao rồi

January 2nd, 2008 at 9:03 pm

thấy mình tê chưa
bao giờ nhận được nhớ nhắn tin cho mình nhé

January 3rd, 2008 at 10:24 am

Under God, Christmas,and the Flag. What are the PC people gunning for next….The Easter Bunny. God Bless the USA.

January 5th, 2008 at 12:22 am

Under God, Christmas,and the Flag. What are the PC people gunning for next….The Easter Bunny. God Bless the philippines