Proponents of “Happy Holidays” argue that it’s no big deal at all, and that proponents of “Merry Christmas” are making a mountain out of a molehill, especially when proponents say that ...

There is no orchestrated war against saying “merry Christmas,” but it is important to recognize that Christmas can be a potent symbol that reflects intergroup tensions and signals exclusion to ...

Christmas is a sacred holiday of faith, says Bea Hines. Just like you say Happy Hanukkah to people of the Jewish faith, Merry Christmas is what to say to Christians, she says.

By Bill RuhThe Question of the Week was about Christmas and what terms should be utilized; Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas. It might help to have a background on the derivations of both phrases.T… ...

Secularists are not perpetrating any “War on Christmas” by including religious minorities when saying “happy holidays,” and those who choose to say “merry Christmas” as opposed to “happy holidays” are ...

But when “ it doesn’t matter ” is added as an option, it draws roughly the same amount of support as “Merry Christmas”; 42% say they prefer “Merry Christmas,” 12% prefer the less religious terms and ...

“Happy Holidays,” a greeting that grew to encompass both Christmas and the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, actually shows the power of Christianity to flatten the culture of minority religious faiths.

Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays, Round 2,016 The perennial debate gets a new coat of cheer from Donald Trump. By Andrew McGill Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters ...

I am no less in earnest when I wish those whose religious inclinations are unknown to me "Happy Holidays," than when I tell a Christian friend "Merry Christmas." ...

Last year we analyzed public opinion on saying “merry Christmas” or “happy holidays” using data from a 2013 survey administered by Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).