The Claws Come Out, pt. 1

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. I'm very impressed it IS still recognized as Easter and hasn't been reduced to a politically correct bastardized title that makes everyone feel good, like Happy Candy Basket day or "Happy Biblically Important Day For Some Religious People, But Not Necessarily Everyone Because No One Wants To Feel They're Left Out Day." We are the most ridiculously backtracking, please everyone at the expense of everyone, I-can't-invite-some-people-without-inviting-everyone-or-it's-just-not-fair generation. We've already had Christmas ruined because too many people feel it's offensive to the non-religious, though I think if you don't want to celebrate it, don't. No one is forcing anyone to put up a tree and lights, buy gifts, enjoy family get togethers. But I refuse to consider altering my holiday's name (especially with all the meaning behind it) just because someone else might get offended if I suggest they have a good Christmas. Maybe they would all prefer we don't acknowledge them at all and just keep our goodwill to ourselves? If you don't like to hear "Merry Christmas," then just wear a sales seminar sticky on your shirt that says, "Hi, my name is Jackass, and I do not care to be spoken to until after January 1." Believe me, we well wishers would MUCH rather save our tidings of gladness for those who want them, not those who spend too much time with Flag Day or National Talk Like A Pirate Day or even Canada Day. Maybe it would just be much, much easier to add a "National Be An Asshole Day" and then they can have their freedom to fully express their own retarded beliefs. Believe it or not, even those who aren't Christians can see the joy and celebration and honest intentions being extended. Nonbelievers may believe it's a form of religious persecution, and they would be right, but not in the way they think:  The people who simply can't let others enjoy something they personally do not are the ones persecuting the others. So why do we continue to oil THAT particular squeaky wheel of resentment? I simply don't have time, being the selfish religious believer that I am, spending my time making it a fun morning for my family, enjoying this beautiful world and all its blessings, and being so very grateful for my life, my family, my friends, and my freedom.....to not halfheartedly mutter Happy Holidays, but to happily and proudly say Happy Easter whenever the hell I want.