Thank you, Alain. I only wish I had the nerve to take the credit... Unfortunately I cannot. For those of us living in the UK where 'Happy Christmas', school nativity plays or anything celebrating our own culture that is seen to be at the expense of minority groups, is subject to a fear of moral condemnation at best and potential legal action at worst, this may be the writing on the wall. Most cards I have received this year no longer say Happy Christmas but Seasons Greetings or similar amophous sentiments. This pandering to supposed sensitivities (which are vehemently disclaimed by the leaders of those for whom it it intended, in fact) saddens me. No, actually it angers me. A lot.
<end rant> /H Dear Hugh, > Dear friends, A curious beginning for what follows! ;-) > Just to clarify my earlier response to 'Solstice > Salutations', please accept with no obligation, > implied or implicit, my best wishes for an > environmentally conscious, socially responsible, > low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral > celebration of the winter solstice holiday, > practised within the most enjoyable traditions > of the religious persuasion of your choice, or > secular practices of your choice, with respect > for the religious/secular persuasions and/or > traditions of others, or their choice not to > practise religious or secular traditions at all... > and a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, > and medically uncomplicated recognition of the > onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, > and without regard to the race, creed, colour, > age, physical ability, religious faith, or sexual > orientation of the wishee. This is about as politically-correct as one could ever hope to be. Do you mind if I use it in my own season's greetings? Do you require users to give credit to the author (you)? Are you using Creative Commons licence? ;-) > This wish is limited to the customary and usual > good tidings for a period of one year, or until > the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, > whichever comes first. "Holiday" is not intended > to, nor shall it be considered, limited to the > usual Judeo-Christian celebrations or observances, > or to such activities of any organised or ad hoc > religious community, group, individual or belief > (or lack thereof). It is the FIRST time that I have ever seen a greeting that is so rock-solidly protected against any lawsuit whatsoever! ;-)) > Best wishes > Hugh And to you, Hugh. I've got a huge grin on my face, and I chuckled as I read your post. Thanks for the laughs! Al _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard