>Noami,
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>There should be common sense. If one is drowning me with religious stuff there is need to stop this. If somebody wishes me friendly a "Merry Christams" a will see the intention - he wishes me good in his POV. That should be enough for me.
>
>Imagine:
>A country that was hostility to religion.
>Officials used "Merry Christmas".
>So it could not be religious. It was just a friendly greeting.
>
>Lutz

You changed your message. You said that this greeting was used in socialist countries and that this is an indication it's not religious. I am asking you to tell me which countries did you mean and why it's an indication.

E.g. do you mean that if something is used in socialist countries it automatically disqualifies the religious context?