>>>>>BS... she was talking about the religious connotations of "Merry Christmas". You can't have it both ways. Rick was banned for such and Naomi immediately starts a stupid thread about the interpretation of "Merry Christmas" in a religious context.
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>>>>I asked if these greetings are OK or not since the new T&C. This is an OK question - I see nothing wrong with it. We all know that this greeting has religious connotation so the question if we are allowed to use it or not is legitimate and valid.
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>>>Of course not, you could never do something wrong..
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>>FWIW, John, I had the same question. Can I wish someone a Happy Easter or a meaningful fast on Yom Kippur or is a violation of the T&C? Can I tell people I'll be offline for a religious holiday? If I do so and someone asks what the holiday is about, can I answer? Where is the line drawn?
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>>Tamar
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>I am completely confused now and fear I may inadvertently violate a rule. I really don't know at this point what the rule is or else everyone is trying to stretch it to the utmost limit. Some common greetings or phrases no longer contain the same meaning as their original intent or even if they do, they are spoken automatically without any intention of forcing any belief on anyone but rather a s courtesy or in many cases "good manners". I think here in the U.S. that may be more common than elsewhere.
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>Update: I just realized your post is over 2 weeks old. I am "catching up" and so will refrain from posting in this thread. Hopefully the new rule is cleared up somewhere in these threads.

We try to be civilized? As we have done for more then a decade? :)

Lutz