Controversial Christmas cards...what do you think?

[CathyBogart]

http://store.yahoo.com/ppfastore/essegenturel.html

Planned Parenthood is once again offering their extremely controversial "Choice On Earth" Christmas cards. I bought a bunch, but I was wondering what everyone else thinks of these.

[Kater]

I LIKE IT!
However, I feel that animal rights should be incorporated somehow....it goes along with human rights in my book.

[2kitties]

Why should Chrismas be about issues not pertaining to Jesus Christ? I'm all for animal rights and human rights and all the rights in between. But a Christmas card is about Christ. Otherwise, it's just a card.

[moosmom]

Sorry, but I think the cards should be about Christmas, Christ and Holidays, NOT about shoving your beliefs in someone else's face as a holiday greeting. There's a time and place for everything. Christmas is NOT the time.

[Cheshirekatt]

I like them.

But of course I don't believe in god and am not religious in any way so I could care less if they have 'Christ' on them or not.



The holidays for me are a time to do nice things for others and just generally be happy and joyous.

[mugsy]

Time and Place.

Political agendas don't have a place on a Christmas card.

While I agree with both human rights and animal rights, they don't belong on a Christmas card.

Just my opinion. I would not buy them, nor send them, and I'm not too sure how I would feel about receiving one unless it was from someone I knew very well and would feel comfortable enough to tell them what I thought.

[Karen]

I think they are fine as other-than-holiday cards, I wouldn't send them as holiday greetings. There's the whole rest of the year for politics, and it does not even mention Peace on Earth! It seems to try oto hard to say "I am a politically conscious person. You should be like me." A better card to send for "don't forget to vote" greetings around election time, perhaps?

Just my humble opinion!

[CathyBogart]

I certainly DO NOT want any Christmas cards pertaining to Christ! Really now, it was a Pagan holiday first, so I'd much rather have Yule cards pertaining to the Goddess!

I still love 'em, but I'm only sending them to people who I am sure will like them as well. (Mostly my co-workers)

[micki76]

Originally posted by WolfChan
I certainly DO NOT want any Christmas cards pertaining to Christ! Really now, it was a Pagan holiday first, so I'd much rather have Yule cards pertaining to the Goddess!

I still love 'em, but I'm only sending them to people who I am sure will like them as well. (Mostly my co-workers)

I'm not being rude, but what does that even mean?

[mugsy]

Originally posted by WolfChan
I certainly DO NOT want any Christmas cards pertaining to Christ! Really now, it was a Pagan holiday first, so I'd much rather have Yule cards pertaining to the Goddess!

I still love 'em, but I'm only sending them to people who I am sure will like them as well. (Mostly my co-workers)

You might look at the first 6 letters in the word Christmas. Just a thought. I like it all, just, don't tell me that my beliefs are any less than someone elses.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by WolfChan
I certainly DO NOT want any Christmas cards pertaining to Christ! Really now, it was a Pagan holiday first, so I'd much rather have Yule cards pertaining to the Goddess!

I still love 'em, but I'm only sending them to people who I am sure will like them as well. (Mostly my co-workers)

CHRISTMAS was a Pagan holiday? CHRISTMAS?!?! I have *never* heard such a thing before! I always thought its a total Christian day. Christ's birthday, right?

[Sevens]

Well, not to butt in on this thread, but if you are not sure about her Yule and Xmas being a pagan holiday, here is a link I found explaining it a bit (although I am not sure if the author is pagan or not).

http://www.oreenscott.com/tis_the_season.htm

I am with you about the Xmas cards Wolfchan. My husband and I are pagan (I have been pagan for about 10 years now) and we've been looking the past week for some cards of that nature, but the ones available in our closest "pagan friendly" store just aren't quite what we are looking for (design-wise). Besides, for as bad as we are about mailing things on time, people probably wouldn't get their cards until Feb.

[Kfamr]

I don't really see what's wrong with them... I'm not sure i understand what's wrong with them.... Or why they're controversial.

The inside reads:

Warmest Wishes for a Peaceful Holiday and a Healthy New Year.

Sounds like a fine, holiday greeting to me.



Can someone explain?

[Dogz]

Personally, I wouldn't buy them. I think that Christmas is about Christ so I think I would at least want a Christmas card that said Merry Christmas. I am not TOTALLY against them, but as some other people say, Christmas isn't the time.

[Cheshirekatt]

Honestly, people!

I'd just be thankful someone was thoughtful enough to take the time and send me a card. Whether it's got christ, planned parenthood or pagan stuff on it, it's the thought that counts.

I'd wouldn't dream of complaining about somone doing something nice like sending a holiday greeting.