The Obama administration has directed the military to not allow personnel to say “Christmas”, in spite of the holiday’s status as a federally-recognized holiday.
The reason given by armed forces officials is that not everyone celebrates Christmas and that out of respect for them, military members should refer to Christmas celebrations simply as “holiday”-themed festivities.
This prohibition comes in the context of a wider push for political correctness in society in general and the military in particular, as evidenced by the recent reprimanding of Navy Chaplain Wes Modder for simply discussing religion, as chaplains are wont to do, with military personnel.
See how servicemen have reacted to not being allowed to say Christmas at the link below:
Merry Christmas Mr. President, signed, LCDR USN, Retired
Obama is a dirt bag.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE !!!!! And MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone in the military, especially if you cant be home with your families
This is not true as many right wing people parade it around with other not true stories. Check all stories out on Urban Legends snopes.com I have googled this for a week. No where anywhere at any time has anyone suggested let alone write an order that you can’t say Mwrry Christmas!?? Feat mongering!
This is so stupid!!! And I mean the article, because it is untrue… Stop the whining, people
And beyond the fact the story is true, Peter exposes himself as another American “patriot” who knows nothing of what it means to be American
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Tell him merry christmas anyway.
BS
This is B.S. Look it up at Snopes.com. Stop propagating lies.