I was reading the Albertan this morning (December 17 issue), flipping to the letters to the editor first.
After reading the first, which I strongly agreed with and sadly also experienced, I started on the second.
Before I reached the end of the first sentence I was immediately unsettled.
I completed reading the letter and I have to say by the end, I was angry!
Really angry.
I honestly thought I was a person who, for the most part, respected a person's religious choices.
So why was I so angry?
I soon realized, I felt betrayed.
Why is my local paper publishing something that is so blatantly bias and discriminatory? Am I actually reading about some person's religious path?
In my local paper, which should be neutral and unbiased, or at the very least report on fact, not fiction.
I needed to respond, especially to the author of the letter: Hey guess what, your letter was highly offensive to me and deeply disturbing, not because a local owner chooses to operate their business as they see fit, and as is their right, but disturbed that someone would actually have the audacity to assume everyone is a Christian, with CHRIST this and CHRIST that!
As a former practising Catholic, not that that matters, I do not participate in any organized religion, and neither do a lot of people in this community.
I personally hate Christmas; primarily because of the hypocrisy and fallacious behaviour of a lot of people this time of year.
People are mean, miserable, rude, always in a rush, and overall un-Christian at this time of year, as is obvious in any shopping centre or store, more so than any other month.
To assume everyone loves Christmas, or even Christ for that matter, is incredibly close-minded.
To say God will give you this or that doesn't keep the homeless warm or fed, nor does it give ìComfort and joyî to everyone.
But I especially don't want to read something that goes on and on about your personal belief system.
Everyone should behave morally correct all year, regardless of faith or not.
So with that said, I just want to say to all my fellow non-Christian, Muslim, atheist, Buddhist, Witness and butterfly-worshipping friends and family, who like me do not celebrate Christmas: Happy winter solstice, and yes, December is almost over!
Wishing all people free choice and free speech.
The butterfly worshipper, Jacquie Poier,
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