War on Christmas
Seasonal culture clash
War on Christmas is a phrase used by American conservatives to describe what they see as secular hostility toward Christmas traditions—replacing "Merry Christmas" with "Happy Holidays," removing nativity scenes from public spaces, and similar changes.
Critics view the concept as manufactured outrage over minor cultural shifts.
The phrase appears most often in right-wing media during the holiday season: Fox News ran another segment on the war on Christmas.
- news coverageJournalistic attention to events
- commercializationProfit-driven market introduction
- nativity scenesDisplays depicting Jesus's birth
- public squareOpen urban gathering place
- church servicesScheduled communal worship events
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War on ChristmasHappy Holidays
Inclusive festive greeting
religious pluralism · secular humanism · church-state separation · Hanukkah · Kwanzaa
War on Christmaspolitical correctness
Avoiding exclusionary language
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