Religious Christmas cards

Don't trouble what's on a card, well my elder daughter must have a Robin, if a card to a Christian I write a different greeting to non Christians , that's it

This is where those cards that say Season's Greetings come in handy and it covers everyone's celebration as there are a number of different celebrations at this time of year.

I do like to send a religious card to people I know who are practicing Christians.

'Being offended' is a up to whoever wants to take offence - they make a decision and then go with it, and I say to hell with 'em!

I'm sick of hearing about people who are offended by things that have done them no real harm at all - get over it!

As for Christmas - interested parties (i.e., the reiigious) have been trying to convince everybody that they are victimised, and one of the instances of this 'victimisation' has been The War On Christmas, an American Christian invention that is dug up year after year by the likes of Fox News... it's pathetic, but it makes them feel righteous I suppose...

Whatever you choose to celebrate - do it, and enjoy it (if that's appropriate). Happy Hogswatch! (to Terry Pratchett fans everywhere...)

Could we not all decide never to be offended by a christmas card unless it contains a nasty message (likelihood of that? pretty close to zero, I'd say)?

Could we not, in the spirit of good will, decide not to be judgmental about where people have, or seem to have, bought their cards?

I think offended and offence are fast becoming my least favourite words.

Apparently some bishop has had an 'offended' rant at the BBC for not covering the christian side of christmas enough, as if there were not also millions of people who celebrate christmas as the return of the light. So self-centred. What happened to thinking of others instead of oneself and one's own interpretations all the time?

I've had Christmas in Marrakesh and in Aqaba, the two most over the top with decorations and Father Christmases blazing log fires ever. Tegan someone seems to send me that card every year. We always have a competition on Boxing Day to judge the least Christmassy card. Lifetime joint winners and not yet surpassed were a grey and white drawing of a battleship and an oil painting of a man gazing at a skull.

I only buy charity Christmas cards from the organisation I support.
I would never buy those alleged charity cards from the ordinary card shops. They take there own profits off first.
The Charity shops get all the profits from their products after overheads.

The "This is money website says"
"After manufacturing and marketing costs, charities are typically left with 75p of every £1 spent. Not all of that goes to help those for whom it is intended. Additional administration and staffing costs mean that between 40 and 60 per cent of the selling price might be left over to do some good."

"The CAT holds Scrooge Awards every year after looking at what High Street shops hand to charities from Christmas card sales.

The worst offender this year is Peter Jones, the west London store that is part of the John Lewis Partnership. It is handing over just six per cent of the sale price of its Shelter cards to the charity.

Like many retailers, the deals it offers to charities vary. For instance, it pays 25 per cent to Childline, Age UK and Mencap."

If they are friends they are not going to offended. If they are not friends then you don't need to send a card.
My angel card comes from a friend who always sends angels or Madonna and child- she has never been to a church of any sort in the 35 yrs that I have known her. Another friend who seems to particularly like a church on a card hasn't been to church for 55 years!
I think that you read too much into it.

I'm slightly more offended when people don't buy charity cards than by the content of the card!

I have lots of friends to whom I send cards; I know that some are Christian, some are of other faiths and some are atheist/agnostic - and some of them I have no idea whatsoever what their stance on faith might be. I think it's more probable than not that they know that I am a Christian and so to receive a card from me with a Christian theme would be no surprise at all and most certainly would not cause offense to any of them.
We actually invited two of our close muslim friends to spend Christmas with us this year and although they were unable to accept they were delighted to be asked.

Nelliemoser - many thanks!

Surely it isn't a surprise to anyone that some people want to buy Christmas cards that don't have religious scenes on them? I don't know about being 'offended' but I just think it would be a bit insensitive to send a religious card to my Jewish or Sikh friends (or to anyone who I happen to know is atheist). I'm not religious myself, but it's part of our culture to remember friends and send cards at this time of year. There are lots of lovely cards that say 'Season's Greetings' or similar.

Elrel you can find it on Poem hunter. It is a sheer delight

www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-child-s-christmas-in-wales/
Here you are. Just in case you were pining for it.

Enjoy anyone who has not read or heard it before.

I always plan to read A Christmas Carol but never do [well, I read a few paragraphs..] Elrel; you'll probably find it AFTER Christmas.....

This evening I looked for my copy of A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas, failed and concluded that I'd given it away. Must get another!

My favourite card; sent them to people years ago but had one left which I kept. Saw the painting in the Musee d'Orsay and was overwhelmed by how beautiful it was [I hadn't realised it was there].

Rosequartz, Robins are little thugs, beautiful but thugs

Anya, I love it , thank you , I am a little cross because I have a thing about putting quotes into cross stitch samplers , you have just added one to my collection of 'to stitch! and I am running out if wall space , this is a must do and explains much too

I am sending some with robin carol singers - don't know how you class that!

So far I have 2 with robins, 1 with penguins, 1 with a koala (guess where that comes from!), 2 with dogs, 3 nativity ones, one with a church, 1 with an angel, 7 with outdoor house and tree scenes, and one partridge in a pear tree, 2 with wreathes.
I can't see why I would be offended by any of them. I like the homemade one best, but don't expect people to have time- I never get around to it.

Sorry to be rude about robins - they are pretty, especially pictured against a snowscene and I have sent some robin cards as usual this year.

I do the same as NanKate.

If someone is celebrating Christmas then I don't see how they can be offended by a card that refers to it.

And robins are vicious territorial little things, although very pretty

But it's not just a name is it. It's short for Christ's Mass, celebrating the birth of Christ.

If it's the season to be jolly, that's fine too, but perhaps call it Yuletide?

I have found the same, MaggieMaybe.