Women seek to put Christmas back into holiday greetings

The Grinch couldn’t stop Christmas from coming, but some area woman worry that political correctness just might.

“Happy Holidays” is stealing the religious significance of the season, they fear.

“To say ‘Happy Holidays’ is taking Christ out of the season. This is the season of Christ — his birth,” said Joanne Brown of Poland.

For many stores, banks and restaurants, however, “Happy Holidays” has become a convenient way to express good wishes without taking sides on questions of faith.

But the greeting has irritated Brown and four friends for a long time. This year, they decided this year to let everyone know they prefer another holiday greeting.

They paid to put messages on area billboards, including this passage:

“I miss hearing you say Merry Christmas. — Jesus,” says a board on U.S. Route 224 in Canfield.

For more on this story, please see Tuesday’s Vindicator.