The Reason for the Season

I just got this e-mail from my alma mater:


Happy Holidays, signed, the Catholic Church
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You’ll notice first, as I did, that Marquette University, a Catholic institution, sends out greetings for the holidays, not for Christmas. I guess fundraising from nonbelievers trumps celebrating the birth of Christ, the ultimate basis for the existence of Marquette University (but no longer the ongoing reason for its existence).

Secondly, you might note that Marquette has sold the naming rights to its college of arts and sciences. I have to say I’m glad that doesn’t appear on my diploma.

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  1. Musings from Brian J. Noggle » Blog Archive » Merry Christmas. Now I Declare War On It. Says:
    December 25th, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    [...] of organizations that use “Happy Holidays” instead of Merry Christmas (well, just this Catholic university). I know it’s the time for getting into high dudgeon about ignoring the significance of the [...]