Ms. Hannon, a mother of six, said that instead of holiday presents, each family member requested a contribution to a charity.
Asma Gull Hasan, author of "American Muslims: The New Generation," sent e-mail messages to friends asking them to buy stamps instead of holiday or birthday gifts for her.
Or when we attack people for wishing "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays"?
He said that while the information was anecdotal, his reservations agents were being told by guests that they wanted summer vacations closer to home instead of long holidays to exotic locations.
And his occasional nods to religious faith — like, say, his promise to make store clerks say "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays" — are well tailored for voters for whom Christian identity is still a talisman even when an active faith is all but gone.
-Get the country to say "merry Christmas" instead of "happy holidays".
This week, MSNBC had two guests on to discuss why merchants should have their employees say "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays".
For instance, every year the conservative media makes the "War on Christmas" part of their coverage, insisting that companies should greet everyone at the door with "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays".
Trump has successfully positioned himself as the true and powerful defender of religious liberty (never mind how to square that "liberty" with how Jews may feel about Trump's proposal to require department-store employees to wish a merry Christmas to their customers instead of "happy holidays").
Dec. 10: Donating to charity instead of giving holiday gifts.
