- Ratepayers accused Gympie Regional Council of being too politically correct
- The council used ‘happy holidays’ instead of ‘Merry Christmas’ in a newsletter
- Could be a sign the council did not want to offend non-Christians, resident said
A local council has been slammed for sending out a Christmas card wishing residents a ‘happy holidays’.
Ratepayers have accused Gympie Regional Council in Queensland of being too politically correct by using ‘happy holidays’ instead of ‘Merry Christmas’.
‘The Mayor, Councillors and Staff at Gympie Regional Council wish you Happy Holidays and a safe 2018,’ the newsletter reads.
Ratepayers have accused Gympie Regional Council in Queensland of being too politically correct by using ‘happy holidays’ instead of ‘Merry Christmas’ (Gympie Regional Council pictured)
Ratepayer Martin Callinan said it could be a sign the council did not want to offend non-Christians by using the word ‘Christmas’.
‘Just received a magazine from Gympie Council,’ Mr Callinan told The Gympie Times.
‘On the back page it says “Happy Holidays” What happened to “Happy Christmas” or “Merry Christmas”?
‘Are they scared of upsetting the 5% of residents that are not Christian?
‘What about the 95% of residents who do believe in Christmas?’
But also in the newsletter is a message from the mayor in which Merry Christmas is used.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Gympie Regional Council for comment.