Update: This is my first diary on DKos. Thanks for all of the comments and suggestions!
My father, a staunch Dem, received an email below from a Republican relative the other day. He shared it with me and I have quoted it below.
For My Democratic Friends:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
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