Scrapbook may not be best spot for an ex

Dear Miss Manners–What is a gracious response when offered gifts or a greeting specific to a religion to which one does not profess? We’re Jewish, but an acquaintance’s “Merry Christmas” has always been cheerfully returned as a simple courtesy of the season, and we are always pleased to wish others well in their more solemn observances.

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