Yeah, I wasn't offended! I definitely think you're right - I sometimes wish that issues that minority religions face were covered more on progressive blogs and stuff, but it seems like when it is covered it doesn't do the topic justice (since we all have different experiences as being part of a non-mainstream culture; and in the case of Muslims, Hindus, and Jews there's more often than not a heaping helping of racism involved as well). Our experiences are all different but still deserve to be heard.

I don't usually get offended by well wishes, but when people start inquiring as to plans I find it frustrating. Whether intended or not, it feels to me like some sort of...I don't even know the words; vetting process? to make sure you're "normal" and safe to be around. I seriously doubt most peoples' intentions are of that (though in the Kagan case, ehh, that's a different story) but that's how it reads to me, you know? Especially because if I answer honestly, something like "Oh, thanks, but I don't celebrate Christmas, my holiday is a few days ahead of it", people tend to act like you just bombarded them with too much information or like you just revealed you have an extra arm hidden away somewhere.

Growing up in a super rural fundamentalist Christian town probably put me on the defensive for the rest of my life, haha.