(December 1, 2010 at 5:25 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote:(December 1, 2010 at 3:45 pm)Thor Wrote: We go over my brother-in-law's every Christmas. I cringe when he ends the dinner blessing with, "Happy birthday, Jesus!".
I see your dinner blessing and raise you this:
My roommate, who is a lax Baptist, has a family that probably caused most of the stereotypes. Her grandmother decorates the house with birthday paraphanalia, has party horns, bakes a cake, and makes little cone party hats with glitter glued on them. For Jesus. True story - and she does it in complete seriousness. She will put a few candles on the cake and make everyone blow them out.
Wow! Now THAT is incredible! I think I'd decline the invitation to that particular birthday party. Someone should tell grandma that December 25 is actually the date of a Pagan festival, not the birth of her fictitious mangod.
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?