(December 13, 2016 at 10:13 am)Drich Wrote:(December 13, 2016 at 2:07 am)Luckie Wrote:
We all hear about this supposed war on Christmas. Honestly I've come to the conclusion that there is a war on Christmas. Christians are waging war on Saint Nick (a real historical figure) and the Winter Solstice Holiday that Christianity, indeed, assimilated into it's own, just like Easter and the tooth fairy. I'm not interested in who started the winter solstice celebrations *cough, pagans, cough --but I do get tetchy when someone tells me or anyone else, how to celebrate our own goddamn holiday!
So Christians, if you may, please vote in the poll and if you have the gumption to do so, feel free to explain why you voted that way please. Because all I see is a jackass in a store being a giant fucking Grinch.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz7bfLiPpRc
"A real-life Grinch sparked outrage among parents at a Texas mall when he took it upon himself to announce to a line of children anxiously waiting to meet Kris Kringle that Santa Claus isn’t real.
Evangelical pastor David Grisham filmed himself pulling off the stunt at Amarillo’s Westgate Mall in an effort to teach kids “that Christmas is about Jesus Christ,” then posted the video to his Facebook page Saturday. “Kids, I want to tell you today that there is no such thing as Santa Claus,” he’s heard hollering while walking alongside the long line of kids and their parents. “The man you’re going to see today is just a man in a suit, dressed up like Santa, but Santa does not exist,” he continues. “Santa’s not real. And parents you all need to stop lying to your children and telling them that Santa Claus is real when in fact he’s not.””*
Yes of course the grinch is the Hero.. I just watch the grinch last night, and it would seem the who's forgot the religiously neutral meaning of Christmas in Whoville. and it was all about just giving and receiving presents along with all of the other traditional things...
It wasn't till the grinch stole christmas did the who's recenter away from the traditions and gift giving and refocus on the 'true meaning of christmas' for a who. Which all came together at the end and they started to sing. (which was btw the moment the grinch's heart grew, because they rediscovered what the true meaning of Christmas was.)
So no not a grinch.
I guess it depends on which Grinch it is you watched then, because I watched the Grinch who stole Christmas (twice back to back, the old original Dr Seuss version, whilst waiting for Fred Clause to come on) and besides his evident animal abuse issues. the Grinch mistakenly thought he knew what Christmas was about and decided to ruin the Whos celebrations, and it was only when they overcame his misconceptions about the true Spirit of the holiday did the Grinch realize he was wrong to assume that the Whos were simply fixated on carving Who-beast and playing with their Jing tinglers, Flu floopers, Tar tinkers, and Who hoovers. I'd say this guy is dead on Grinch. And Dr Seuss would say the new version with Jim Carrey missed the entire concept of his story completely. It's not the Whos who needed taught what Christmas was about, it was the Grinch.
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
Quote:Some people deserve hell.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.
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