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RE: xmas
November 26, 2011 at 5:06 pm
Hi guys, this is my first post. It's basically what paved the way for the adoption of Christianity. No Roman would want to give up Saturnalia or the festival of Sol Invictus etc. So Xtianity said 'Don't worry, you can keep all those 3 day weekends if you convert' so then the change was easier.

I think Atheist should come up with a similar approach. Xmas should become the Oxytocin celebration fesitval where we give gifts to loved ones. Easter could be the stearate chocolate festival, where everyone eats chocolate.

It worked for the early Xtian church, it could work for us too! Cool Shades

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Andrew
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xmas - by xxxtobymac - November 22, 2011 at 11:04 pm
RE: xmas - by Phaedra - November 22, 2011 at 11:28 pm
RE: xmas - by mayor of simpleton - November 24, 2011 at 5:35 am
RE: xmas - by Diamond - November 23, 2011 at 12:10 am
RE: xmas - by Ziploc Surprise - November 24, 2011 at 12:54 pm
RE: xmas - by Phaedra - November 23, 2011 at 12:30 am
RE: xmas - by Koldaramor - November 24, 2011 at 4:44 am
RE: xmas - by ElDinero - November 24, 2011 at 12:18 pm
RE: xmas - by MilesTailsPrower - November 24, 2011 at 7:00 pm
RE: xmas - by The Grand Nudger - November 24, 2011 at 9:03 pm
RE: xmas - by elfgoose - November 26, 2011 at 5:06 pm
RE: xmas - by kevinbenko - November 26, 2011 at 6:15 pm
RE: xmas - by belphegor - November 27, 2011 at 11:05 pm
RE: xmas - by Koldaramor - November 27, 2011 at 4:58 pm
RE: xmas - by Ziploc Surprise - November 27, 2011 at 1:46 pm
RE: xmas - by TheReal - November 27, 2011 at 6:27 pm
RE: xmas - by Loading Please Wait - November 27, 2011 at 10:53 pm
RE: xmas - by TheReal - November 29, 2011 at 10:23 am
RE: xmas - by mayor of simpleton - November 29, 2011 at 12:43 pm
RE: xmas - by mayor of simpleton - November 28, 2011 at 11:47 am
RE: xmas - by KichigaiNeko - November 29, 2011 at 5:57 am
RE: xmas - by ElDinero - November 29, 2011 at 2:18 pm
RE: xmas - by The Grand Nudger - November 27, 2011 at 6:35 pm
RE: xmas - by Ziploc Surprise - November 27, 2011 at 10:31 pm
RE: xmas - by Minimalist - November 27, 2011 at 11:01 pm
RE: xmas - by frankiej - November 28, 2011 at 12:08 pm
RE: xmas - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2011 at 10:29 am
RE: xmas - by Violet - November 29, 2011 at 2:26 pm
RE: xmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 29, 2011 at 7:24 pm
RE: xmas - by KichigaiNeko - November 30, 2011 at 10:43 am
RE: xmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 30, 2011 at 1:08 pm
RE: xmas - by Ziploc Surprise - December 1, 2011 at 1:05 pm
RE: xmas - by padraic - December 2, 2011 at 4:27 am
RE: xmas - by Diamond - December 2, 2011 at 11:32 am
RE: xmas - by frankiej - December 3, 2011 at 10:38 pm
RE: xmas - by TheDarkestOfAngels - December 3, 2011 at 10:50 pm
RE: xmas - by Epimethean - December 15, 2011 at 10:30 am
RE: xmas - by xxxtobymac - December 23, 2011 at 5:00 pm

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