(November 13, 2013 at 12:24 pm)Tonus Wrote:(November 13, 2013 at 10:48 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: If I, being a Christian, wished you a happy Christmas, would you be OK with that? Are there any circumstances you would find it offensive?
I wouldn't find it offensive, no different than a person offering a "bless you" when I sneeze. It's more like a custom than a religious observance. I would even return the sentiment.
The irony is that when I was a Jehovah's Witness, I would probably have seemed offended had you wished me a Merry Christmas, since their belief system considers Christmas to be a pagan holiday and any expression related to it would be inappropriate for a True Christian™ to make. So I probably would have replied with an uncomfortable "thanks."
That's the irony of the whole war on Christmas thing. The only people historically who gave had any luck banning Christmas... We're Christians. Puritans in Cromwell's day, jehovahs witnesses and some far right Christians today.
Wonder if they will turn out to condemn Sarah Palin. That would be fun.
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Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
