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The war on Christmas
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RE: The war on Christmas
November 13, 2013 at 2:02 pm
(November 13, 2013 at 10:48 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: First thread. Let me know if it's on the wrong forum.

So I've read about Sarah Palin's book, about the war on Christmas. Not read the book itself because I'm really, really fed up of first world Christians whining about being persecuted and I suspect it would make me cross.

I have a question for you atheist folks.

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 love christmas without it the winter would be so depressing. Which is of course why there was always a celebration at that time Saturnalia, Sol Victus etc etc.

So say happy christmas and I will say it back. Why not it has zero religious meaning to me and I suspect the same is true of most people even those at least superficially christian.



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The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 10:48 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Bad Wolf - November 13, 2013 at 10:50 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 10:55 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Bad Wolf - November 13, 2013 at 11:04 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Anomalocaris - November 13, 2013 at 11:04 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 11:14 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 13, 2013 at 11:21 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Napoléon - November 13, 2013 at 11:21 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Walking Void - November 13, 2013 at 4:09 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Minimalist - November 13, 2013 at 11:22 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 11:23 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 13, 2013 at 11:45 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 12:00 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Clueless Morgan - November 13, 2013 at 12:15 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by henryp - November 13, 2013 at 12:31 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Faith No More - November 13, 2013 at 11:33 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 11:41 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 13, 2013 at 11:38 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by The Reality Salesman - November 13, 2013 at 12:03 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 12:07 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by The Reality Salesman - November 13, 2013 at 2:46 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Fidel_Castronaut - November 13, 2013 at 12:21 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Tonus - November 13, 2013 at 12:24 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 12:33 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by freedomfromforum - November 13, 2013 at 12:47 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 12:51 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 13, 2013 at 1:45 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by downbeatplumb - November 13, 2013 at 2:02 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Bob Kelso - November 13, 2013 at 3:14 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Captain Colostomy - November 13, 2013 at 3:21 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Ayen - November 13, 2013 at 3:33 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by rexbeccarox - November 13, 2013 at 3:52 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by The Valkyrie - November 13, 2013 at 4:03 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Crossless1 - November 13, 2013 at 4:20 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by max-greece - November 13, 2013 at 4:27 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 13, 2013 at 4:40 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Mister Agenda - November 13, 2013 at 4:53 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Simon Moon - November 13, 2013 at 5:06 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jackalope - November 13, 2013 at 5:09 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 5:40 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Crossless1 - November 13, 2013 at 5:42 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by rexbeccarox - November 13, 2013 at 5:42 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 5:49 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jackalope - November 13, 2013 at 5:49 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Simon Moon - November 13, 2013 at 5:55 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 5:59 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jackalope - November 13, 2013 at 6:02 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 13, 2013 at 6:28 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jackalope - November 13, 2013 at 8:07 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 14, 2013 at 12:16 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by TheBeardedDude - November 13, 2013 at 5:47 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by pocaracas - November 13, 2013 at 7:23 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Clueless Morgan - November 13, 2013 at 8:45 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Neo-Scholastic - November 13, 2013 at 8:14 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Ryantology - November 13, 2013 at 8:32 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 13, 2013 at 8:32 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Simon Moon - November 13, 2013 at 9:34 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Minimalist - November 13, 2013 at 9:51 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Faith No More - November 14, 2013 at 1:35 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Esquilax - November 14, 2013 at 2:29 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Fidel_Castronaut - November 14, 2013 at 7:27 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 14, 2013 at 10:14 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by rexbeccarox - November 13, 2013 at 8:23 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by pineapplebunnybounce - November 13, 2013 at 9:17 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Mister Agenda - November 14, 2013 at 12:33 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Polaris - November 13, 2013 at 9:57 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Zazzy - November 14, 2013 at 9:31 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Esquilax - November 14, 2013 at 10:14 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by pocaracas - November 14, 2013 at 10:30 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 14, 2013 at 10:23 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Cato - November 13, 2013 at 10:26 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Owlix - November 13, 2013 at 10:38 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Bob Kelso - November 13, 2013 at 10:44 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by kılıç_mehmet - November 14, 2013 at 8:57 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 14, 2013 at 9:03 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by kılıç_mehmet - November 14, 2013 at 9:48 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by *Deidre* - November 14, 2013 at 9:09 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 14, 2013 at 11:22 am
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 14, 2013 at 12:08 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 14, 2013 at 1:21 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 14, 2013 at 5:15 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Whateverist - November 14, 2013 at 8:42 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Neo-Scholastic - November 14, 2013 at 9:05 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Polaris - November 14, 2013 at 9:08 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by downbeatplumb - November 15, 2013 at 3:12 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Polaris - November 16, 2013 at 8:23 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 15, 2013 at 2:35 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by paulpablo - November 14, 2013 at 12:13 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Doubting Thomas - November 14, 2013 at 5:21 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Jacob(smooth) - November 14, 2013 at 5:34 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Neo-Scholastic - November 14, 2013 at 8:09 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by *Deidre* - November 14, 2013 at 8:11 pm
Re: RE: The war on Christmas - by TheBeardedDude - November 15, 2013 at 2:57 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Mister Agenda - November 15, 2013 at 4:05 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Trino34 - November 15, 2013 at 4:22 pm
RE: The war on Christmas - by Minimalist - November 16, 2013 at 8:50 pm

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