RE: Kirk Cameron-Don't drink the koolaid and think Christmas had pagan origins.
November 16, 2014 at 12:25 pm
(This post was last modified: November 16, 2014 at 12:46 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(November 13, 2014 at 1:35 pm)Lek Wrote: Kirk Cameron isn't very well-read. So what's the big deal. You guys celebrate Christmas, don't you?
I celebrate it as a secular holiday: "Peace on Earth, good will towards men" is a much better message than any tripe I've ever heard sitting in a pew.
(November 13, 2014 at 2:10 pm)Lek Wrote: What does December 25th have to do with paganism?
You may perhaps wish to look into the roots of the holiday.
Here's a hint: it's a celebration of winter solstice -- celebrating the fact that the days will henceforth be getting longer and not shorter.
(November 13, 2014 at 5:18 pm)Lek Wrote: Does it bother you to celebrate Christmas, which was established by christians to celebrate the birth of Christ, and use it as an occasion to celebrate for your own reasons?
Nope. Probably has something to do with the fact that I'm not worshipping some deity whose birth has clearly been mythologized.
Now, were I still a believer, it would bother me to no end to know that men assigned my Lord a birthday based upon ratings, and not historical truth ... but then again, the latter seems to be in awful short supply concerning said deity.
(November 14, 2014 at 2:18 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Just spitballing here, but maybe whats needed is a committee of tits and wine? The breadth of the subject almost begs for many voices.
Having managed an adult shop for six years, I feel I could lend a certain expertise to this committee.
