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Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?

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Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?
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RE: Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?
December 22, 2016 at 12:46 am
Religious connotations?

Indeed, and to celebrate while and by defiling them, of course.


Why, just imagine the heinous, vulgar and crude posts I might make!


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RE: Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?
December 22, 2016 at 1:04 am
Sure, I celebrate it. What's not to like about a day given to peace on Earth, good will towards men -- except that it's only one day, and not every day.

I don't have a problem saying "Merry Christmas", either. I mean it sincerely, even though I don't have the religious investment most around here do.

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RE: Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?
December 22, 2016 at 1:05 am
Tbh I have never seen it as a religious celebration, although it is.

There is good food the 24th.
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RE: Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?
December 22, 2016 at 2:00 am
I've used "Jesus wished everyone Happy Hanukah, who am I to improve on that?" a couple of times.

Seems to go over, go figure . . .
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RE: Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?
December 22, 2016 at 3:24 am
Xmas is my favorite present giving day.
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RE: Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?
December 22, 2016 at 5:05 am
(December 21, 2016 at 6:52 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: The best Christmas songs are the religious ones, imho.

Time to display my Bach fetish some more



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RE: Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?
December 22, 2016 at 5:08 am
(December 22, 2016 at 2:00 am)vorlon13 Wrote: I've used "Jesus wished everyone Happy Hanukah, who am I to improve on that?"  a couple of times.

Seems to go over, go figure . . .

I mean, it would be kind of douchey to wish everyone "Happy MY birthday!". Although, in his more extreme moments, I wouldn't put it past Jesus to go down that route, what with Matthew 10:37 and all...
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RE: Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?
December 22, 2016 at 5:40 am
(December 21, 2016 at 8:06 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
(December 21, 2016 at 7:52 pm)Jesster Wrote: There are no best Christmas songs

Well..... this one.





Now this IS the best Christmas song ever.
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RE: Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?
December 22, 2016 at 7:50 am
Merry Mithras!

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RE: Can You Celebrate Xmas Despite its Religious Connotations?
December 22, 2016 at 10:42 am
Nah, this is the best Xmas song ever.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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