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War on Christmas
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#1
War on Christmas
December 12, 2010 at 1:13 am
Are you going to take part in it this year?

And what is your weapon?

Personally I rather like a plank with a nail in it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#C..._criticism

"Puritans (including those who fled to America) sought to remove the remaining pagan elements of Christmas. During this period, the English Parliament banned the celebration of Christmas entirely, considering it "a popish festival with no biblical justification", and a time of wasteful and immoral behavior."

Removing pagan elements, eh? LOL, if pagans gave to charity, would we ban that too?

Bah! They can pry my presents from my cold dead hands.
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RE: War on Christmas
December 12, 2010 at 1:42 am








I'll take one of these.
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RE: War on Christmas
December 15, 2010 at 10:49 am
I'm more concerned about the Christian war on Mithras and Saturnalia! The christians completely stole Mithras' Birthday right out from under him!







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RE: War on Christmas
December 15, 2010 at 10:57 am
I just can't bring myself to join the war. I won't be celebrating, but my guy is actually a Christian!

I will let them have their fun, and I will have my own fun, too.
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RE: War on Christmas
December 15, 2010 at 11:02 am
What can I say, I like giving & receiving presents. The religious aspect doesn't even come into play.
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RE: War on Christmas
December 15, 2010 at 11:12 am
Christmas is "booze and ham day" for my family.

It's a good time.

I really think all the effort to remove holiday specific religious scenes from public buildings is dumb. It would be like a racist feeling excluded by "Martin Luther king day" and demanding Hitler posters besides it. It's got so fucking bad that one Courthouse in the state has a life-sized Luke Skywalker for all the people who identify as "Jedi" because of the "war on Christmas" - Though the Fox news reaction is equally fucked.
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RE: War on Christmas
December 15, 2010 at 12:11 pm
First non-Christmas this year, family's strapped for cash. My mother thought I'd be disappointed, but I'm honestly just looking forward to sleeping in. No war for me, I'm like Switzerland... or the moon. Confused Fall
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RE: War on Christmas
December 15, 2010 at 6:26 pm
(December 12, 2010 at 1:13 am)FadingW Wrote: Are you going to take part in it this year?

And what is your weapon?

"The Sword of the Spirit" which is the bible.
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RE: War on Christmas
December 16, 2010 at 7:19 am
I love me some winter solstice! And presents! Can't forget the presents! Free stuff is always good. Tongue
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RE: War on Christmas
December 16, 2010 at 7:24 am
I need some people to promote "booze and ham day" with me!
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