I view this holiday as a seasonal religion. Do you really need a particular time of year to be told it is better to be nice than naughty?
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Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!
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 RE: Brace yourselves... Christmas is coming!
November 29, 2021 at 5:38 am
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2021 at 5:41 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(November 29, 2021 at 5:26 am)Foxaire Wrote: I view this holiday as a seasonal religion. Do you really need a particular time of year to be told it is better to be nice than naughty? I honestly feel that Christmas is generally more of a secular holiday now than when I was a kid. People, more and more, are getting Christ out of Christmas. Side note: The most frequently celebrated national holiday in the world is completely secular and is observed - on average - once every six days. Any guesses? Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
 (November 29, 2021 at 5:38 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Side note: The most frequently celebrated national holiday in the world is completely secular and is observed - on average - once every six days. Any guesses? Well, if it is completely secular then it must be in China because if there is some popular holiday in the western world then the Chruch claims how they invented it and how it's all about some saint.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
(November 29, 2021 at 5:42 am)Fake Messiah Wrote:(November 29, 2021 at 5:38 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Side note: The most frequently celebrated national holiday in the world is completely secular and is observed - on average - once every six days. Any guesses? Nope. It’s observed in 65 different different countries. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
 (November 29, 2021 at 6:02 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(November 29, 2021 at 5:42 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Well, if it is completely secular then it must be in China because if there is some popular holiday in the western world then the Chruch claims how they invented it and how it's all about some saint. Sunday? For the devout, with a church service?. (November 29, 2021 at 6:12 am)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote:(November 29, 2021 at 6:02 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Nope. It’s observed in 65 different different countries. No. It's a secular holiday - no religious affiliations or connections at all. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
(November 29, 2021 at 6:25 am)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote:(November 29, 2021 at 6:17 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: No. It's a secular holiday - no religious affiliations or connections at all. lol, no. It's a recognized, officially celebrated national holiday. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
(November 29, 2021 at 6:27 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: lol, no. It's a recognized, officially celebrated national holiday. On average? Then it's probably that any day of the year has a 1 in 7 chance of being celebrated as Independence Day from the British by some country in the world.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
(November 29, 2021 at 6:52 am)Fake Messiah Wrote:(November 29, 2021 at 6:27 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: lol, no. It's a recognized, officially celebrated national holiday. Bingo lolly! Independence from Britain is celebrated by 65 countries on various days of the year. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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