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November 22, 2011 at 11:04 pm
How does the xtians think that they can keep taking traditional pegan concept for holidays and take them for themselves. Don't xtians followers actually know almost everything from their religion has been stolen from another earlier brainwash?
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Phaedra Offline
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RE: xmas
November 22, 2011 at 11:28 pm
My guess is that the ones who do know don't care. I don't either, honestly. I don't take issue with borrowing traditions from other cultures.
That will never hold up in court...
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RE: xmas
November 23, 2011 at 12:10 am (This post was last modified: November 23, 2011 at 12:10 am by Diamond.)
(November 22, 2011 at 11:04 pm)xxxtobymac Wrote: How does the xtians think that they can keep taking traditional pegan concept for holidays and take them for themselves. Don't xtians followers actually know almost everything from their religion has been stolen from another earlier brainwash?

The only thing I know some of them are aware of is the absence of their traditions in the bible. However, I don't think they're aware of how most of them came to be. I know I never was when I was a xtian.
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Phaedra Offline
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RE: xmas
November 23, 2011 at 12:30 am
Interestingly enough...researching Christmas and the history behind it started me on my path to atheism.
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RE: xmas
November 24, 2011 at 4:44 am
(November 22, 2011 at 11:04 pm)xxxtobymac Wrote: How does the xtians think that they can keep taking traditional pegan concept for holidays and take them for themselves. Don't xtians followers actually know almost everything from their religion has been stolen from another earlier brainwash?

Off-topic.

What exactly is Xtians.
Is short for Christians? Or have a different meaning.

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RE: xmas
November 24, 2011 at 5:35 am (This post was last modified: November 24, 2011 at 5:45 am by mayor of simpleton.)
(November 22, 2011 at 11:28 pm)Phaedra Wrote: My guess is that the ones who do know don't care. I don't either, honestly. I don't take issue with borrowing traditions from other cultures.

Dead on right!!!

Let's face... nowadays anything that'll give you a 3 day weekend or just time off from work will be appreciated.

I can remember that Dave Chapelle once said, in responding to the Arizona rejection of celebrating Martin Luther King Day, "Hell, as a black man I'd even celebrate KKK day, if it meant I'd get a 3 day weekend, just don't expect me to show up to the meetings...". Cool Shades

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(November 24, 2011 at 4:44 am)Koldaramor Wrote:
(November 22, 2011 at 11:04 pm)xxxtobymac Wrote: How does the xtians think that they can keep taking traditional pegan concept for holidays and take them for themselves. Don't xtians followers actually know almost everything from their religion has been stolen from another earlier brainwash?

Off-topic.

What exactly is Xtians.
Is short for Christians? Or have a different meaning.

I'd imagine it is that same as Christians, but one never knows for sure.

Reminds me of how I used to annoy people who would wear a large cross around their neck. I used to take the opportunity to ask "hey, what's the "T" stand for"?

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RE: xmas
November 24, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Greg, you are a maniac.
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RE: xmas
November 24, 2011 at 12:54 pm
(November 23, 2011 at 12:10 am)Diamond Wrote:
(November 22, 2011 at 11:04 pm)xxxtobymac Wrote: How does the xtians think that they can keep taking traditional pegan concept for holidays and take them for themselves. Don't xtians followers actually know almost everything from their religion has been stolen from another earlier brainwash?

The only thing I know some of them are aware of is the absence of their traditions in the bible. However, I don't think they're aware of how most of them came to be. I know I never was when I was a xtian.

And now that I am no longer a Christian I get to enjoy the holidays without any cognitive dissonance.
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RE: xmas
November 24, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Is it already that time for the secular conspiracy that everyone is trying to take christ out of christmas?
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RE: xmas
November 24, 2011 at 9:03 pm (This post was last modified: November 24, 2011 at 9:08 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
There was a conspiracy to put christ in christmas, don't get it twisted. To the OP. This is actually common. Cultures often incorporate the holidays of other cultures as they march across the map. People will stop making offerings to their idols (if you "bother" them enough), and make offerings to yours instead. What they will not do, is give up a bitching party. In the case of christianity though, believe there's a verse for this (when is there not?). Something about the faithful making clean the unclean by their observance of the "one true god" during these little gatherings. Perhaps one of the afflicted would like to sniff it out for me?
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