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"Bryan" wrote in message . .. jsmith wrote: The secularists have been chipping away at the word Christmas for a number of years now and are substituting irrelevant (religious ??) concoctions to diminish the value of the celebration of the birth of Christ. Isn't it time we begin boycotting those merchants who in their TV advertising are exploiting the Christmas tradition yet not acknowledging that this is truly the Christmas season. The code word "holiday" season is coming into increasing use in an effort to minimize the influence the Truths that were taught by the Prince of Peace. You're such a dumbass! The use of the word holidays in lieu of christmas is an effort to practice behavior that includes people instead of excluding people. There's nothing anti-christian about it and no one is attempting to minimize the celebration of the meaning of christmas. Which we all know is originally the celebration of the return of the Sun to the Northern Hemisphere! Which is after all, what counts! Otherwise, no crops! |
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Would you ****heads stop crossposting to rec.travel.cruises?
"James A. Doemer" wrote in message nk.net... "John Woodgate" wrote in message ... I read in sci.electronics.design that James A. Doemer wrote (in .pas.earthlink.net) about 'Christmas vs "Holidays"', on Fri, 17 Dec 2004: "John Woodgate" wrote in message news I read in sci.electronics.design that Kevin Aylward wrote (in onder.co.uk) about 'Christmas vs "Holidays"', on Fri, 17 Dec 2004: So, Paul (if he existed) died, and no one noticed. There IS reliable independent evidence that Paul existed. Such as? Go look. I don't have to spoon-feed you with information. I see, so such "reliable information" doesn't exist despite your claim. So noted. |
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Rich Grise wrote:
Xians don't seem to have any sacred dates of their own so they hijack those of whatever pagans lands they invade. Anyone would think that their most sacred time of year, when JC rose from the dead, would not be named after the Goddess of fertility Oestre with her symbols the egg and rabbit. I don't see why not - it's about rebirth and all that. What I don't get is why they call his execution day "Good" anything! Cheers! Rich What I don't get is why us christians keep ranting that the jews killed jesus and that it was a bad thing. After all, isn't it us christians that are always explaining unfortunate events as god working in mysterious ways. And how might history have been different if jesus hadn't become a martyr through his death. He might not have gained the power us christians gave him if he had just grown old and died a natural death. Ultimately, if us christians are going to continue to rant that the jews killed jesus, then the least we could do is be grateful; without his death we have no martyr, no death for our sins, and no resurrection. Woe be to me or to any other christian that believes god's will was a bad thing. |
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Warren H. Davis wrote:
I don't believe, yet I'm forced to take the day off with pay, like it or not. I actually asked if I could exchange December 25th for Yom Kippur instead of having to take a vacation day for the latter. I was quite willing to keep the systems running. Request denied. What a great employer I have. If I was jewish I could do exactly what you were denied. Still, a day off is ... |
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Warren H. Davis wrote:
I don't believe, yet I'm forced to take the day off with pay, like it or not. I actually asked if I could exchange December 25th for Yom Kippur instead of having to take a vacation day for the latter. I was quite willing to keep the systems running. Request denied. What a great employer I have. If I was jewish I could do exactly what you were denied. Still, a day off is ... |
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"Diane James" ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ wrote in message ... Would you ****heads stop crossposting to rec.travel.cruises? And to alt.genealogy, please. Tricia |
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I read in sci.electronics.design that Diane James ^@^.^ wrote (in
) about 'Christmas vs "Holidays"', on Sat, 18 Dec 2004: Would you ****heads stop crossposting to rec.travel.cruises? Not unless you ask nicely. (;-) It's very odd that the original post was sent to such diverse groups, but subsequent attempts to restrict the distribution are practically doomed to fail. It only needs one response to still include one of the original irrelevant groups for the efforts of everyone who restricted follow-ups to be negated. Besides, who knows which groups want the articles? It's seriously off- topic in all the groups it's posted to. So that you can read this reasoned response, I've reinstated rec.travel.cruises ONLY. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk |
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I read in sci.electronics.design that Diane James ^@^.^ wrote (in
) about 'Christmas vs "Holidays"', on Sat, 18 Dec 2004: Would you ****heads stop crossposting to rec.travel.cruises? Not unless you ask nicely. (;-) It's very odd that the original post was sent to such diverse groups, but subsequent attempts to restrict the distribution are practically doomed to fail. It only needs one response to still include one of the original irrelevant groups for the efforts of everyone who restricted follow-ups to be negated. Besides, who knows which groups want the articles? It's seriously off- topic in all the groups it's posted to. So that you can read this reasoned response, I've reinstated rec.travel.cruises ONLY. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk |
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I read in sci.electronics.design that Diane James ^@^.^ wrote (in
) about 'Christmas vs "Holidays"', on Sat, 18 Dec 2004: Would you ****heads stop crossposting to rec.travel.cruises? Abuse report sent. There is NO excuse for over 20 identical abusive posts. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk |
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I read in sci.electronics.design that Diane James ^@^.^ wrote (in
) about 'Christmas vs "Holidays"', on Sat, 18 Dec 2004: Would you ****heads stop crossposting to rec.travel.cruises? Abuse report sent. There is NO excuse for over 20 identical abusive posts. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk |
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