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WCGreen

(45,558 posts)
11. Cultures develop, rise and decline...
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 02:55 PM
Dec 2012

One set of Pagans is conquored by another and they in turn usurped the power of their gods and folded them into their god and on and on and on...

Here in this country, you are free to worship pretty much how you like. But even the most irreligious people I know celebrate the start of the return of the bounty of spring.

We have free speach, as well, and that also extends to displays of dangling crosses, sprigs of misteloe and festive Christmas Tree pins.

Here is the real deal for the United States, there is no legal decree that you or anybody else can not practice the rites of winter, spring, summer and fall. Please don't decry people who are celebrating this time of year with trees and festivities because it's part of our nature.

I could see your point if pagan worship was outlawed, but don't blame the rest of us for what the romans Catholics did 1600 years ago.

The changing of the seasons are still important, ingrained, if you will, to us now even if we don't celebrate harvest rituals. The rhythms of the world are the same now as they were in ancient times.

Foist your anger at the ass holes on Fox News, if you will, but in the rest of America, they are just enjoying the Holiday Season when we get together and drink too much, fight and storm home mad just like everyone has done for tens of thousands of years...

Dammit, that's beautiful, Chris! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #1
I think all the talk comes LWolf Dec 2012 #2
When it comes down to it... WCGreen Dec 2012 #3
Very well put. TDale313 Dec 2012 #6
"It's the insistence that it be exclusive to them." 99Forever Dec 2012 #10
It really all goes back to Horus I believe. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #4
I finally watched Religulous last night Kolesar Dec 2012 #5
Yes, we humans are borrowers and thieves and mimics and nothing is new under the sun.... Moonwalk Dec 2012 #7
What you said... nt Bigmack Dec 2012 #9
Cultures develop, rise and decline... WCGreen Dec 2012 #11
Yep! You've got it. It's actually the same as......... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #13
Bravo!!!! Well Said! nt Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #28
Religion: humans' first invention and possible seed of humans' extirpation n/t UTUSN Dec 2012 #8
Perfectly said. K/R RZM Dec 2012 #12
Surely we are human. And Borrowing from other religions is something we have done for centuries... Sivafae Dec 2012 #14
I just don't see it they way you do... WCGreen Dec 2012 #17
Wow....okay Marrah_G Dec 2012 #19
oversimplification datasuspect Dec 2012 #15
Sure I do... WCGreen Dec 2012 #21
Whatever it's called, it just makes sense: REP Dec 2012 #16
Well, they did and shed alot of blood doing it Marrah_G Dec 2012 #18
It's not about forgiving Christian behavior. WCGreen Dec 2012 #23
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #20
One culture absorbing the practices of another = history. nt cecilfirefox Dec 2012 #22
its one thing to adopt and I love that idea. Its another thing to co-opt to kill another roguevalley Dec 2012 #24
The first Human Animal who looked up at the stars probably failed to.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #25
Religion is something humans do DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #26
All of which means, keep UG in Christmas!!! Squinch Dec 2012 #27
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