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Sat Dec 26, 2015, 12:49 PM

Dec 2015

grabbed that Hulk figurine. It was kind of impressive.

There have been a couple of stories in local news around the country every few years of someone abducting the Christ child figure from a church lawn's Nativity scene, then sending a ransom note to the Church (copying the local newspaper), saying "The Christ child will not be returned until there is dignity and good will among men and women."

I thought that was a lot more in line with the spirit of the New Testament than just a bunch of ceramic figurines. I'm able to suspend belief when I read a novel or watch a film. Anne Rice's vampires are so well done by the author that I can almost see them. And if Jimmy Stewart says he's walking around with a 7-foot rabbit, by god, I'm cool with that, too.

The Nativity story has many attractive elements, but I've long abandoned the possibility that it is an actual account of events.

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The Christmas story is like the Star Wars prequels. [View all] edhopper Dec 2015 OP

It's kind of fun to pop in to a saltpoint Dec 2015 #1

If you have a smartphone edhopper Dec 2015 #2

I'm suprrised no one had saltpoint Dec 2015 #3

But so much of it is just a retread of early stuff edhopper Dec 2015 #6

I guess Egypt was the swinging hot spot saltpoint Dec 2015 #7

Silly myths surround most ancient figures Warpy Dec 2015 #4

Thankfully edhopper Dec 2015 #5

The Roman census was an account not only of persons but also of land, livestock, and slaves; struggle4progress Dec 2015 #8

I am not saying there was no census at all edhopper Dec 2015 #9

And how fucking many people skepticscott Dec 2015 #11

I agree it is very hard to know how many people goldent Dec 2015 #12

And your point is what? skepticscott Dec 2015 #15

Congruence with earlier prophecies IphengeniaBlumgarten Dec 2015 #16

Years ago, the state I lived in... goldent Dec 2015 #17

Ah, NOW I get it skepticscott Dec 2015 #18

Did you have to travel edhopper Dec 2015 #19

I've never heard of that. In fact, as I remember, you could travel to any goldent Dec 2015 #20

So you still want to hold that edhopper Dec 2015 #22

'Found this piece about the saltpoint Dec 2015 #10

It's the age-old excuse: Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #31

Very good point. As most men and women saltpoint Dec 2015 #33

Yes. And of course the double standard is always there. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #35

Also true. The "sperm donors" saltpoint Jan 2016 #36

I actually made the mistake of watching the prequel triology this Christmas... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #13

That's only because edhopper Dec 2015 #14

Are the prequels really that bad? goldent Dec 2015 #21

They are beyond bad. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #25

Well sooner or later I will watch them. goldent Dec 2015 #27

To be fair edhopper Dec 2015 #29

The only way to watch is the Machete Order Goblinmonger Dec 2015 #32

Phantom Menace is bad... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #34

With little effort, you cold rearrange the posts in here to similate the StarWars prequels. rug Dec 2015 #23

How was "Lips"? edhopper Dec 2015 #24

Fantastic! A wonderful time was had by all rug Dec 2015 #26

Sounds like great fun edhopper Dec 2015 #28

Hah, her brothers keep talking about Star Wars so she dislikes it by proxy. rug Dec 2015 #30