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RBInMaine

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11. Oh c'mon. The TeaPubs and Fundies have been on this "war on Christmas" kick for YEARS. This year we

Reply to cbayer (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 04:02 PM

Dec 2012

have again had to listen to their crap. It is on the news, in the papers, in the editorials, on the internet... The fundies put us through this nonsense every year.

They think they OWN this season, and they darn well DO NOT. It is just one more of their many buckets of ignorance. I have personally had to listen to this crap from many people, get emails about it, and so it is good to remind people of the truth.

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The "Christmas" Season is really the SOLSTICE Season. Christians Co-Opted it. Read On: [View all] RBInMaine Dec 2012 OP

Certainly, and its nature that we should 'worship,' if anything, imo. elleng Dec 2012 #1

For some, god is nature and nature is god. cbayer Dec 2012 #3

Define "god". Holy Ghost? Jesus? Allah? Buddah? Krishna? Great Spirit? Zeus? Thor?... RBInMaine Dec 2012 #18

I can't define god any more than you can. cbayer Dec 2012 #21

The season is clearly secular in many respects. cbayer Dec 2012 #2

As long as THEY understand that they have "adopted" them and accept the true history, then good. But RBInMaine Dec 2012 #19

Who cares? Why is it important to force them to understand something of absolutely no cbayer Dec 2012 #20

I don't care about that, it's well-known. For me it's just a holiday. Enjoy. freshwest Dec 2012 #4

And a good time to remind ourselves to be excellent to each other, freshwest. cbayer Dec 2012 #5

Thanks! freshwest Dec 2012 #7

We ALL should value TRUTH and the REAL history. The season was originally the celebration of LIGHT & RBInMaine Dec 2012 #9

I've not met anyone who claims that the season is solely christian. cbayer Dec 2012 #10

Oh c'mon. The TeaPubs and Fundies have been on this "war on Christmas" kick for YEARS. This year we RBInMaine Dec 2012 #11

While I object to the whole "War on Christmas" concept, I disagree with your description cbayer Dec 2012 #23

Sorry, but you are mixing apples with oranges. Christ was proclaiming himself the way to the RBInMaine Dec 2012 #12

Again I say, so what? I see no reason why both can not be acceptable and celebrated cbayer Dec 2012 #25

Now Bill O'Reilly and his Catholic Hit Squad will be out to get you. mr blur Dec 2012 #6

A few days ago pokerfan Dec 2012 #14

Yup. Perfect case in point. I get emails from "friends" who push the same line of CRAP. So I respond RBInMaine Dec 2012 #16

Uhm, if it was a pagan celebration okasha Dec 2012 #8

Uhm, I have corrected my phrasing to clearly express the intended meaning. Solstice was celebrated RBInMaine Dec 2012 #13

You still haven't corrected your phrasing to correlate with reality, though. okasha Dec 2012 #17

And, no, MANY people do not have a CLUE about the true history of the season. RBInMaine Dec 2012 #15

There are also MANY people who do not have CLUE okasha Dec 2012 #24

We have an illegal sign on city property. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2012 #22