Why not use "Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All" as holiday greetings?

[nemo137]

I mean, isn't that what it's all about, anyway? Those are always the best parts of the Christmas songs, anyway (especially in Pinkham's Christmas Triptych "et in terra pax ominibus bona voluntatis!")*. The fundies can't hate it, because it's the angels' words, non-fundie Christians can appreciate it because it's closer to Christ's actual teachings, and non-Christians can enjoy heaping coals of fire on the fundie's heads by reminding them of what they should be, but aren't. It's a win-win for everybody.

*sorry, my longtime choir nerd is coming out.

[ThoughtCriminal]

1. The Fundies will still attack you

because you said "All" instead of "Men".

[savemefromdumbya]

2. this thing is getting blown out of proportion

[Porcupine]

3. The same reason the fundies focus on the 2nd Coming

Jesus wimped out on the first one with all that namby pamby heal the sick, feed the poor, turn the other cheek and stay away from interest bearing loans.

In the SECOND COMING Jesus will have machine guns and nuclear hand grenades and wipe the earth of all of those abortion loving, welfare sucking gay liberals and their endangered species too. Peace on Earth may ass!!!


uh, sorry. channeling my dad again....

[kwassa]

4. "Why must the nations so furiously rage together?"

Sorry.

Singing the "Messiah" tomorrow night, and it came to mind.

[nemo137]

5. Hey, I namechecked a fairly obscure 20th C composer in the OP

Choir nerdery is not only forgiven, but encouraged.

[Bluerthanblue]

6. the "Prince of Peace"

cannot be pleased by those who use him to cause such harm, division, strife and murder-

But then he loves the least of these-

The love of money (i think the word was poorly translated, instead it should be power/control) is the root of all evil.

We covet, we lie, we kill, we worship THINGS, we forsake those who are precious in our lives....

no wonder folks look at the faith of Christianity and shake their heads as they walk away-

forgivness is something this world needs to be flooded with- that and humility-

(i love the Messiah- sing with joy)

[zbdent]

7. I actually got a LTTE published around 04 Christmas with the sentiment:

"So, now Peace on Earth, goodwill toward men is unpatriotic and unAmerican?"

[funflower]

8. I always try to pick out "holiday" cards that say something like that.

Beautiful words.