[HPFGU-OTChatter] It is Christmas time again! Come out and play...

[Cabal]

As an atheist I have no issue with Christmas, Kwanza, Chanukah or anything
else. If a Christian wishes me merry Christmas or a Jew wishes me happy
Chanuka, I don't care. We have a Christmas tree, just because I don't
believe in the religious aspects doesn't mean I can't spend time with
family, give my kids presents and decorate with lights -- where's the
downside???

My mother-in-law has a menorah she lights with my kids and she's not Jewish,
but this way they get to experience more than most kids, even though we
don't actually have any religious aspect, they understand that some people
do.

The problem is that everyone wants to be extremist. The people who want
tress removed and the radio idiot that says "suck it up" like people are
going to respond positively to that. A lot of places simply display a
Christmas tree and a Menorah -- the pagans can bask in the fact that
Christmas is mostly pagan anyway and just ignore the Christ aspects the
church added to it. We, for example, do not have angles or anything
religious on our tree. 

What we need is not, take down the tree or "suck it up" but respect others.

md

-----Original Message-----
From: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
[mailto:HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tonks
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 2:59 AM
To: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] It is Christmas time again! Come out and play...

So people think the list is too quiet hey??  Well it is time for our 
yearly "I hate Christmas", "No I don't!", "Just say Happy 
Holidays", "no it is Christmas!"... bar brawl. Is the Hogshead Barmaid 
around to monitor? 

Just heard some guy on talk radio, forgot his name.. Anyway he was 
commenting on some college taking the Christmas tree out of the Library 
when they had had one for years because a few people found it 
offensive. He said that 85% of Americans celebrate Christmas. Some, he 
said, do it religiously, and many just enjoy the time for family, cheer 
and a way to show love to others. He said that the consitution does not 
guarantee that we will not be offended. Everyone is offended by 
something everyday, he said. Then he went on to say "for the minority 
who find Christmas offensive, just "shut the hell up, and suck it up". 
I am just quoiting the man here, so don't yell at me... I'll have a 
butter beer please, and a round for everyone....

Tonks_op
(wicked smile)


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