Posted on 12/10/2008 9:47:49 PM PST by Coleus
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FYI: Holiday is a derivation of Holy Day.
I throw it back on them.
Here’s my letter to the editor about a shopping center in the newspaper’s area. I hope they print it.
“Dear Editor:
My husband and I went to the shopping mall, and as we walked by so many stores, we did not see the acknowledgement of Christmas anywhere. No “Merry Christmas,” no “Joy to the World,” not even Christmas presents.
It was as if the word Christmas did not even exist, only “Happy Holidays,” or not even that.
There was the lovely display at the mall with Santa Claus, but no “Merry Christmas” there, either.
But I am happy to say that the nice lady who cut my hair at the mall wished me a “Merry Christmas.” And I hope I see a letter to the editor from other readers telling me that the stores they walked by, or visited, included “Christmas” in this “Christmas” season. It was nice to come home and see the Nativity Scene dispayed when we drove up our own driveway.
It’s OK to say “Merry Christmas.” Approximately 95% of Americans celebrate Christmas.
Merry Christmas!”
nobody wants to be forced to keep Christmas if that’s not part of their religion. Kids shouldn’t be punished in public school if they don’t sing Christmas carols or pray to Jesus and there used to be a time when they were.
But to have a problem with merely being exposed to everyone else celebrating their holiday? That’s not just unfair to everyone else. You are denying reality by living in such a bubble. Your kids will be so weak if they can’t even pass by a Christmas tree down the street without melting into hot butter.
The more that the atheists push for Christian secrecy (”keep your religion out of my world”), the more we return to the early days of the faith. When are the lions vs. Christian matches coming back to the civic arenas? When will Atheism become the State religion which is seen and heard everywhere (your “God talk” won’t be tolerated but all talk of the no god god will).
The more that the atheists push for Christian secrecy (”keep your religion out of my world”), the more we return to the early days of the faith. When are the lions vs. Christian matches coming back to the civic arenas? When will Atheism become the State religion which is seen and heard everywhere (your “God talk” won’t be tolerated but all talk of the no god god will).
Everytime I have been in WalMart, Albertsons, RiteAid, etc. I always wish anyone who helps me “Merry Christmas.”
It’s amazing how many reply, “Merry Christmas.”
Try it!
**When are the lions vs. Christian matches coming back to the civic arenas?**
Or the “killing wall” like I saw at Auschwitz?
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
Pastor Martin Niemöller
Community and individuality are not opposites. People cannot survive on their own. When the odds are stacked against you, you must rally with the oppressed and hated.
When a growing oppressive regime is taking hold, you must act, otherwise you will soon face your enemy alone and hopeless.
Strength of community is a strength as much as individualism, as long you are willing to face weaknesses in your own community. Ignoring slacking values will mean that you will be rallied against by those you oppress.
Niemöller affirms we must rally against unhealthy organized regimes. We must also stay vigilant with those that appear to be good natured, as all organisation attracts corruption. Niemöller also warns us that if it is you who are corrupt, then you will face a stronger combined force of foe!
Vexen Crabtree
I emailed the following to those stores that ignored Christmas..
Around 85% of Americans consider themselves Christians and over 90% of Americans celebrate CHRISTMAS.
I, like many millions of others, AM OFFENDED by your exclusion of Christmas from your businesses.
It is gross hypocrisy to expect to cash in on Christmas shoppers largess while you are actively denying the festival in your stores.
I, personally, am making a point of spending MY Christmas shopping budget where Christmas is celebrated. There will be nothing from your establishments under the Christmas tree in my house, and none of my money in your cash registers.
Bah Humbug to you. Retailers are hurting this year, I hope you hurt more than most.
Given your reliance on the Christmas season sales to meet your annual revenue goals maybe you won’t even be here NEXT Christmas, and you will have only yourselves to blame.
Take back the holiday. Do not shop for presents, they want you to spend money now, but if Christians would stop buying presents for just one year, the leftists might suffer some and maybe relent just a little. Think about how much advertising money goes to leftist newspapers in suppot of a holiday that they wish to destroy. Don’t buy the papers, don’t buy the sales, make something by hand or buy something from a thrift store and restore it.
Bookmark. I hope I find it tomorrow!
>>Everytime I have been in WalMart....
>>I always wish anyone who helps me “Merry Christmas.”
>>It’s amazing how many reply, “Merry Christmas.”
WalMart is getting all my business this year and next. All their commercials include “Christmas” in them. It’s the only major retailer I see that isn’t ashamed of Christmas.
That is ONE thing over which WE have complete control. Be sure to buy RELIGIOUS cards, and use the lovely RELIGIOUS stamps that are available. You'll have to specify the religious stamps, when you ask for them, though, because they have more of the secular kinds.
Our Associate Pastor preached a wonderful sermon about this on the first Sunday of Advent, stressing the anticipation of Christmas, which should be being celebrated right now, and wait until Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day to actually celebrate Christmas. Then you have the full 12 days of Christmas, up to Epiphany to enjoy the full Christmas season. I made sure to thank him for the sermon; he was pleased.
I must admit, though, I DO love my Christmas music, and start playing it around Thanksgiving. I don't have much in the way of secular Christmas music, apart from a CD each of Bing Crosby, Harry Connick, Jr. and Trisha Yearwood. Most of mine are religious in nature, and are mostly choral groups; Choir of King's College Chapel, Cambridge Singers, Boston Camerata, Anonymous 4, etc.
I also have Handel's "Messiah", Ralph Vaughn Williams' "Hodie", and Bach's "Christmas Oratorio". I crank up the sound on my computer, when the first chorus of Bach comes up in the shuffle. "Jauchzet Frohlocket" can really rattle the walls! ;o)
I went to a holiday “concert” for my 3 yr old’s Daycare yesterday. The first song was about Kwanzaa. The kids liked the song because in part of it they got to yell “Kwanzaa!”, however they had no idea what it meant. Just part of the indoctrination. The only songs they ALL knew were “Frosty the Snowman” and “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”. Probably drove the PC Nazis crazy.
I’m fighting back though. His teachers (both young and black) taught him to say Obama 08! during the election. Again he had no idea what it meant, and they aren’t evil, they are just black, ignorant girls who were raised by typical racist black people in America. So I taught him to say “Obama is a poo-poo head!”. There is no greater joy to a 3.5 yr old than to say poo-poo head, and I wish I could’ve seen the look on their faces when he said it.
ROTFL! You SO bad!
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