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Atheist Attacks on Christmas
Townhall.com ^ | December 11, 2012 | Phyllis Schlafly

Posted on 12/11/2012 6:45:49 AM PST by Kaslin

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To: Kaslin
The war against Christianity has been waged by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Freedom From Religion Foundation and similar groups

Including "Americans United for Separation of Church and State" (Americans United, for short) with CEO Rev. Barry Lynn who somehow still holds ministerial credentials from the United Church of Christ.

Can somebody please explain to me how attacking public Christinity is a ministry of Word and Sacrament?

41 posted on 12/11/2012 7:54:31 PM PST by lightman (If the Patriarchate of the East held a state like the Vatican I would apply for political asylum.)
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To: Kaslin

Since 47% of the populace will agree with anything the left spouts, about half of our country believes the mythical “separation of church and state” is in the Constitution. The truth is, if the Founders had in any way intended that there be freedom from religion:

- the Constitutional Convention would not have opened in prayer ... every day
- church services would not have been allowed in the House of Representatives until after the Civil War
- Jefferson and Madison would not have attended those church services
- there would not be so many quotes from our Founders regarding the role of God in our founding or in the continued strength of our nation
- Congress would not have appointed chaplains for itself and the armed forces
- Congress would not have sponsored the publication of a Bible
- Congress would not have imposed Christian morality on the armed forces
- Congress would not have granted public lands to promote Christianity among the Indians
- Congress would not have declared national days of thanksgiving and of “humiliation, fasting, and prayer”
- Most states would not have required their leaders to be Christians

Our Constitution is supposed to guarantee freedom OF religion, but the leftists have turned this into (and, to a large extent, we have stood by and allowed it) freedom from religion!!!


42 posted on 12/11/2012 8:17:28 PM PST by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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To: editor-surveyor
it is the Christians that are done with the christmas myth. December 25 was the birthdate of Tammuz, Jupiter, Mythra, Osiris, and Constantine.

That would be true if we worshiped the day, but we worship The Reason for the day. The day could be any one of 365 and it would still be honored by us because of what it would represent, and unbelievers would still find fault and try to obscure The Reason for the day.

43 posted on 12/11/2012 8:35:53 PM PST by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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To: editor-surveyor; victim soul; Isabel2010; Smokin' Joe; Michigander222; PJBankard; scottjewell; ...
O’Reilly is stuck in the pagan past; it is the Christians that are done with the christmas myth. December 25 was the birthdate of Tammuz, Jupiter, Mythra, Osiris, and Constantine.

Yeshua was born in the fall just as all the OT prophecies said.

See what some here believe. Very odd. The fruits of PROTESTant heresies on full display.
44 posted on 12/11/2012 8:45:16 PM PST by narses
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To: editor-surveyor; victim soul; Isabel2010; Smokin' Joe; Michigander222; PJBankard; scottjewell; ...
O’Reilly is stuck in the pagan past; it is the Christians that are done with the christmas myth. December 25 was the birthdate of Tammuz, Jupiter, Mythra, Osiris, and Constantine.

Yeshua was born in the fall just as all the OT prophecies said.

See what some here believe. Very odd. The fruits of PROTESTant heresies on full display.
45 posted on 12/11/2012 8:46:15 PM PST by narses
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To: narses
These sects sure are working out the logic of their ways.

Watching the the non-Catholic folks who play ‘Silence is Golden’ while the government methodically attacks the Catholic Church and the First Amendment, there's not much doubt that we're already close to there being only Catholic Church and pagans.

46 posted on 12/11/2012 9:12:06 PM PST by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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47 posted on 12/11/2012 9:16:34 PM PST by narses
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To: Kaslin

I’ve been in Australia for a couple of months now and they are not ashamed to say, or print, or put up banners with Merry Christmas. There’s even a water tower prominently stating Merry Christmas. It’s quite a pleasant change from the US’s attempts to be politically correct (or, more to the point, erase Christ from Christmas and Christianity from our society).


48 posted on 12/11/2012 9:38:47 PM PST by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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To: editor-surveyor; narses

“..God says the day does matter...

Yes the day does matter - Jesus was born on the longest night of the year - the Light of the World came on the darkest night.

See John Chapter 1 verses 4 and 5. He was born on the pagan holiday to bring light to the pagan minds. Google 1622 painting by Gerard van Honthorst, Adoration of the Shepherds for a visual.


49 posted on 12/12/2012 8:22:31 AM PST by stonehouse01 (Equal rights for unborn women)
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To: jda

The true day is important.

It is part of YHVH’s plan to keep his elect ready for Yeshua’s return, so those that are deceived into disregarding the true day will be lost at the time of his return; they won’t be ready and waiting, like the foolish virgins of the parable.


50 posted on 12/12/2012 12:45:29 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Rashputin

The catholic church is the bulk of the pagans in the western world. They are following the pagan traditions to the hilt. Using the ancient pagan titles, Mother of god, and queen of heaven, some even baking cross cakes; I understand that they are even planning to return to eating fish on Dagon’s day (Friday).


51 posted on 12/12/2012 12:51:05 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: stonehouse01

I hope you’re joking!

Christ was born at Sukkot, as was prophecied. He was even born in the sheep fold of the passover lambs.

Please do not tarnish the great apostle John’s name by accusing him of speaking lies; they are in your own mind.


52 posted on 12/12/2012 12:55:03 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: MestaMachine

>> “In Judaism, the Tetragrammaton is the ineffable name of God, and is not pronounced.” <<

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Yes, that is one of thousands of ways that Judaism mocks Torah, which commands that it be pronounced.


53 posted on 12/12/2012 12:58:40 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor
The Catholic Church is pagan, you say?

What on earth gave you that half-baked notion?

54 posted on 12/12/2012 2:04:07 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Gone Galt, 11/07/12)
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Those who accept and promote the sacrifice of children to Moloch are most definitely pagan, yet they spread the, "Catholics are pagan" lie and in doing so show just how blind folks who follow Eve rather than Christ become. The folks who spread lies about the Catholic Church teach one thing as truth today, and the next day they teach the exact opposite as the truth. They then blaspheme the Holy Spirit by claiming they base what they teach on what the Holy Spirit led them to.

Would anyone who is really a Christian rather than a Self-Worshiper blaspheme The Holy Spirit who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, by claiming the Holy Spirit changed what it teaches as Truth?

No. No Christian would blaspheme the Holy Spirit, and yet the anti-Catholic crowd do so in numerous ways.

When such Self-Worshipers who follow Eve rather than Christ attack The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church Jesus Christ Himself founded, they're doing so because they accept the same lie Eve accepted and from the same source.

I pity those who believe all those anti-Catholic lies and half-truths. They're under a strong delusion that teaches them to worship their own, Most High and Holy Self rather than Christ. Such folks refuse to accept clear, simple, Scripture that shows them how wrong they are and instead accept the rebellion of Core that leads to destruction.

55 posted on 12/12/2012 2:18:02 PM PST by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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To: Rashputin

The only lie about the catholic church is that it is Christian.

The Holy Spirit has never had anything to do with the RCC.

Mystery Babylon the Great.


56 posted on 12/12/2012 3:53:51 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

>> “What on earth gave you that half-baked notion?” <<

Oh, its fully baked, its been in the oven since the 4th century.

They follow pagan oral traditions, which were thoroughly rebuked by Christ, claim that he was born on the most deeply pagan day of the calendar, celebrate Ishtar, and Dagon in place of the passover, and reject YHVH’s appointed times.

Other than that, they’re just wonderful.


57 posted on 12/12/2012 3:59:34 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor; raptor22; victim soul; Isabel2010; Smokin' Joe; Michigander222; PJBankard; ...
editor-surveyor says:
The catholic church is the bulk of the pagans in the western world. They are following the pagan traditions to the hilt. Using the ancient pagan titles, Mother of god, and queen of heaven, some even baking cross cakes; I understand that they are even planning to return to eating fish on Dagon’s day (Friday).
And pray tell, what sect does the poster think is the one, true church? Hmmmm? What does editor-surveyor say?
58 posted on 12/12/2012 7:06:59 PM PST by narses
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To: editor-surveyor; raptor22; victim soul; Isabel2010; Smokin' Joe; Michigander222; PJBankard; ...
editor-surveyor says:
The catholic church is the bulk of the pagans in the western world. They are following the pagan traditions to the hilt. Using the ancient pagan titles, Mother of god, and queen of heaven, some even baking cross cakes; I understand that they are even planning to return to eating fish on Dagon’s day (Friday).
And pray tell, what sect does the poster think is the one, true church? Hmmmm? What does editor-surveyor say?
59 posted on 12/12/2012 7:08:07 PM PST by narses
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To: narses

At this point, all of the ‘sects’ consist of the Whore and her daughters.

The body of Christ has been ordered out of ‘her’ lest they partake in her punishment.

The true church has never been a part of any ‘sect.’ The true church is when and wherever two or more are gathered in his name, just as he said.

The true church has never owned anything but the fervor of its members.


60 posted on 12/12/2012 7:15:19 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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