CHARLEY REESE: Religion more important than sales

The McComb Enterprise-Journal (MS) ^ | Monday, December 10, 2001 9:43 AM CST | Charley Reese

[ouroboros]

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[Elsie]

Excellent!

[veronica]

Welcome to -- Charley's world.

Do not fly the flag, do not spend money on loved ones, but be sure to be a real patriot and drop a check to the Holy Land Foundation first chance you get (those poor Palestinians really need your help). Charley's World

[Heisenburger]

I know it’s been secularized, but Christmas really is a religious holiday.

At its heart, Christmas is religious. However, throughout history, it has been celebrated by the vast majority of Europeans in a secular fashion: In Britain, for instance, Christmas was a time of drinking, dancing, and general revelry in the 19th century and before.

[bulldog905]

Good find, as usual Ouroboros.

I, however, am glad that Christmas is such a commercial windfall.

If certain people did not depend so much financially on it, they would have banned the public celebration of Christmas, as a "hate crime" long ago!

[.30Carbine]

You could have just said "Bah, humbug!" veronica...it would have taken less bandwidth.

Merry Christmas!

[Fiddlstix]

Thanks for the Ping J

[CubicleGuy]

I might seem to have wandered far, but the point is this: Government cannot be responsible for the morals of people.

But if we can't pass laws against things we want our children to believe are immoral, how will we ever be able to convince them that they are immoral???

</totalitarian>

[Hank Kerchief]

It’s far more important for churches, mosques, temples and synagogues to be filled than it is for the malls to be crowded. There’s nothing we can buy that is permanent. It all ends up in the landfill.

There are no answers in stores or government offices to any of the really important questions.

Oh that's right. Guess I'll just quit my job and start feeding and clothing my family with hymns and prayers.

[Doctor Doom]

In Charley lurks the heart of one who hates capitalism and free enterprise.

[FormerLib]

...or Jan. 6 among the Orthodox...

Actually, the Old Calendar Orthodox celebrate the Nativity of Christ on January 7th. This is hardly the first time that I've encountered someone who confused the Western Epiphany (also known as Three Kings' Day or 'Little Christmas') with the Orthodox celebration a day later.

Heck, it took me 5 years to convince my mother-in-law who kept calling to wish me "Merry European Christmas!" on Jan 6!

[FormerLib]

Ping to you too!

Christmas on Jan 6, indeed!

[AshleyMontagu]

Instead of cutting and pasting your responses you might want to actually read the article. Do you object to Christmas as a religious holiday?

[junta]

Thanks for taking time off from your crusade to stop grade schoolers from singing "Silent Night" at this years "Holiday Festivities", now back to work rooting out the evil St. Nick.

[MarMema]

Well I was surprised he actually knew about us and mentioned it at all.
We're old calendar too. And currently running out of fasting ideas for meals....send some if you have them.

[MarMema]

Happy Nativity Season to all.

[FormerLib]

If only Reese understood the right of self-defense.

I thought Charley had written some articles in support of private ownership of firearms for defense! Pity if I'm mistaken.