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I want to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas; the most famous and celebrated holiday in the world and most celebrated national holiday in the United States.
Enough with political correctness in the U.S. and also Canada, while rest of the western world (even in the UK and Australia) where 'Christmas' is used exclusively looking at various mall, stores and McDonald's sites whereas in North America 'holiday' is used much more when referring to Christmas.
Why would somebody be offended by Christmas when 80% of Americans are Christians and 96% celebrated the holiday?! Gash!
In the UK and Europe most people have an actual holiday at Xmas. One week--some 2 weeks off of work--almost everything closes or slows down. In the US workers get one day off for Xmas. The rest of the world celebrates Xmas with quaint traditions--the focus is not so much on stores and material stuff. This country (including most Christians) is more focused on the commercialism, shopping and employers give employees one whole day off from work. They push retail for two months and you can shop until midnight on Xmas eve, but be back to work at 9 am the day after(you think this is how Jesus wants his b-day celebrated?). You can call it anything you want, but it is extreme capitalism and commercialism ruining Xmas in the US, not PC. And apparently you can forget Thanksgiving in the future as well.
Again, your ignorance strikes again. Several Christians exist in India. Many Indians eat beef (even Hindus). Indians don't insist that Christianity is not a religion. You're quite uneducated about religion and culture so perhaps you should stop talking about it.
Several Christians exist in India? Wow! I'm impressed. Chances are the OP wouldn't be one of them.
Yeah, so many Hindus eat beef that none of the McDonald's there even serve hamburgers.
Cows are sacred, being the source of life and capable of bearing incarnations of Gods.
I suppose that some Hindus "go rogue" and eat beef, but not all that many. The very religious ones do not.
PC would end a lot sooner if people just got it through their head that they could forget living lives not trying to offend others. If people don't like my religion or my way of life or the values I have, I really don't care. If I make them mad, then they have the problem, not me. I do not live under an obligation not to offend anyone, and not being offended is not a constitutional right. Unfortunately, most people are so weak, that they live with the goal that everyone must like me.
Several Christians exist in India? Wow! I'm impressed. Chances are the OP wouldn't be one of them.
Yeah, so many Hindus eat beef that none of the McDonald's there even serve hamburgers.
Cows are sacred, being the source of life and capable of bearing incarnations of Gods.
I suppose that some Hindus "go rogue" and eat beef, but not all that many. The very religious ones do not.
It's just so odd that you continue to go on about something that you clearly know nothing about.
Yes, many Christians exist in India. Particularly in the central southern regions.
Of course Hindus eat beef. Just not most of them. Your made-up nonsense about Cows being sacred is hilarious. Perhaps you should actually read Hindu scrolls and then learn about Indian kingdoms to know why most of them don't eat beef and not go by what you hear.
Eating beef has nothing to do with religion in India. It has to do with the royal caste system which is no embedded in their culture. Kingdoms only allowed beef for royalty, warriors, and knights due to its high concentration of protein. It was needed to build strength. Descendants of those castes still eat beef today.
Education is not a bad thing. You should consider it rather than spewing stuff you make up or hear.
No. Look at the quotes. Basically, calling people who don't agree with you nasty names, accusing them of being stupid, intolerant, backwards, bible-thumpers, idiots, etc. etc. doesn't help your case. I'm just waiting for "American Taliban" to be next...
I want to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas; the most famous and celebrated holiday in the world and most celebrated national holiday in the United States.
Enough with political correctness in the U.S. and also Canada, while rest of the western world (even in the UK and Australia) where 'Christmas' is used exclusively looking at various mall, stores and McDonald's sites whereas in North America 'holiday' is used much more when referring to Christmas.
Why would somebody be offended by Christmas when 80% of Americans are Christians and 96% celebrated the holiday?! Gash!
Actually, New Year beat it out. Christmas is the most commercial holiday of the year, second only to Halloween, and is probably the most commercial holiday in the world. Judging from the attitudes of those who observe it, I would say it has a long way to go to be considered a religious holiday again.
It's just so odd that you continue to go on about something that you clearly know nothing about.
Yes, many Christians exist in India. Particularly in the central southern regions.
Of course Hindus eat beef. Just not most of them. Your made-up nonsense about Cows being sacred is hilarious. Perhaps you should actually read Hindu scrolls and then learn about Indian kingdoms to know why most of them don't eat beef and not go by what you hear.
Eating beef has nothing to do with religion in India. It has to do with the royal caste system which is no embedded in their culture. Kingdoms only allowed beef for royalty, warriors, and knights due to its high concentration of protein. It was needed to build strength. Descendants of those castes still eat beef today.
Education is not a bad thing. You should consider it rather than spewing stuff you make up or hear.
Now you're changing it from "several" to "many"?
The cow is a protected animal in India and most do not eat beef. Just as I claimed. You tire me and you're going on ignore, since you can't keep a civil tongue in your mouth.
Cow-Related Practices
The cow remains a protected animal in Hinduism today and Hindus do not eat beef. Most rural Indian families have at least one dairy cow, a gentle spirit who is often treated as a member of the family.
The five products (pancagavya) of the cow — milk, curds, ghee butter, urine and dung — are all used in puja (worship) as well as in rites of extreme penance. The milk of the family cow nourishes children as they grow up, and cow dung (gobar) is a major source of energy for households throughout India. Cow dung is sometimes among the materials used for a tilak - a ritual mark on the forehead. Most Indians do not share the western revulsion at cow excrement, but instead consider it an earthy and useful natural product.
Despite their sacred status, cows don't seem very appreciated in India. Visitors are often surprised to see them walking neglected around city streets, living on garbage from the gutters. But the cow is honored at least once a year, on Gopastami. On this "Cow Holiday," cows are washed and decorated in the temple and given offerings in the hope that her gifts of life will continue. The Hindu Sacred Cow - ReligionFacts
Now you're changing it from "several" to "many"?
The cow is a protected animal in India and most do not eat beef. Just as I claimed. You tire me and you're going on ignore, since you can't keep a civil tongue in your mouth.
Cow-Related Practices
The cow remains a protected animal in Hinduism today and Hindus do not eat beef. Most rural Indian families have at least one dairy cow, a gentle spirit who is often treated as a member of the family.
The five products (pancagavya) of the cow — milk, curds, ghee butter, urine and dung — are all used in puja (worship) as well as in rites of extreme penance. The milk of the family cow nourishes children as they grow up, and cow dung (gobar) is a major source of energy for households throughout India. Cow dung is sometimes among the materials used for a tilak - a ritual mark on the forehead. Most Indians do not share the western revulsion at cow excrement, but instead consider it an earthy and useful natural product.
Despite their sacred status, cows don't seem very appreciated in India. Visitors are often surprised to see them walking neglected around city streets, living on garbage from the gutters. But the cow is honored at least once a year, on Gopastami. On this "Cow Holiday," cows are washed and decorated in the temple and given offerings in the hope that her gifts of life will continue. The Hindu Sacred Cow - ReligionFacts
Many is more than several... so it doesn't seem all that different than what I said before. The cow is not protected by religion, it is protected by culture. This is where you and your source are both incorrect. There are no Hindu limitations on the use of cows. You won't find it in any Hindu scrolls. You will, however, find it in laws of hindu kingdoms.
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