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Personally, I've always had the most trouble with people trying to shove fruitcake down my throat. Especially my Aunt Lil.
p.s. Isn't it a little early to start with the Christmas hate-fest? Can't we do Hallowe'en first? I mean, that 's a similarly confused jumble of Christian/pagan/crass commercialism. And it involves shoving things down throats. PLus EVERYBODY gets to dress up -- not just the fat guy...
Personally, I've always had the most trouble with people trying to shove fruitcake down my throat. Especially my Aunt Lil.
p.s. Isn't it a little early to start with the Christmas hate-fest? Can't we do Hallowe'en first? I mean, that 's a similarly confused jumble of Christian/pagan/crass commercialism. And it involves shoving things down throats. PLus EVERYBODY gets to dress up -- not just the fat guy...
I am SUCH a rebel... I think the ONLY good thing about Christmas is the abundance of fruitcake!
Yup, Halloween IS much better but some "christians" object because it's so SCARY and devil worship and Satanic rites takes place and babies are eaten raw(or roasted, I forgot which)...and OH they get in such a tizzy over it!
I am SUCH a rebel... I think the ONLY good thing about Christmas is the abundance of fruitcake!
Yup, Halloween IS much better but some "christians" object because it's so SCARY and devil worship and Satanic rites takes place and babies are eaten raw(or roasted, I forgot which)...and OH they get in such a tizzy over it!
I have to confess that Aunt Lil converted me. I like fruitcake,too.
Personally, although I am not a Christian, I admire and respect the Christian aspects of Christmas, and feel it is wrong to denigrate them.
I try to remember that were it not for the Christians, we wouldn't have Christmas to brighten up the dreariness of winter. Some of the wonder of childhood and the reasons for hope in the face of all the ugliness and despair that surrounds us would be irretrievably taken away. Oh, we'd still probably do some solstice-type drinking and partying. But it wouldn't be the same without the carols and Handel's Messiah, and Donna Reed losing her bathrobe on the rosebush while Jimmy Stewart stands there in that absurd football outfit and ponders whether to hand it back to her.
Personally, I've always had the most trouble with people trying to shove fruitcake down my throat. Especially my Aunt Lil.
This made me LOL....every holiday I have a relative who tries to make me eat their fruitcake and when I say "I don't like fruitcake" they always say "but mine is good; try it; I'll bet you like it."
This made me LOL....every holiday I have a relative who tries to make me eat their fruitcake and when I say "I don't like fruitcake" they always say "but mine is good; try it; I'll bet you like it."
[/i]After Googling the title of the thread, the only 'report' I found was on WND. So I checked the 'report' and actually used a couple of the links within it. Guess what I found? Not any statement 'banning' Jesus! What I found was a statement that the ornaments should be a 'celebration of the state of Arizona', since that is where the tree is from. Check this link.
The ADF sent out the press release to the right wing mouthpieces such as WND. This kicks off the reliably popular War on Christmas season and -- since we're early, and Halloween isnt as lucrative an issue anymore -- ensures ADF an extra six weeks of high-ratcheted panic and extra donations.
Personally, I've always had the most trouble with people trying to shove fruitcake down my throat. Especially my Aunt Lil.
p.s. Isn't it a little early to start with the Christmas hate-fest? Can't we do Hallowe'en first? I mean, that 's a similarly confused jumble of Christian/pagan/crass commercialism. And it involves shoving things down throats. PLus EVERYBODY gets to dress up -- not just the fat guy...
Do you mean "Harvest Celebration Day"? No money in it anymore.
Why is there a menorah lighting at the White House?
Because George W. Bush started it. And he probably did so to blur the separation of church and state line. The thinking was probably that if he did something tocken to honor another religion, it would support the right of various governments/quasi-governmental agencies to use government property to promote Christianity.
This made me LOL....every holiday I have a relative who tries to make me eat their fruitcake and when I say "I don't like fruitcake" they always say "but mine is good; try it; I'll bet you like it."
Damn fruitcake pushers
My fruitcake is good. Got the recipe from my grandfather. But I don't share, let alone push it on others. Costs too much to make to risk having it end up in the trash. If you don't like it, you don't get any. More for me.
Celebrate all you want - in your home, in your private schools, in your churches - anyplace that is private property. Government-owned property is the wrong place for religious symbols.
As a Christian, I agree with this 100%. There is no 'war on Christmas.' There is just a bunch of people who like to whine about not being allowed to do whatever they want, wherever they want.
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