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For many, Jesus isn't the reason for the season

This whole pagan "you stole our day" thing is kind of trivial... which, ironically, would mirror some Christian complaining about Santa becoming the main theme on Christmas day.
Yeah seriously. If people want to dress in furs, decorate evergreen boughs, and dance barefoot around a greased pig - have at it and quit whining about how Christians usurped your pagan rituals. Most of us could care less what you do on the 25th.
 
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Then why all the bitching and moaning about "happy holidays" and the "War on Christmas"? Give me a break.
No give ME a break. Most of us do no such thing.
 
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I love you, but sometimes your posts make no sense whatsoever.




Perhaps if I wage war against you saturnanusians it would make more sense~! :mrgreen:
 
Survey: For many, Jesus isn't the reason for the season - USATODAY.com


Quite a few posters here have suggested that the celebration of Christmas is far less religious than it used to be (and that many non-believers celebrate it without caring that it's about Jesus Christ). This study confirms that.

I agree that it is more of an American tradition, here.. than about Jesus.

I am also wondering how to incorporate the Gospel into the celebration of Christmas... The tree and Santa have nothing to do with Jesus. This attempt proves how much influence our Pagan roots still have in our lives.
 
Everything has been hijacked by commercialism. Me and my wife just spent almost a year and lots of money planning out a wedding that neither of us remember much of. Looking back (much of this I argued before hand but her family was fixated on a "traditional"wedding) we could go back and cut costs nearly in half. The fresh flowers were pretty but nowhere near necessary, we didn't need limos for a twenty minute ride, it was ridiculous to rent a church for one hour for 2000 dollars. That's right people. Two months of mortgage payments equals one hour in a church, lol. TV and wedding guides tell you that you must spend money beaucoup on a wedding and people listen. The same with engagement rings. Guys are now expected to save up months of paychecks on a ring that has a clear shiny jewel that isn't even that rare in it? For what purpose? I knew my wife was the one when we went shopping for engagement rings and the one she fell in love with cost 5000 and I told her I couldn't afford it and we continued shopping. She honestly didn't care what I spent on a ring and she could care less how much it cost, she just wanted something from me that looked good on her finger. Of course I got her the 5000 ring cause she loved it and I could afford it but it's great being married to someone that isn't obsessed with having expensive stuff for the sake of it being expensive.

Wow.. you are so sweet for buying that ring for her.
 
I welcome this news. Religion is slowly walking out the door.
 
It sounds like Christmas is still too Pagan and not enough Christ-like... Maybe we should rework Santa's image as being a friend of Jesus or turn Santa into the three wise men, and the reindeer can be replaced with angels. Or the reindeer can be taken out, and the holy spirit can drive the sleigh.
 
It sounds like Christmas is still too Pagan and not enough Christ-like... Maybe we should rework Santa's image as being a friend of Jesus or turn Santa into the three wise men, and the reindeer can be replaced with angels. Or the reindeer can be taken out, and the holy spirit can drive the sleigh.


Uh hello what about the Elves? Or are you elvephobic?:mrgreen:
 
Uh hello what about the Elves? Or are you elvephobic?:mrgreen:

Replace all the Elves with Will Ferrell... :)

.. and say bad kids are sent to the North Pole to make presents for all the good kids. Will Ferrell was a bad little kid, so the three wise me kidnapped him and forced him to work.
 
It's a shame that my religion's holiday has been hijacked by commercialism.

Commericialism began before I was born, so it's nothing new. Atheist fighting over naitivity scenes, now that's new.
 
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