Comments on: Isn't it a little early for this?

By: Kidsis

Kidsis — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:27:00 +0000

BAH! I’m Christian and I even find this whole “Christmas, not Holiday” thing ridiculous. Holiday means “holy day” anyway. Just because probably-still-pagan Constantine decided to hijack a couple of pagan holidays to make the “Official State Version ™” of Christianity more appealing to his still-actually-pagan subjects, that doesn’t make those particular days anything worth getting offended over. Yes, the day is held as a holy day by most of the Christ-based religions, but other people hold the day holy as well.I believe that those who reject Christ will be cast into Hell by a Father who doesn’t want to do it but is bound by His Word. That doesn’t mean I can’t respect those who don’t share the same beliefs or understand that the season is more than just “holy” to us Christ followers. There are other people in this world as well and we have to get along with them until we die.

By: Robin Edgar

Robin Edgar — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:34:00 +0000

Actually the *real* reason for celebrating the "death" and "rebirth" of the sun during the winter solstice, whether in the northern hemisphere in late December or in the southern hemisphere in mid June, has a lot to do with this rather more spectacular "death" and "rebirth" of the sun. . . The 'Stone of the Seven Suns' at Dowth, Ireland, makes that abundantly clear to those with eyes to see. . .

By: fenix

fenix — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:36:00 +0000

Oh, joy of joys. I suppose I’ll be seeing our annual “attack on Xmas by the school system” here in the Ozarks. There’s a lawyer by the name of Dee Wampler who makes it a point, every year, to go to the Springfield schools and all the little town schools around Springfield and point out that there’s a “war on Xmas” due mostly to us Pagans. He thinks that calling the break between semesters “winter break” instead of “Xmas break” is hurting our little future fundies.He hasn’t really gotten very far with it.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:59:00 +0000

I don’t know why we can’t all just get along, each celebrate whatever holiday we choose, for whatever reason is important to us, and allow each other the same.But I guess that would make too many people happy, and apparently someone doesn’t want that.