christmas and the holdiday correctness

[sonoma1993]

today i was listening to on the radio how they were getting a christmas tree for there studio for some gig there doin next week. But anyways they mention that some people are making a big deal about christmas tree and has to be call holiday tree. Like in school for instance or our country capitol, they call the christmas tree holiday tree now. Why are some groups making such big deal out of this? i dont see how calling it a christmas tree is forcing religion on some person.

 

[Wheezer]

some people have nothing better to do...and yes that door swings both ways.

 

[raildogg]

I agree, Christmas is a farce for the most part. Its a chance for people to shop even more, eat even more and go wild even more. I don't think most people care for its religious nature. As for the happy holidays vs happy christmas debate, I think it's really pathetic. Who cares? Its the same thing basically. Happy holidays to me means happy christmas and a happy new year. Plus, many people could care less about christmas.

I am starting to dislike Christmas more and more.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: raildogg
I am starting to dislike Christmas more and more.

Work in retail for 15 years and then tell me how you feel about it. Christmas music makes me vomit.

 

[raildogg]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: raildogg
I am starting to dislike Christmas more and more.

Work in retail for 15 years and then tell me how you feel about it. Christmas music makes me vomit.

I went to Wal-Mart recently and started gagging. How does that sound to you?

 

[sandorski]

What's worse is that it's not a Christmas Tree. It's an Asherah Pole!

 

[jackschmittusa]

Christmas is one day and religious. Holidays is secular (all inclusive) and is the whole week from xmas till new years. Happy holidays works for me.

 

[her209]

I don't think that tree is representative of any mainstream religion but the secular "Christmas" holiday.

 

[sonoma1993]

I know christmas is acctully combination of quite few traditions. for example, saint-nick (santa clause) was adopted from dutch traditions.

 

[GroundedSailor]

Holidays covers the Chrismas, Kwanza, New Years etc for so it works for me. I have no problems wishing someone Merry Christmas too.

If only that music would be played on 1 day (12/25) I could stand it bt it goes on and on and drives me nuts.

 

[irwincur]

Just a bunch of liberals pissing in everyones cheerios because they hate themselves yet lack the guts to kill themselves. So what do they do. Well, they do what liberals do best, b*tch and cry about EVERYTHING.

 

[sonoma1993]

Originally posted by: irwincur
Just a bunch of liberals pissing in everyones cheerios because they hate themselves yet lack the guts to kill themselves. So what do they do. Well, they do what liberals do best, b*tch and cry about EVERYTHING.

must be a replubican?

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: irwincur
Just a bunch of liberals pissing in everyones cheerios because they hate themselves yet lack the guts to kill themselves. So what do they do. Well, they do what liberals do best, b*tch and cry about EVERYTHING.

Wait a minute. Aren't you, youself, bitching about "liberals" in your very post?

 

[judasmachine]

the tree harkens back to celtic pagan rituals, it has very little to do with baby jeebuses birth. how many decorated pines were in Bethlehem?

 

[Meuge]

No, it's a bunch of fundies, who are inventing this controversy where none existed.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: judasmachine
the tree harkens back to celtic pagan rituals, it has very little to do with baby jeebuses birth. how many decorated pines were in Bethlehem?

On the twelth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
12 suicide bombers
11 Israeli dozers
10 soldiers beating
9 polititians lying
8 settlers settling
7 peaceniks hugging
6 peddlers peddling
5 golden rings
4 tourists filming
3 bystanders exploding
2 PMs smiling
and a peace plan in a can

 

[nageov3t]

qft.

I don't grok christians like Bill O'Reilly who encourage the secularization of their holiday -- because that's preceicely what making it an omnipresent holiday does to it.

 

[GroundedSailor]

Originally posted by: irwincur
Just a bunch of liberals pissing in everyones cheerios because they hate themselves yet lack the guts to kill themselves. So what do they do. Well, they do what liberals do best, b*tch and cry about EVERYTHING.

Your post makes no sense and is not relevant to the topic.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: raildogg
I am starting to dislike Christmas more and more.

Work in retail for 15 years and then tell me how you feel about it. Christmas music makes me vomit.

You don't even have to work in retail. The day shifters here have Christmas music playing all day. At least I can turn it down. When I worked at a different company, it was piped in over Muzak, starting the day after Thanksgiving. No way around that.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: irwincur
Just a bunch of liberals pissing in everyones cheerios because they hate themselves yet lack the guts to kill themselves. So what do they do. Well, they do what liberals do best, b*tch and cry about EVERYTHING.

Why don't you go enlist already, chickenhawk? Stop crying because everyone isn't into your gawd on a cross.

 

[Polish3d]

Originally posted by: irwincur
Just a bunch of liberals pissing in everyones cheerios because they hate themselves yet lack the guts to kill themselves. So what do they do. Well, they do what liberals do best, b*tch and cry about EVERYTHING.

LOL

 

[catnap1972]

Originally posted by: GroundedSailor

Originally posted by: irwincur
Just a bunch of liberals pissing in everyones cheerios because they hate themselves yet lack the guts to kill themselves. So what do they do. Well, they do what liberals do best, b*tch and cry about EVERYTHING.

Your post makes no sense and is not relevant to the topic.

Just copy your response to 99.99% of what he posts and you'll be spot-on