What the heck is this stuff about taking Christ out of Christmas? I can understand separation of religion and government. We do not want to be like the tallaban do we. Gosh forcing peace and good will on people. What are people thinking. Putting a nativity scene in front of a state capital, how
<font color="red">oppressive</font> . If people do not want Christ in Christmas they should start their own holiday. By the way the term comes from Christs' Mass.
You people who have such a issue with this are putting hate, discontent, and turbulence, into a time of year where there should be love, thankfulness for what we have or don't have. and just peace on earth.
GIVE ME A BREAK
my 6 yr old wants to know why Baby Jesus gets to have his birthday on Christmas
I think some people think Christmas is a holiday about trees, reindeer and Santa I bet a whole bunch of kids don't know any different. I'm not really big religious but there is a reason for the season. My younger brother(ok 40 years old) "doesn't believe in Christmas gifts" that's in the giving not the receiving. But you also have to have the spirit all year long.
I agree with all that is stated above. What do people want? I think that the media gives a voice to the very few in our society that have nothing better to do than complain. I have read that 90% of people in the US believe in GOD in one form or another. Many of these practice some kind of religious holiday during Christmas. What is our media teaching our children? That the few are the voice for all? What horse hockey!!!Christmas is a time for family, sharing and giving and for remebering what Christ sacrificed for us. Enough said. Have a wonderful holiday!!
You can thank secular humansim for that.
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It is people like the New York Times and CBS that give those people credence.
I once lived in Hawaii for 13 years. There was a Marine Corps base up on top of a mountain. On that base was a lit cross. It had been there since W W II. It could be seen from sea for miles. It was a famous land mark. Well a person of no faith what so ever claimed it was offensive and took it to court. Due to the fact it was a religious symbol on a military base, He Won. The media repeately drove home the issu of church and state sepperation.
Wasn't the country based really on religious freedom not freedom from religion. Why do we trust in God like the US dollar says maybe those that want seperation should not be paid in money that trusts in God they could learn to work for peanuts (oh that's me darn it)
You get peanuts, darn you are lucky.
but they aren't chocolate covered
Makes a good argument for not believing everything you read. You wonder what these people would do if they had to "stick to the positives" and ignore all the politics, hatemonging and bias we hear about all the time.
I agree with 1mgepi, Christmas is fine just the way it is.
Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursinga2z.comActually, no. Our country was founded upon the principles of conquest and acquisition.
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was that what the pilgrams were doing? guess my mistake then maybe I'm thinking freedom of expression, speech something like that. Maybe right to bare arms means you can wear tank tops instead of a button down also
I hate to sound like a geek, but I just love the
Wikipedia Site.
IMHO, it would be incorrect to take Christ out of Christmas. To do such would go against the actual meaning ... Christ's mass. BTW, I always thought that the use of Xmas was disrespectful. However, I will now possibly think otherwise; The word Christmas is derived from Middle English Christemasse and from Old English Cristes mæsse. It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass". The name of the holiday is often shortened to Xmas because Roman letter "X" resembles the Greek letter Χ (chi), an abbreviation for Christ (Χριστός).
IMHO2, if a person that is not a Christian has a problem with Christmas [the true meaning], then they should just ignore same & leave us well enough alone. While watching television, if you don't like the program you just change the channel, right? ;)
Every religion has their holidays and practices I see no reason to change the practices of one to fit in with the practices of another that's just silly. I'm also not real happy with those that don't "believe in Jesus" then also expect presents in Dec and eggs in the spring.
Its still a free country, it's still up to us, the parents to teach the real reason for Christmas. I think that may be one of the reasons that Christmas is a depressing time of year because its not about the celebration of the Birth of Jesus anymore. We have to teach our kids, starting when they are small, but they still get lots of presents ok? see ya Denna
I agree with the majority of the posters. What always got me is that my one aunt had a Jehovah's Witness TAKE VACATION during Christmas.....and everyone else be danged. :p
'Cat'
