On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:16:03 -0500, Gene
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On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:02:03 -0500, John H
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On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:39:03 -0500, Gene
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On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:24:01 -0500, John H
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On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:08:10 -0500, Gene
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On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:30:04 -0500, I am Tosk
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On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:50:10 -0800 (PST), "*e#c"
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On Dec 15, 6:45*pm, Gene wrote:
On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:59:12 -0500, John H
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Christmas, and the fact that so many people get so much enjoyment from
the season, must really **** off the atheists.

Not only that.... it really ****es off a lot of Christians, because
they know it is celebrating a Pagan holiday with a ton of Pagan
trappings.... and they will do anything to prevent being guilty of
idolatrous worship....

... there are a lot of Christian children around here that will get no
presents and wouldn't want them, if they did.... *there are Christian
homes with absolute prohibitions against anything associated with
Christmas.... no trees, no 12 days, no Yule log, no parades, no
exchanging gifts, no ornaments, no mistletoe, no green, no red, no
presents, no Santa, and *certainly* no eggnog. *And you'll NEVER catch
THEM saying, "Merry Christmas."http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/xmas/celeb.htm

Don't be so quick to paint all Christians with that broad brush.
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no trees, no 12 days, no Yule log, no parades, no
exchanging gifts, no ornaments, no mistletoe, no green, no red, no
presents, no Santa, and *certainly* no eggnog. And you'll NEVER catch
THEM saying, "Merry Christmas."

Sounds like the invading Muslims to me........

Actually, not all that dissimilar, once you think about it....

Pfffftttt, it's made up... But it sure makes for a good talking point!

Offered without comment, for your consideration, these very real
people:
http://tinyurl.com/6pu7d

Are those the folks living around you?

Depends....

Do you think those folks would think Katrina is God's punishment on a
Immoral and Godless America?

Do you think those folks would think 911 is God's punishment on a
Immoral and Godless America?

Do you think those folks would think H1N1 is Gods punishment on a
Immoral and Godless America?

If so, yeah, they might be! I've overheard all three of those gems in
the last week or so....

I'd like to think those folks at GodHatesAmerica are total fringe
nuts, and to many folks they are. However, here in the rural areas of
the Bible Belt, I hear too much sympathy for them (or, actually, their
dogma) among local folks to dismiss the notion out of hand.

How much of this could you agree to? How much could you use
persuasively, even if you *didn't* believe it?
http://www.beastobama.com/

Sounds to me like you're hanging with the wrong crowd. I live here in
DC. Yet I've not heard any of those comments you're quoting. Of
course, I don't go looking for 'God Hates America' sites to show how
bad Christians can be.

No, I don't go to your websites. But, if they give you a charge, have
at it.

I doubt that you *would* see that in DC, except at the C Street
Townhouse.... which are representatives (literally) of the folks I'm
talking about....

I believe you, but I'll pass.


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Have a Blessed Chrismahanukwanzakah and a Spectacular New Year!

John H