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I hate "merry" Christmas.
Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
"husk" wrote in message ... On Dec 26, 2:53 pm, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: "husk" wrote in message ... On Dec 26, 10:04 am, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: Negative, I am saying that, as a Christian, I am tasked with not allowing my religion to be secularized, liberalized and *******ized by accepting the language the anti-religious or non-religious use to usurp and marginalize my religion. -- Gregory Hall Maybe I live in a different culture than you do Greg, but where I live Christian are fighting to maintain the Merry Christmas greeting. Go to a grocery or departent store, run by a big chain, and one does not hear a Merry Christmas greeting from the staff. Even when you give them a Merry Christmas and they attend the same church as you, they are reluctant to respond back the same due to pressure from their bosses to be PC. I have talked to Jews and Muslims on this matter and they are not offended by the Merry Christmas greeting as in their opinion it is polite to wish someone of another religion merriment in their religious celebrations, just as I will wish Happy Hanakah , or Happy Eid to Jews and Muslims. What is wrong is the exclusion of any mention of the beliefs of others in secular society. It is only polite to offer another good wishes on the eve of their religious occasion. We shouldn't take offence when offered such greeting and we shouldn't feel uncomfortable in giving the greeting. The words of the greeting matter not unless the words are an attempt at nutralizing the religion in the event. Since the word "Christmas" is in "Merry Christmas" and Holy is in "Happy Holidays", one should not get all wrapped up in the meaning each individual takes. If you say Happy Holidays, or Merry Christmas to me I interpret that as a religious greeting. It matters not that the sender or the greeting may not, it is how it is interpretted that matters. What upsets me is when corporations deny their employees the right to say , "Merry Christmas." One should not take offence to being wished Merry Christmas any more than if I were mistaken for a Jew and be wished Happy Hanakah. =================[REPLY]===================== But the word they are trying to suppress is not the word, merry. It is the word Christmas because Christmas is a religious-based word. I can guarantee if people went around saying, "Satanic Salutations" these anti-religious liberals would be ALL FOR that. There would be NO mention of trying to suppress that expression in public. There would be no mention of separation of church and state. See the difference? The agenda is to mock and belittle Christianity. The word 'merry' accomplishes that purpose in the eyes of the anti-religious. Therefore, Christians should not fall into their trap which marginalizes Christianity. As Christians, we should reply to any "merry Christmas salutation with something like, "Holy Christmas" or "Blessed Christmas." This would demonstrate that a 'merry Christmas' is a less than satisfactory expression as to the real meaning of Christmas. -- Gregory Hall My argument is the mocking of Christ only makes him stronger. He needs us not to fight his battles. He needs us to be generous with our money, our time, our labour and our heart. That alone will aid him in more ways than fighting the secularists. ==================[REPLY]================== Historically speaking, there is no justification for your statement that Jesus doesn't need us to fight His battles. Religiously speaking, there is. Read Matthew 5:39, where he advises you to turn the other cheek. His recruiting the apostles and his instructing them to go forth and teach the world about His message of salvation refutes your assertion. He told the apostles to do that, not you. His statement, "Upon this rock (the steadfast faith as shown by Peter) shall my church be built" is another example of how He needs and requires Christians to spread the Gospel. Jesus specifically refutes that in Matthew 6:5-6. Also Matthew 7:21-27 where the "rock" example is used for the first time. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
husk wrote:
On Dec 26, 6:28 pm, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: "husk" wrote in message ... On Dec 26, 2:53 pm, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: "husk" wrote in message ... On Dec 26, 10:04 am, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: Negative, I am saying that, as a Christian, I am tasked with not allowing my religion to be secularized, liberalized and *******ized by accepting the language the anti-religious or non-religious use to usurp and marginalize my religion. -- Gregory Hall Maybe I live in a different culture than you do Greg, but where I live Christian are fighting to maintain the Merry Christmas greeting. Go to a grocery or departent store, run by a big chain, and one does not hear a Merry Christmas greeting from the staff. Even when you give them a Merry Christmas and they attend the same church as you, they are reluctant to respond back the same due to pressure from their bosses to be PC. I have talked to Jews and Muslims on this matter and they are not offended by the Merry Christmas greeting as in their opinion it is polite to wish someone of another religion merriment in their religious celebrations, just as I will wish Happy Hanakah , or Happy Eid to Jews and Muslims. What is wrong is the exclusion of any mention of the beliefs of others in secular society. It is only polite to offer another good wishes on the eve of their religious occasion. We shouldn't take offence when offered such greeting and we shouldn't feel uncomfortable in giving the greeting. The words of the greeting matter not unless the words are an attempt at nutralizing the religion in the event. Since the word "Christmas" is in "Merry Christmas" and Holy is in "Happy Holidays", one should not get all wrapped up in the meaning each individual takes. If you say Happy Holidays, or Merry Christmas to me I interpret that as a religious greeting. It matters not that the sender or the greeting may not, it is how it is interpretted that matters. What upsets me is when corporations deny their employees the right to say , "Merry Christmas." One should not take offence to being wished Merry Christmas any more than if I were mistaken for a Jew and be wished Happy Hanakah. =================[REPLY]===================== But the word they are trying to suppress is not the word, merry. It is the word Christmas because Christmas is a religious-based word. I can guarantee if people went around saying, "Satanic Salutations" these anti-religious liberals would be ALL FOR that. There would be NO mention of trying to suppress that expression in public. There would be no mention of separation of church and state. See the difference? The agenda is to mock and belittle Christianity. The word 'merry' accomplishes that purpose in the eyes of the anti-religious. Therefore, Christians should not fall into their trap which marginalizes Christianity. As Christians, we should reply to any "merry Christmas salutation with something like, "Holy Christmas" or "Blessed Christmas." This would demonstrate that a 'merry Christmas' is a less than satisfactory expression as to the real meaning of Christmas. -- Gregory Hall My argument is the mocking of Christ only makes him stronger. He needs us not to fight his battles. He needs us to be generous with our money, our time, our labour and our heart. That alone will aid him in more ways than fighting the secularists. ==================[REPLY]================== Historically speaking, there is no justification for your statement that Jesus doesn't need us to fight His battles. His recruiting the apostles and his instructing them to go forth and teach the world about His message of salvation refutes your assertion. His statement, "Upon this rock (the steadfast faith as shown by Peter) shall my church be built" is another example of how He needs and requires Christians to spread the Gospel. -- Gregory Hall He said to go forth and teach. He did not say to go forth and fight. When we are generous with our time, our labour, our money and our heart, in the name of Jesus, we are Apostles. For when we do these things we are asked why. At that point we can teach them about Jesus. You give first and wait for them to be inquisitive. In your face missionary work is rarely successful. If it was all Haitians would be Scientologists by now. A true story was retold at our church last year. A parishoner heard of a woman, on her street,who had her hours drastically reduced at work and had barely enough for rent let alone food and other bills. He and his wife determined that they had surplus money and the woman could make better use of it than they. He went over to her house and gave an envelope of money to her with no explanation. The woman opened the envelope and was not happy, she went back to the givers' house and demanded to know what they expected in return for this money. When told nothing, she was suspicious, but under her financial circumstances grudgingly took the money and left. Very little of a thank you was given. During the next weeks the couple and the woman would pass on the street and exchange hellos, but no mention of the money was made. One day the woman appeared at the door and told the couple she needed to know why they gave her the money, why they expected nothing back as her expeience had been nothing came to you for free. At this point the woman was ready to hear the story of Jesus. We give of ourselves, we expect nothing in return and we wait for them to come to us. Fighting the secularists is a waste of our time. It's what the Scientologists do and they are failing miserably. Very true. Jesus specifically said to spread the gospel through your good works. Greg does no good works and thus is not an apostle. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 26, 11:07*pm, "O.K. Urknext" wrote:
On Dec 26, 5:45*pm, Marian wrote: On Dec 25, 1:58*pm, "O.K. Urknext" wrote: On Dec 25, 10:50*am, " *Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: [...] -- Gregory Hall Enjoy your Christmas the way you want. Why get all testy about what others do? Charlie Because. He. Is. A. Troll. * * * * * * * * & That. Is. What. They. Do. http://afpf.tripod.com/troll.htm Marian You'll have to talk to Dalin "the enabler". I know he is a troll. Merry Christmas (a little late) Marian. Charlie Thank you, Charlie. It was. Hope it was for you and yours, also. Marian |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"husk" wrote in message
... snip He said to go forth and teach. He did not say to go forth and fight. He said it would be dangerous work that might cost their lives. He equipped them with various weapons to fight with. They could even exorcise demons and that is some tough dude who can exorcise a demon. A couple of them could even raise the dead. Jesus was no wus when it came to establishing His church. When we are generous with our time, our labour, our money and our heart, in the name of Jesus, we are Apostles. For when we do these things we are asked why. At that point we can teach them about Jesus. You give first and wait for them to be inquisitive. In your face missionary work is rarely successful. If it was all Haitians would be Scientologists by now. Haitians already had a religion based upon their African heritage. But, you make a good point. Lead by example but don't be swayed by this turn the other cheek nonsense. Jesus himself, for example, did not turn the other check when it came to smacking the money changers in the temple around. A true story was retold at our church last year. A parishoner heard of a woman, on her street,who had her hours drastically reduced at work and had barely enough for rent let alone food and other bills. He and his wife determined that they had surplus money and the woman could make better use of it than they. He went over to her house and gave an envelope of money to her with no explanation. The woman opened the envelope and was not happy, she went back to the givers' house and demanded to know what they expected in return for this money. When told nothing, she was suspicious, but under her financial circumstances grudgingly took the money and left. Very little of a thank you was given. During the next weeks the couple and the woman would pass on the street and exchange hellos, but no mention of the money was made. One day the woman appeared at the door and told the couple she needed to know why they gave her the money, why they expected nothing back as her expeience had been nothing came to you for free. At this point the woman was ready to hear the story of Jesus. We give of ourselves, we expect nothing in return and we wait for them to come to us. That's not entirely true. "Paul writes some instruction regarding Christian giving in 1 Corinthians 9:14, where he states that, "...the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel." In other words, preachers should be paid to preach. Where does this money come from? In Galatians Paul tells us, "Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things" (Galatians 6:6 - this can be better understood from another translation: "And let the one who is taught the word share all good things with him who teaches" (NASB). We see this same concept again in 1 Timothy 5:17-18 where Paul writes, "Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward." Therefore, we should be giving to support those who teach us faithfully. Source: http://www.thebiblepage.org/biblesays/tithing.shtml Fighting the secularists is a waste of our time. It's what the Scientologists do and they are failing miserably. Don't fight them but preach to them and not in some wuss, PC manner. Teach them the truth and the Word. -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 25, 1:45*pm, Sjouke Burry
wrote: Jackie DeGrippo wrote: I pray that God will strike you and your kind down as in the days of Lot. I want the Devil to personally force feed you his feces. I want you to choke to death 1000X on the molten crap that flows from Satan's anus. Ah, it is such an honor to meet a xian who loves his neighbours and in an argument turns the other cheek. Who loves others like Jezus did....... Now that "choke-to-death on hot molten crap from Satan's anus" is that old time religion I was praying for, and hoping I wouldn't miss if I took my sweet time to read thru all this xmas rigmarole you guys are sweating about, thank you lord and HALLELUJAH for not disappointing me. Now If I didn't find it, I was going to have leave on some some lame observation I made about somebody here saying "that religion depends on good relationships with people" or something to that effect as cited below ... but what do I know ... it's been a long time since I've been to divinity school NOT! On Dec 27, 8:20*am, husk wrote: On Dec 27, 5:01*am, l *tr l wrote: Gookler , wrote: money was made. *One day the woman appeared at the door and told the couple she needed to know why they gave her the money, why they expected nothing back as her expeience had been nothing came to you for free. At this point the woman was ready to hear the story of Jesus. So the woman had it exactly right. Christians *give* for reason/expectation. There is her expectation of your mocking her common sense. Fruit of her seeing straight through the usual shallow christian ****. We give of ourselves, we expect nothing in return and we wait for them to come to us. Full up on contradiction in just a single sentence. Not so amazing as it is, ****tards fail at seeing the message in the utterings they make in the name of saving themselves. Again, an expectation of that brand of "giving". This christian **** really is a dum****ers trip. I can see how you would interpret in that way. *You see it as someone paying someone to hear the word of Christ. *I see it as no obligation. *Had the woman never come over to ask why the couple gave her the money, it would have been left at that, a random act of kindness. * And if that is all that is acheived, that the woman realizes that strangers can care, then that is also, as Scientologists put it, a win. * If the woman comes over to ask why, telling the woman that the couple was influenced by the example set by Jesus, does not brainwash her into instantly becoming a Christian. *Someone with a long history of poor relationships with people is not going to jump gung ho into a religion. There is no payment expected back from the woman. The help is genuine. *If she asks why, she is told and she has the ability to decide whether the story is real or not, and again as Scientologists put it, is true for her. Note to self: now don't get Scientologists and Christian Scientists mixed up. -bdn- |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 27, 7:57*am, kachina wrote:
Marian said stuff on 26 Dec 2010: On Dec 25, 1:58 pm, "O.K. Urknext" wrote: On Dec 25, 10:50 am, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: [...] -- Gregory Hall Enjoy your Christmas the way you want. Why get all testy about what others do? Charlie Because. He. Is. A. Troll. * * * * * * * * & That. Is. What. They. Do. http://afpf.tripod.com/troll.htm Marian finally, someone who understands gweggy. -- @}`-,-- * *with bells and motley*- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - record |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 27, 8:40*am, I wrote:
* Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "BigBadBubba" wrote in message ... " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote in message ... Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ so what's with this 'merry' crap? The Online dictionary definition: mer ry adj. mer ri er, mer ri est 1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly. 2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening. 3. Archaic Delightful; entertaining. 4. Brisk: a merry pace. It seems to me this 'merry' Christmas crap is just another way for non-believers to take over and *marginalize the true meaning of Christmas. It seems to me Christ's birth should be celebrated with solemn thanks to our Lord for giving his only begotten son that those who believe in Him may have everlasting life. Getting drunk on spirits and getting bloated on too much food is debauchery. Is it proper to gives thanks to the Lord's ultimate sacrifice by engaging in sinful behavior? Making Christmas all about human vices seems to me to be very antithetical, blasphemous and sinful and no way to get to Heaven. You just HATE Christmas. I hate the secular version of Christmas because it disrespects my religion. Does calling women "kunts" venerate your religion, Greg? Santa Claus is held in higher esteem than my Lord and that sticks in my craw. As evidenced by all the churchs to Santa. *Right. They call them toy stores. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 25, 12:50*pm, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ so what's with this 'merry' crap? The Online dictionary definition: mer ry adj. mer ri er, mer ri est 1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly. 2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening. 3. Archaic Delightful; entertaining. 4. Brisk: a merry pace. It seems to me this 'merry' Christmas crap is just another way for non-believers to take over and *marginalize the true meaning of Christmas. It seems to me Christ's birth should be celebrated with solemn thanks to our Lord for giving his only begotten son that those who believe in Him may have everlasting life. Getting drunk on spirits and getting bloated on too much food is debauchery. Is it proper to gives thanks to the Lord's ultimate sacrifice by engaging in sinful behavior? Making Christmas all about human vices seems to me to be very antithetical, blasphemous and sinful and no way to get to Heaven. -- Gregory Hall He hates "Merry" Christmas 'cause Neal Warren is alone. Nobody wants him around 'cause he's lazy, nasty and evil. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"Karl Master" wrote in message
... On Dec 25, 12:50 pm, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ so what's with this 'merry' crap? The Online dictionary definition: mer ry adj. mer ri er, mer ri est 1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly. 2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening. 3. Archaic Delightful; entertaining. 4. Brisk: a merry pace. It seems to me this 'merry' Christmas crap is just another way for non-believers to take over and marginalize the true meaning of Christmas. It seems to me Christ's birth should be celebrated with solemn thanks to our Lord for giving his only begotten son that those who believe in Him may have everlasting life. Getting drunk on spirits and getting bloated on too much food is debauchery. Is it proper to gives thanks to the Lord's ultimate sacrifice by engaging in sinful behavior? Making Christmas all about human vices seems to me to be very antithetical, blasphemous and sinful and no way to get to Heaven. -- Gregory Hall :: He hates "Merry" Christmas 'cause Neal Warren is alone. Nobody wants :: him around 'cause he's lazy, nasty and evil. Barbarella, you know that just isn't true. I have to constantly repel comely and aggressive, female boarders from my 'nutshell.' I am not alone - I am just very particular whom I choose to be with. I insist upon a perfect woman/helpmate. Actually, there is no such thing as a perfect woman but some women come very close to it. You are one such woman. There is only one thing you need to be completely perfect - that being your being my helpmate. -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:39:06 -0500, BigBadBubba wrote:
" Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote in message ... Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ so what's with this 'merry' crap? The Online dictionary definition: mer·ry adj. mer·ri·er, mer·ri·est 1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly. 2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening. 3. Archaic Delightful; entertaining. 4. Brisk: a merry pace. It seems to me this 'merry' Christmas crap is just another way for non-believers to take over and marginalize the true meaning of Christmas. It seems to me Christ's birth should be celebrated with solemn thanks to our Lord for giving his only begotten son that those who believe in Him may have everlasting life. Getting drunk on spirits and getting bloated on too much food is debauchery. Is it proper to gives thanks to the Lord's ultimate sacrifice by engaging in sinful behavior? Making Christmas all about human vices seems to me to be very antithetical, blasphemous and sinful and no way to get to Heaven. You just HATE Christmas. --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- Nah. He's just alone and lonely and desperate. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"pandora" wrote in message
news:d4GdnaXy15qVwYfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... Keep your religion to yourself (as instructed to do in your bible) and no one will bother you. Real simple. As usual you know nothing, Pandora. And, you appear to know even less about the Bible. As Christians, the Bible says to NOT to keep Christianity to ourselves. Rather, the Bible teaches us to spread our religion throughout the world. Matthew 28:18 - And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Matthew 28:19 -Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:20 - Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Mark 16:15 - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:16 - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. It is plain as day that Christians are tasked to spread the Gospel. -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"pandora" wrote in message
news:d4GdnaHy15riwIfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... snip Nah. He's just alone and lonely and desperate. PKB! |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:11:13 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
"pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaXy15qVwYfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... Keep your religion to yourself (as instructed to do in your bible) and no one will bother you. Real simple. As usual you know nothing, Pandora. And, you appear to know even less about the Bible. As Christians, the Bible says to NOT to keep Christianity to ourselves. Rather, the Bible teaches us to spread our religion throughout the world. Matthew 28:18 - And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Matthew 28:19 -Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:20 - Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Mark 16:15 - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:16 - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. It is plain as day that Christians are tasked to spread the Gospel. If you're nice maybe Pandora will knit you an Asbestos suit for your afterlife. -- Live Fast, Die Young and Leave a Pretty Corpse |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"Meat Plow" wrote in message
... On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:11:13 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaXy15qVwYfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... Keep your religion to yourself (as instructed to do in your bible) and no one will bother you. Real simple. As usual you know nothing, Pandora. And, you appear to know even less about the Bible. As Christians, the Bible says to NOT to keep Christianity to ourselves. Rather, the Bible teaches us to spread our religion throughout the world. Matthew 28:18 - And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Matthew 28:19 -Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:20 - Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Mark 16:15 - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:16 - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. It is plain as day that Christians are tasked to spread the Gospel. If you're nice maybe Pandora will knit you an Asbestos suit for your afterlife. Good one! (for once) -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:11:13 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
"pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaXy15qVwYfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... Keep your religion to yourself (as instructed to do in your bible) and no one will bother you. Real simple. As usual you know nothing, Pandora. And, you appear to know even less about the Bible. As Christians, the Bible says to NOT to keep Christianity to ourselves. Rather, the Bible teaches us to spread our religion throughout the world. Matthew 28:18 - And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Matthew 28:19 -Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:20 - Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Mark 16:15 - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:16 - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. It is plain as day that Christians are tasked to spread the Gospel. And thus shall ye be spit upon. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:12:08 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
"pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaHy15riwIfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... snip Nah. He's just alone and lonely and desperate. PKB! Heh. I'm actually enjoying being alone today as I just spent the entire weekend with 20 of my family. We ate, opened gifts, talked, drank a lot of wine and enjoyed one another's company. It was a special weekend as our son and his wife and daughters drove all the way from Reno, Nevada to spend the weekend with us. We had a wonderful time. Sorry you didn't. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:13:50 +0000, Meat Plow wrote:
On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:11:13 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaXy15qVwYfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... Keep your religion to yourself (as instructed to do in your bible) and no one will bother you. Real simple. As usual you know nothing, Pandora. And, you appear to know even less about the Bible. As Christians, the Bible says to NOT to keep Christianity to ourselves. Rather, the Bible teaches us to spread our religion throughout the world. Matthew 28:18 - And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Matthew 28:19 -Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:20 - Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Mark 16:15 - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:16 - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. It is plain as day that Christians are tasked to spread the Gospel. If you're nice maybe Pandora will knit you an Asbestos suit for your afterlife. Heh. I might even give him a sip of cold water. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
Transremaxculver wrote:
On Dec 27, 8:40 am, I wrote: Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "BigBadBubba" wrote in message ... " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote in message ... Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ so what's with this 'merry' crap? The Online dictionary definition: mer ry adj. mer ri er, mer ri est 1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly. 2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening. 3. Archaic Delightful; entertaining. 4. Brisk: a merry pace. It seems to me this 'merry' Christmas crap is just another way for non-believers to take over and marginalize the true meaning of Christmas. It seems to me Christ's birth should be celebrated with solemn thanks to our Lord for giving his only begotten son that those who believe in Him may have everlasting life. Getting drunk on spirits and getting bloated on too much food is debauchery. Is it proper to gives thanks to the Lord's ultimate sacrifice by engaging in sinful behavior? Making Christmas all about human vices seems to me to be very antithetical, blasphemous and sinful and no way to get to Heaven. You just HATE Christmas. I hate the secular version of Christmas because it disrespects my religion. Does calling women "kunts" venerate your religion, Greg? Santa Claus is held in higher esteem than my Lord and that sticks in my craw. As evidenced by all the churchs to Santa. Right. They call them toy stores. Where Santa's image is left up all year and venerated; where people sing his praises all year long; where they get into bloody, pulpit-pounding doctrinal fights about what his writings mean for eternal salvation/ Right. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"pandora" wrote in message
news:yaudnZCx6o_xZIfQnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@scnresearch. com... On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:11:13 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaXy15qVwYfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... Keep your religion to yourself (as instructed to do in your bible) and no one will bother you. Real simple. As usual you know nothing, Pandora. And, you appear to know even less about the Bible. As Christians, the Bible says to NOT to keep Christianity to ourselves. Rather, the Bible teaches us to spread our religion throughout the world. Matthew 28:18 - And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Matthew 28:19 -Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:20 - Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Mark 16:15 - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:16 - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. It is plain as day that Christians are tasked to spread the Gospel. And thus shall ye be spit upon. Spat not spit. Duh! -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 29, 9:00*am, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: "pandora" wrote in message And thus shall ye be spit upon. Spat not spit. Duh! -- Gregory Hall- There you go again! Not only are you incapable of learning to snip, you are so willing to glorify your own ignorance. Spit and spat are both acceptable past and past participles of spit. I believe, but will not bet the farm, that spat is the common British version. Cease to comment on the ignorance of others until you get rid of your own, never mind that is the only way you can achieve orgasm. Bob G |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"Bob G." wrote in message
... On Dec 29, 9:00 am, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: "pandora" wrote in message And thus shall ye be spit upon. Spat not spit. Duh! :: There you go again! Not only are you incapable of learning to snip, :: you are so willing to glorify your own ignorance. :: :: Spit and spat are both acceptable past and past participles of spit. I :: believe, but will not bet the farm, that spat is the common :: British version. What a dull-minded little **** you are, Bob G. Sad that your like presumes to educate young minds when your own mind is so narrow as demonstrated by your lack of understanding of context. "And thus shall ye be spit upon" is a layman's attempt at "Bible speak." It's an antiquated language form no longer in everyday use. When using antiquated language forms it is better to use them correctly. "Spat" is the appropriate form of the word when used in antiquated, Biblical language form. :: Cease to comment on the ignorance of others until you get rid of your :: own, never mind that is the only way you can achieve orgasm. PKB, as I just pointed out above with my usual brilliance. Don't you ever tire of getting smacked down? -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
"husk" wrote in message ... snip He said to go forth and teach. He did not say to go forth and fight. He said it would be dangerous work that might cost their lives. He did not tell them to fight. Over and over he told them to reconcile with their accusers, etc. This just shows you've only been selectively reading the Bible, assuming you've been reading it at all. He equipped them with various weapons to fight with. They could even exorcise demons and that is some tough dude who can exorcise a demon. A couple of them could even raise the dead. Jesus was no wus when it came to establishing His church. Which is why he kept leaving towns as soon as there was some sort of ruckus. Right. When we are generous with our time, our labour, our money and our heart, in the name of Jesus, we are Apostles. For when we do these things we are asked why. At that point we can teach them about Jesus. You give first and wait for them to be inquisitive. In your face missionary work is rarely successful. If it was all Haitians would be Scientologists by now. Haitians already had a religion based upon their African heritage. But, you make a good point. Lead by example but don't be swayed by this turn the other cheek nonsense. Uh, that's exactly the opposite of what Jesus preached. He told you to turn the other cheek when struck. Sadly, your ego will not let you do that. Jesus himself, for example, did not turn the other check when it came to smacking the money changers in the temple around. Clearly you do not understand the difference between Godly anger and manly temper. He did not overturn the tables because the money changers had done anything specifically to HIM, it was for what that was doing to the observance of their religion. A true story was retold at our church last year. A parishoner heard of a woman, on her street,who had her hours drastically reduced at work and had barely enough for rent let alone food and other bills. He and his wife determined that they had surplus money and the woman could make better use of it than they. He went over to her house and gave an envelope of money to her with no explanation. The woman opened the envelope and was not happy, she went back to the givers' house and demanded to know what they expected in return for this money. When told nothing, she was suspicious, but under her financial circumstances grudgingly took the money and left. Very little of a thank you was given. During the next weeks the couple and the woman would pass on the street and exchange hellos, but no mention of the money was made. One day the woman appeared at the door and told the couple she needed to know why they gave her the money, why they expected nothing back as her expeience had been nothing came to you for free. At this point the woman was ready to hear the story of Jesus. We give of ourselves, we expect nothing in return and we wait for them to come to us. That's not entirely true. Sure it is. "Paul writes some instruction regarding Christian giving in 1 Corinthians 9:14, where he states that, "...the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel." In other words, preachers should be paid to preach. Where does this money come from? In Galatians Paul tells us, "Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things" (Galatians 6:6 - this can be better understood from another translation: "And let the one who is taught the word share all good things with him who teaches" (NASB). We see this same concept again in 1 Timothy 5:17-18 where Paul writes, "Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward." Therefore, we should be giving to support those who teach us faithfully. Source: http://www.thebiblepage.org/biblesays/tithing.shtml What the hell are you babbling about? You've completely bolloxed up husk's point, which is that when he gave the woman money he expected nothing in return. How does some scripture saying it's OK to pay teachers enter into that? Fighting the secularists is a waste of our time. It's what the Scientologists do and they are failing miserably. Don't fight them but preach to them and not in some wuss, PC manner. Teach them the truth and the Word. Fortunately, Greg, you're not a Christian so you don't have to worry about it. Pretending to be one is just another act you put on. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
"Karl Master" wrote in message ... On Dec 25, 12:50 pm, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ so what's with this 'merry' crap? The Online dictionary definition: mer ry adj. mer ri er, mer ri est 1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly. 2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening. 3. Archaic Delightful; entertaining. 4. Brisk: a merry pace. It seems to me this 'merry' Christmas crap is just another way for non-believers to take over and marginalize the true meaning of Christmas. It seems to me Christ's birth should be celebrated with solemn thanks to our Lord for giving his only begotten son that those who believe in Him may have everlasting life. Getting drunk on spirits and getting bloated on too much food is debauchery. Is it proper to gives thanks to the Lord's ultimate sacrifice by engaging in sinful behavior? Making Christmas all about human vices seems to me to be very antithetical, blasphemous and sinful and no way to get to Heaven. -- Gregory Hall :: He hates "Merry" Christmas 'cause Neal Warren is alone. Nobody wants :: him around 'cause he's lazy, nasty and evil. Barbarella, you know that just isn't true. I have to constantly repel comely and aggressive, female boarders from my 'nutshell.' I am not alone - I am just very particular whom I choose to be with. The man who cannot dance pretends that the band doesn't know how to play. I insist upon a perfect woman/helpmate. Actually, there is no such thing as a perfect woman but some women come very close to it. You are one such woman. There is only one thing you need to be completely perfect - that being your being my helpmate. As evidenced by your hitting on all those other Usenet women. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
pandora wrote:
On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 10:04:52 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "Sherkaner Underhill" wrote in message ... On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:58:34 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: "seymore" wrote in message news:c0ce9bbb-2243-4f58- ... snip oh, **** you, Gregory! The expression is old as dirt! In other parts of the world "merry" is substituted by the word "happy". The meaning is the same for Christians. why would they *not* be merry or happy that the savior was born? huh? You missed the point. "Merry Christmas" is the preferred, non-believer, politically correct greeting that marginalizes the true purpose of Christmas which is celebrating the birth of the Christ. How about 'Joyous Christmas' or better yet. 'Holy Christmas'. That sounds like a dine idea and I hope you enjoy your push to put the christian back into christianity. You plan to lead by example? I am leading by example. Do you think the non-believers would ever accept and say those greetings? Why are you so interested in controlling what other people are doing and saying? Negative, I am saying that, as a Christian, I am tasked with not allowing my religion to be secularized, liberalized and *******ized by accepting the language the anti-religious or non-religious use to usurp and marginalize my religion. Keep your religion to yourself (as instructed to do in your bible) and no one will bother you. Real simple. It's not even really his religion. It's just a way for him to bolster his pretend superiority. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
"pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaXy15qVwYfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... Keep your religion to yourself (as instructed to do in your bible) and no one will bother you. Real simple. As usual you know nothing, Pandora. And, you appear to know even less about the Bible. As Christians, the Bible says to NOT to keep Christianity to ourselves. Rather, the Bible teaches us to spread our religion throughout the world. Matthew 28:18 - And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Matthew 28:19 -Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:20 - Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Jesus was speaking to his disciples, not to all men. See Matthew 28:16-17 where it makes it clear he was only speaking to the eleven disciples. In Matthew 6:5-8, when speaking to the multitude he tells them to pray in secret, not out in public as the hypocrites do. Further, in Matthew 7:21-23 he makes it clear that doing things in his name, even prophesying and casting out demons, is not enough to gain entry into heaven. Mark 16:15 - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:16 - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. In Mark 16:14 he makes it clear he is only talking to the disciples; also Mark 3:14. It is plain as day that Christians are tasked to spread the Gospel. Then why, in Matthew 9:30 does Jesus instruct the blind men not to tell anyone he healed them? -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:02:14 +0000, kachina wrote:
pandora said stuff on 29 Dec 2010: On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:12:08 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaHy15riwIfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... snip Nah. He's just alone and lonely and desperate. PKB! Heh. I'm actually enjoying being alone today as I just spent the entire weekend with 20 of my family. We ate, opened gifts, talked, drank a lot of wine and enjoyed one another's company. It was a special weekend as our son and his wife and daughters drove all the way from Reno, Nevada to spend the weekend with us. We had a wonderful time. Sorry you didn't. hard to be lonely in a small crowd of 20. i'm glad you had a good time. my sister and her husband and youngest came up from the ozarks to spend the week, and we had 24 at christmas dinner, only 17 at christmas eve dinner. Drat! And here I thought I'd had a lot of people for dinner. We seem to have the same ideas though. :-) |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:06:20 +0000, kachina wrote:
k2 said stuff on 27 Dec 2010: On Dec 25, 9:50Â*am, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ so what's with this 'merry' crap? The Online dictionary definition: mer ry adj. mer ri er, mer ri est 1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly. 2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening. 3. Archaic Delightful; entertaining. 4. Brisk: a merry pace. It seems to me this 'merry' Christmas crap is just another way for non-believers to take over and Â*marginalize the true meaning of Christm as. It seems to me Christ's birth should be celebrated with solemn thanks to our Lord for giving his only begotten son that those who believe in Him may h ave everlasting life. Getting drunk on spirits and getting bloated on too much food is debauche ry. Is it proper to gives thanks to the Lord's ultimate sacrifice by engaging in sinful behavior? Making Christmas all about human vices seems to me to be very antithetical, blasphemous and sinful and no way to get to Heaven. -- Gregory Hall One would imagine your childhood Christmas time was pretty bleak. Christmas is a great time for children, more so than adults. Overanalyizing Christmas robs the simple joy that Christmas is for children. Sorry yours was ****ty... I don't know, k2. I think it might be just as great a time for adults, for different reasons. I appreciate getting the whole family together more than I used to. We sat down 17 to dinner on Christmas Eve, 24 for a buffet for Christmas. It's good to have all the kids playing together. I used to love it when I was a kid and all the family got together and us *cousins* could sneak off alone without the grownups and just hang. I love, today, to see my grandkids doing the same. I think when they're all grownup they'll be good friends. And so the tradition continues. It's FAMILY after all. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"pandora" wrote in message
news:_dqdnRia8MFDzoPQnZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d@scnresearch. com... snip Drat! And here I thought I'd had a lot of people for dinner. We seem to have the same ideas though. :-) The same two? -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:17:50 +0000, kachina wrote:
pandora said stuff on 31 Dec 2010: On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:02:14 +0000, kachina wrote: pandora said stuff on 29 Dec 2010: On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:12:08 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaHy15riwIfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... snip Nah. He's just alone and lonely and desperate. PKB! Heh. I'm actually enjoying being alone today as I just spent the entire weekend with 20 of my family. We ate, opened gifts, talked, drank a lot of wine and enjoyed one another's company. It was a special weekend as our son and his wife and daughters drove all the way from Reno, Nevada to spend the weekend with us. We had a wonderful time. Sorry you didn't. hard to be lonely in a small crowd of 20. i'm glad you had a good time. my sister and her husband and youngest came up from the ozarks to spend the week, and we had 24 at christmas dinner, only 17 at christmas eve dinner. Drat! And here I thought I'd had a lot of people for dinner. We seem to have the same ideas though. :-) we were fewer this year. my brother joe didn't fly in from los angeles, my sister becky and her husband were on vacation in south america, and my brother ray didn't show up, prolly mad at somebody. he usually is. i think our record one year was 30. Amazing! i prefer the independance day party, which is "mine". [we split up the different holidays.] if people get rowdy, we kick them outside. it's a bit cold to do that this time of year. Indeed it is, even here. We managed though without any rowdiness this year. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:22:23 +0000, kachina wrote:
pandora said stuff on 31 Dec 2010: On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:06:20 +0000, kachina wrote: k2 said stuff on 27 Dec 2010: On Dec 25, 9:50Â*am, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ so what's with this 'merry' crap? The Online dictionary definition: mer ry adj. mer ri er, mer ri est 1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly. 2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening. 3. Archaic Delightful; entertaining. 4. Brisk: a merry pace. It seems to me this 'merry' Christmas crap is just another way for non-believers to take over and Â*marginalize the true meaning of Christm as. It seems to me Christ's birth should be celebrated with solemn thanks to our Lord for giving his only begotten son that those who believe in Him may h ave everlasting life. Getting drunk on spirits and getting bloated on too much food is debauche ry. Is it proper to gives thanks to the Lord's ultimate sacrifice by engaging in sinful behavior? Making Christmas all about human vices seems to me to be very antithetical, blasphemous and sinful and no way to get to Heaven. -- Gregory Hall One would imagine your childhood Christmas time was pretty bleak. Christmas is a great time for children, more so than adults. Overanalyizing Christmas robs the simple joy that Christmas is for children. Sorry yours was ****ty... I don't know, k2. I think it might be just as great a time for adults, for different reasons. I appreciate getting the whole family together more than I used to. We sat down 17 to dinner on Christmas Eve, 24 for a buffet for Christmas. It's good to have all the kids playing together. I used to love it when I was a kid and all the family got together and us *cousins* could sneak off alone without the grownups and just hang. I love, today, to see my grandkids doing the same. I think when they're all grownup they'll be good friends. And so the tradition continues. It's FAMILY after all. like my brother mike says, people who look like us. my nephew stephen hasn't had a lot of chance to see his cousins, and he was the funniest of them all. he stood with the four boys closest to his age, and broke up laughing. i had warned him that there would be a pile of boys his age that looked just like him, and to make sure that he went home with us. he had to admit that they looked just like him. That's funny but can be very true. All our grandkids look more like each other than they look like their parents. It's pretty obvious when they're all together that they are related. Fascinating. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:42:06 +0000, kachina wrote:
pandora said stuff on 04 Jan 2011: On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:17:50 +0000, kachina wrote: pandora said stuff on 31 Dec 2010: On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:02:14 +0000, kachina wrote: pandora said stuff on 29 Dec 2010: On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:12:08 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaHy15riwIfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... snip Nah. He's just alone and lonely and desperate. PKB! Heh. I'm actually enjoying being alone today as I just spent the entire weekend with 20 of my family. We ate, opened gifts, talked, drank a lot of wine and enjoyed one another's company. It was a special weekend as our son and his wife and daughters drove all the way from Reno, Nevada to spend the weekend with us. We had a wonderful time. Sorry you didn't. hard to be lonely in a small crowd of 20. i'm glad you had a good time. my sister and her husband and youngest came up from the ozarks to spend the week, and we had 24 at christmas dinner, only 17 at christmas eve dinner. Drat! And here I thought I'd had a lot of people for dinner. We seem to have the same ideas though. :-) we were fewer this year. my brother joe didn't fly in from los angeles, my sister becky and her husband were on vacation in south america, and my brother ray didn't show up, prolly mad at somebody. he usually is. i think our record one year was 30. Amazing! i prefer the independance day party, which is "mine". [we split up the different holidays.] if people get rowdy, we kick them outside. it's a bit cold to do that this time of year. Indeed it is, even here. We managed though without any rowdiness this year. so did we, for the most part. on wednesday before christmas we got it out of our systems with a sledding party. only one sledding accident [me] Hope you're okay. :-( and one rollaround fight [2 nephews]. not bad. Not bad at all. We sent the 3 teenagers off to walk the dogs on Saturday while the turkey was cooking. We sent the younger 4 off to the playground with a several aunts and uncles. The 2 month old, of course, stayed home and did nothing but eat and sleep. The rest of us napped or visited while I got the turkey cooked. I had everything on the table by six pm and a hearty time was had by all. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:54:47 +0000, kachina wrote:
pandora said stuff on 04 Jan 2011: On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:42:06 +0000, kachina wrote: pandora said stuff on 04 Jan 2011: On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:17:50 +0000, kachina wrote: pandora said stuff on 31 Dec 2010: On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:02:14 +0000, kachina wrote: pandora said stuff on 29 Dec 2010: On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:12:08 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaHy15riwIfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... snip Nah. He's just alone and lonely and desperate. PKB! Heh. I'm actually enjoying being alone today as I just spent the entire weekend with 20 of my family. We ate, opened gifts, talked, drank a lot of wine and enjoyed one another's company. It was a special weekend as our son and his wife and daughters drove all the way from Reno, Nevada to spend the weekend with us. We had a wonderful time. Sorry you didn't. hard to be lonely in a small crowd of 20. i'm glad you had a good time. my sister and her husband and youngest came up from the ozarks to spend the week, and we had 24 at christmas dinner, only 17 at christmas eve dinner. Drat! And here I thought I'd had a lot of people for dinner. We seem to have the same ideas though. :-) we were fewer this year. my brother joe didn't fly in from los angeles, my sister becky and her husband were on vacation in south america, and my brother ray didn't show up, prolly mad at somebody. he usually is. i think our record one year was 30. Amazing! i prefer the independance day party, which is "mine". [we split up the different holidays.] if people get rowdy, we kick them outside. it's a bit cold to do that this time of year. Indeed it is, even here. We managed though without any rowdiness this year. so did we, for the most part. on wednesday before christmas we got it out of our systems with a sledding party. only one sledding accident [me] Hope you're okay. :-( just a filling knocked loose, and a few bumps and bruises. dangers of being near a bunch of little boys who can't really steer yet. Hehehehehe. I've been there myself. My husband calls me the "daredevil", aptly named I think. i'm okay y yyy yyy........ and one rollaround fight [2 nephews]. not bad. Not bad at all. We sent the 3 teenagers off to walk the dogs on Saturday while the turkey was cooking. We sent the younger 4 off to the playground with a several aunts and uncles. The 2 month old, of course, stayed home and did nothing but eat and sleep. The rest of us napped or visited while I got the turkey cooked. I had everything on the table by six pm and a hearty time was had by all. yay! My best friend (who also happens to be my second son's mother-in-law; long story), has decided that I'm the hostess of the year. :-) |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:13:58 +0000, kachina wrote:
pandora said stuff on 05 Jan 2011: On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:54:47 +0000, kachina wrote: pandora said stuff on 04 Jan 2011: On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:42:06 +0000, kachina wrote: pandora said stuff on 04 Jan 2011: On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:17:50 +0000, kachina wrote: pandora said stuff on 31 Dec 2010: On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:02:14 +0000, kachina wrote: pandora said stuff on 29 Dec 2010: On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:12:08 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaHy15riwIfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... snip Nah. He's just alone and lonely and desperate. PKB! Heh. I'm actually enjoying being alone today as I just spent the entire weekend with 20 of my family. We ate, opened gifts, talked, drank a lot of wine and enjoyed one another's company. It was a special weekend as our son and his wife and daughters drove all the way from Reno, Nevada to spend the weekend with us. We had a wonderful time. Sorry you didn't. hard to be lonely in a small crowd of 20. i'm glad you had a good time. my sister and her husband and youngest came up from the ozarks to spend the week, and we had 24 at christmas dinner, only 17 at christmas eve dinner. Drat! And here I thought I'd had a lot of people for dinner. We seem to have the same ideas though. :-) we were fewer this year. my brother joe didn't fly in from los angeles, my sister becky and her husband were on vacation in south america, and my brother ray didn't show up, prolly mad at somebody. he usually is. i think our record one year was 30. Amazing! i prefer the independance day party, which is "mine". [we split up the different holidays.] if people get rowdy, we kick them outside. it's a bit cold to do that this time of year. Indeed it is, even here. We managed though without any rowdiness this year. so did we, for the most part. on wednesday before christmas we got it out of our systems with a sledding party. only one sledding accident [me] Hope you're okay. :-( just a filling knocked loose, and a few bumps and bruises. dangers of being near a bunch of little boys who can't really steer yet. Hehehehehe. I've been there myself. My husband calls me the "daredevil", aptly named I think. i'm okay y yyy yyy........ and one rollaround fight [2 nephews]. not bad. Not bad at all. We sent the 3 teenagers off to walk the dogs on Saturday while the turkey was cooking. We sent the younger 4 off to the playground with a several aunts and uncles. The 2 month old, of course, stayed home and did nothing but eat and sleep. The rest of us napped or visited while I got the turkey cooked. I had everything on the table by six pm and a hearty time was had by all. yay! My best friend (who also happens to be my second son's mother-in-law; long story), has decided that I'm the hostess of the year. :-) it's nice to be appreciated. Indeed it is. VERY nice. Makes me want to do even more. Perhaps a Valentine's Dinner? Since that is our daughter's birthday, that would be a good day. Or maybe not.... |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"pandora" wrote in message
news:2padnRnB0OhWRrnQnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:54:47 +0000, kachina wrote: trimmed about 200, old, worthless lines it's nice to be appreciated. Indeed it is. VERY nice. Makes me want to do even more. Perhaps a Valentine's Dinner? Since that is our daughter's birthday, that would be a good day. Or maybe not.... Well, I would sure appreciate it if you two would learn to trim . . . -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
Ah, so it's fine for semi-professional God-botherers to force feed their
particular brand of superstition on the rest of us, but those who push back are beyond the pale. Neat. KH "O.K. Urknext" wrote in message ... On Dec 25, 11:07 am, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: "O.K. Urknext" wrote in message ... On Dec 25, 10:50 am, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ so what's with this 'merry' crap? The Online dictionary definition: mer ry adj. mer ri er, mer ri est 1. Full of high-spirited gaiety; jolly. 2. Marked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening. 3. Archaic Delightful; entertaining. 4. Brisk: a merry pace. It seems to me this 'merry' Christmas crap is just another way for non-believers to take over and marginalize the true meaning of Christmas. It seems to me Christ's birth should be celebrated with solemn thanks to our Lord for giving his only begotten son that those who believe in Him may have everlasting life. Getting drunk on spirits and getting bloated on too much food is debauchery. Is it proper to gives thanks to the Lord's ultimate sacrifice by engaging in sinful behavior? Making Christmas all about human vices seems to me to be very antithetical, blasphemous and sinful and no way to get to Heaven. -- Gregory Hall :: Enjoy your Christmas the way you want. Why get all testy about what :: others do? :: :: Charlie I get all testy because somebody has GOT to give the opposing view. Just because some think they have the right to force their unholy version of Christmas on me by wishing me a 'merry' Christmas and they expect me to go along with their debasing the most important Christian celebration does not mean I have to bear it silently. -- Gregory Hall- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - WWJD |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:05:27 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
"pandora" wrote in message news:2padnRnB0OhWRrnQnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:54:47 +0000, kachina wrote: trimmed about 200, old, worthless lines it's nice to be appreciated. Indeed it is. VERY nice. Makes me want to do even more. Perhaps a Valentine's Dinner? Since that is our daughter's birthday, that would be a good day. Or maybe not.... Well, I would sure appreciate it if you two would learn to trim . . . Tough. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"pandora" wrote in message
news:2padnRvB0OhiernQnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:05:27 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "pandora" wrote in message news:2padnRnB0OhWRrnQnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:54:47 +0000, kachina wrote: trimmed about 200, old, worthless lines it's nice to be appreciated. Indeed it is. VERY nice. Makes me want to do even more. Perhaps a Valentine's Dinner? Since that is our daughter's birthday, that would be a good day. Or maybe not.... Well, I would sure appreciate it if you two would learn to trim . . . Tough. You're such a liar. You typed, "Indeed it is" in reply to Kachina comment about it's nice to be appreciated. When I said I'd appreciate it if you'd learn to trim, instead of learning to trim and receiving my appreciation you typed, "Tough" which indicates to me you don't really think it's nice to be appreciated or you wouldn't have blown the chance of being appreciated. -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:23:48 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
"pandora" wrote in message news:2padnRvB0OhiernQnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:05:27 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "pandora" wrote in message news:2padnRnB0OhWRrnQnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:54:47 +0000, kachina wrote: trimmed about 200, old, worthless lines it's nice to be appreciated. Indeed it is. VERY nice. Makes me want to do even more. Perhaps a Valentine's Dinner? Since that is our daughter's birthday, that would be a good day. Or maybe not.... Well, I would sure appreciate it if you two would learn to trim . . . Tough. You're such a liar. You typed, "Indeed it is" in reply to Kachina comment about it's nice to be appreciated. When I said I'd appreciate it if you'd learn to trim, instead of learning to trim and receiving my appreciation you typed, "Tough" which indicates to me you don't really think it's nice to be appreciated or you wouldn't have blown the chance of being appreciated. From you? What makes you think I care if you appreciate me or not? |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
kachina wrote:
I said stuff on 30 Dec 2010: Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: "pandora" wrote in message news:d4GdnaXy15qVwYfQnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@scnresearch. com... Keep your religion to yourself (as instructed to do in your bible) and no one will bother you. Real simple. As usual you know nothing, Pandora. And, you appear to know even less about the Bible. As Christians, the Bible says to NOT to keep Christianity to ourselves. Rather, the Bible teaches us to spread our religion throughout the world. Matthew 28:18 - And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Matthew 28:19 -Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:20 - Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Jesus was speaking to his disciples, not to all men. See Matthew 28:16-17 where it makes it clear he was only speaking to the eleven disciples. In Matthew 6:5-8, when speaking to the multitude he tells them to pray in secret, not out in public as the hypocrites do. Further, in Matthew 7:21-23 he makes it clear that doing things in his name, even prophesying and casting out demons, is not enough to gain entry into heaven. Mark 16:15 - And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:16 - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. In Mark 16:14 he makes it clear he is only talking to the disciples; also Mark 3:14. It is plain as day that Christians are tasked to spread the Gospel. Then why, in Matthew 9:30 does Jesus instruct the blind men not to tell anyone he healed them? well done. Thank you. the bible can be used to prove almost anything. Yep. i like ecclesiates. it has a paraphrase of the apache death chant in it. There's a good deal of wisdom in it, even if much of it is on the depressing side. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
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