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I hate "merry" Christmas.
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 |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
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 hate "merry" Christmas.
"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 |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
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 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:50:49 -0500, 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. Think of it as Solstice then. And a Merry time was had by all. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 14:07:07 -0500, 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. Bwahahahahahaha. FUnniest thing you've written yet. |
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 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? as to the rest of your senseless diatribe, go **** yourself. if the non Christians want to drink and eat themselves to death, let them! In the mean time the Christians will be "merry" and "happy" in whatever way they choose. Even most Amish celebrate the season with family and friends with gatherings, feasts, and gift giving... some even decorate Christmas trees! so get a life and loosen up! JD |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 25, 11:50*am, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: 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 May Jacob Marley's ghost visit you tonight. Bob G |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"seymore" wrote in message
... 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'. Do you think the non-believers would ever accept and say those greetings? NO they wouldn't because that would not further their non-believer agenda which agenda substitutes gluttony and human-centric activities for a devout expression of love and appreciation of God's ultimate sacrifice. We celebrate the birth of the Christ because we know of His true purpose which was to die on the cross so our sins might be forgiven. The birth of the Christ is a wondrous thing only in the knowing about the death and resurrection of the Christ. There is NOTHING merry about the birth, life and death of the Christ, IMO. Non believers prefer 'merry' because it makes the Christ out to be some kind of clown. -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
In article , 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. Please build yourself a time machine and go back a couple of thousand years and tell Jesus NOT to turn that water and just leave it as wine. There's just so much you could tell him... |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
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. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
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....... |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:58:34 -0500, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
"seymore" wrote in message ... 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'. What business is it of yours what people celebrate? Besides, you *guys* stole a pagan holiday. Go get one of your own. Do you think the non-believers would ever accept and say those greetings? NO they wouldn't because that would not further their non-believer agenda which agenda substitutes gluttony and human-centric activities for a devout expression of love and appreciation of God's ultimate sacrifice. We celebrate the birth of the Christ because we know of His true purpose which was to die on the cross so our sins might be forgiven. The birth of the Christ is a wondrous thing only in the knowing about the death and resurrection of the Christ. There is NOTHING merry about the birth, life and death of the Christ, IMO. Non believers prefer 'merry' because it makes the Christ out to be some kind of clown. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 25, 2:58*pm, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: "seymore" wrote in message ... 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'. Do you think the non-believers would ever accept and say those greetings? NO they wouldn't because that would not further their non-believer agenda which agenda substitutes gluttony and human-centric activities for a devout expression of love and appreciation of God's ultimate sacrifice. We celebrate the birth of the Christ because we know of His true purpose which was to die on the cross so our sins might be forgiven. The birth of the Christ is a wondrous thing only in the knowing about the death and resurrection of the Christ. There is NOTHING merry about the birth, life and death of the Christ, IMO. Non believers prefer 'merry' because it makes the Christ out to be some kind of clown. -- Gregory Hall Then you'd be speaking of the ****ing HYPOCRITE liberals who "enjoy" Christmas but never mention Easter. These people are, IN FACT, simply ****ing two faced lip-servers and unworthy of notice save an occasional admonishment. Your blanket statement that you "HATE" the expression "Merry Christmas" is just a bit more that two and a half miles over the top of reason and civility. (which excludes liberals, of course) I never knew a Christian of any creed that would not express "Merry Christmas" to me with the deepest and most honest intent. The same expression from asshole liberals who use the date as an excuse to party is not the same thing at all... its simply four- flushing at its most pernicious style and not worthy of complete hatred for the expression.. JD |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 25, 4:09*pm, seymore_donkies
wrote: Then you'd be speaking of the ****ing HYPOCRITE liberals who "enjoy" Christmas but never mention Easter. These people are, IN FACT, simply ****ing two faced lip-servers and unworthy of notice save an occasional admonishment. Your blanket statement that you "HATE" the expression "Merry Christmas" is just a bit more that two and a half miles over the top of reason and civility. (which excludes liberals, of course) I never knew a Christian of any creed that would not express "Merry Christmas" to me with the deepest and most honest intent. The same expression from asshole liberals who use the date as an excuse to party is not the same thing at all... its simply four- flushing at its most pernicious style and not worthy of complete hatred for the expression.. JD- You really don't give it a rest do you? And, your ignorance never ceases to amaze me. You must be totally unaware that for Christians, at least for us Roman Catholics, liberal and conservative, Easter is more important than Christmas as it fulfills the promise God made to Noah and opened the gates of Heaven for those who die in God's friendship. Christmas is the second important date in the Church year. Never mention Easter Indeed! It must gull you to know that the great liberal who was both man and God was put to a cruel death on a cross by Conservatives. I wish you a Merry Christmas anyway and when it comes again, I shall wish you a Happy Easter too. No one else will suffer a political post from me today but you do take the cake Ebanezer Bob G |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 25, 6:59*pm, "Bob G." wrote:
On Dec 25, 4:09*pm, seymore_donkies wrote: Then you'd be speaking of the ****ing HYPOCRITE liberals who "enjoy" Christmas but never mention Easter. These people are, IN FACT, simply ****ing two faced lip-servers and unworthy of notice save an occasional admonishment. Your blanket statement that you "HATE" the expression "Merry Christmas" is just a bit more that two and a half miles over the top of reason and civility. (which excludes liberals, of course) I never knew a Christian of any creed that would not express "Merry Christmas" to me with the deepest and most honest intent. The same expression from asshole liberals who use the date as an excuse to party is not the same thing at all... its simply four- flushing at its most pernicious style and not worthy of complete hatred for the expression.. JD- You really don't give it a rest do you? And, your ignorance never ceases to amaze me. You must be totally unaware that for Christians, at least for us Roman Catholics, liberal and conservative, Easter is more important than Christmas as it fulfills the promise God made to Noah and opened the gates of Heaven for those who die in God's friendship. Christmas is the second important date in the Church year. Never mention Easter Indeed! It must gull you to know that the great liberal who was both man and God was put to a cruel death on a cross by Conservatives. I wish you a Merry Christmas anyway and when it comes again, I shall wish you a Happy Easter too. No one else will suffer a political post from me today but you do take the cake Ebanezer Bob G ewe are a complete and total HYPOCRITE... not only that but ewe have "reading comprehension disorder"... which is common in liberal ****wads. merry Christmas, HYPOCRITE! JD |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:58:34 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: "seymore" wrote in message ... 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? 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? NO they wouldn't because that would not further their non-believer agenda which agenda substitutes gluttony and human-centric activities for a devout expression of love and appreciation of God's ultimate sacrifice. No conservative screed is comlete without a conspiracy claim. We celebrate the birth of the Christ because we know of His true purpose which was to die on the cross so our sins might be forgiven. Who voted you humanity's spokesperson? The birth of the Christ is a wondrous thing only in the knowing about the death and resurrection of the Christ. There is NOTHING merry about the birth, life and death of the Christ, According to your mythology IMO. Non believers prefer 'merry' because it makes the Christ out to be some kind of clown. And the obvious solution is to appoint a control freak such as yourself as head of the thought police. I am curious, do you really gather periodically with your fellow believers and perform ritual cannibalism to reaffirm your faith? -- Greg sounds like one pathetic *******. He's kind of like the old, bitter barfly who shouts drunken slurs at everyone in the place: you feel sort of sorry for the mess he's made of his life, but at the same time he's so arrogant that he inspires gales of mocking laughter in nearly everyone who sees him. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ so what's with this 'merry' crap? Christmas is multiple things, Greg. 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. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/christmas "Today, Christmas is largely secularized and dominated by gifts, decorated trees, and a jolly Santa Claus." 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. That's because you're stupid. 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. Why? You're not anything near to a Christian in deed or action. It should hardly matter to you. Getting drunk on spirits and getting bloated on too much food is debauchery. How's your grow room coming along? 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. In which case you should be worried. Hint: reread the part about bearing false witness against thy neighbor. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
seymore wrote:
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 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? Indeed. Listen to the old carol "On Christmas Night." To quote a part of it: "Then why should men on Earth be sad Since our Redeemer made us glad?" http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/x/oxnallcs.htm as to the rest of your senseless diatribe, go **** yourself. if the non Christians want to drink and eat themselves to death, let them! In the mean time the Christians will be "merry" and "happy" in whatever way they choose. Even most Amish celebrate the season with family and friends with gatherings, feasts, and gift giving... some even decorate Christmas trees! so get a life and loosen up! JD Greg has no life, which is why he's reduced to spending Christmas alone, poaching WiFi from someone to whine on Usenet. I find that entirely fitting. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"Sherkaner Underhill" wrote in message
... On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:58:34 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: "seymore" wrote in message ... 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. -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
" 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: --- |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
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. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"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 |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"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. Santa Claus is held in higher esteem than my Lord and that sticks in my craw. -- Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:53:06 -0500, " 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. With a spokesman such as yourself there is no need for an "agenda". There is no need to "mock and belittle Christianity", people just observe you and say "Jesus Tap Dancing Christ! I don't want to end up like that guy'. -- Greg sounds like one pathetic *******. He's kind of like the old, bitter barfly who shouts drunken slurs at everyone in the place: you feel sort of sorry for the mess he's made of his life, but at the same time he's so arrogant that he inspires gales of mocking laughter in nearly everyone who sees him. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
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 ... 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. The phrase "lead by example" implies a positive or good 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. Ah, so your faith is so weak that it's value is based on what others say & do. Merry Christmas to you and all your sock puppets. -- Which proves that someone's very good at baiting the hook, because you sure fell for it. My ass! I wasn't even involved in the thread at that time. One of my many email supporters brought it to my attention. Gregory Hall |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
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. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
"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 |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
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. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:28:07 -0500, " 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. as is true of all cults |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
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 |
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 You should be very glad you weren't around to celebrate Christmas like they did in the middle ages. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 27, 2:41*am, dedicated lurker
wrote: 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 You should be very glad you weren't around to celebrate Christmas like they did in the middle ages.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Or when the puritans held sway. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
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 |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 27, 4:07*am, "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- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Does he work for Chrysoprase, he uses enablers. Dibbler told me, Granite and Flint work for Chrysoprase, but Commander Vimes of the City Watch seems to think that Flint is a watchman now. And he does spend a lot of time with Detritus. |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
On Dec 25, 9:50*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 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 hate "merry" Christmas.
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 ... 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. Tasked by whom, Greg? -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
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. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
Sherkaner Underhill wrote:
On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:53:06 -0500, " 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. With a spokesman such as yourself there is no need for an "agenda". There is no need to "mock and belittle Christianity", people just observe you and say "Jesus Tap Dancing Christ! I don't want to end up like that guy'. Greg is the kind of "Christian" that gives Christianity a bad name. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
I hate "merry" Christmas.
husk wrote:
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. That's closer to the real goal of Christianity than anything Greg claims to do or believe. Greg is all about using moral rectitude as a cover for his own flaws. -- Greg's wrong guesses so far: Aratzio Spooge MAABOF Vince Deco Mike/Bill (?) Johnny Dollar |
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