The reason for the season

[skyrider 0]

{{Myself, I am Athiest, BUT, I apreciate the reason for the season, respect it, and always say "Merry Christmas"}}


**Twas the month before Christmas**
**When all through our land,**
**Not a Christian was praying**
**Nor taking a stand.**
**See the PC Police had taken away,**
**The reason for Christmas - no one could say.**
**The children were told by their schools not to sing,**
**About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.**
**It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say**
** December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.**
**Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit**
**Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!**
**CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod**
**Something was changing, something quite odd! **
**Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa**
**In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.**
**As Targets were hanging their trees upside down**
** At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.**
**At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears**
**You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.**
**Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty**
**Are words that were used to intimidate me.**
**Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen**
**On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton !**
**At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter**
**To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.**
**And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith**
** Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace**
**The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded**
**The reason for the season, stopped before it started.**
**So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'**
**Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.**
**Choose your words carefully, choose what you say**
**Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS ,*
*not Happy Holiday !**
*Please, all Christians join together and*
*wish everyone you meet*
*MERRY CHRISTMAS*
*Christ is The Reason˘ for the Christ-mas Season!*

[FallingOsh 0]

You can't say Merry Christmas. It's offensive. You're supposed to say happy holidays.... because the holidays just evolved out of nowhere. $20 says the majority of atheists take Dec 25th off work.

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Stay positive and love your life.

[Misternatural 0]

>To eliminate Jesus

according to Homer Simpson, it's pronounced "Jeebus"

Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires.
D S #3.1415

[maadmax 0]

, listen to me.**
**Choose your words carefully, choose what you say**
**Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS ,*
*not Happy Holiday !**
*Please, all Christians join together and*
*wish everyone you meet*
*MERRY CHRISTMAS*
*Christ is The Reason˘ for the Christ-mas Season!*

++++++ 1 ! I enjoyed that, Thanks.


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[kallend 2,113]

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You can't say Merry Christmas. It's offensive. You're supposed to say happy holidays.... because the holidays just evolved out of nowhere. $20 says the majority of atheists take Dec 25th off work.

No, the holidays evolved out of Saturnalia. The tradition of bringing trees indoors is a winter solstice celebration of pagan Germanic origin.

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[Andrewwhyte 1]

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You can't say Merry Christmas. It's offensive. You're supposed to say happy holidays.... because the holidays just evolved out of nowhere. $20 says the majority of atheists take Dec 25th off work.

No, the holidays evolved out of Saturnalia. The tradition of bringing trees indoors is a winter solstice celebration of pagan Germanic origin.

There you go, fucking everything up with facts again.

[shropshire 0]

Tis the season of

Fate, Sloth and Glutany

bah Humbug

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[mrwrong 0]

All this commotion just beacuse some horny girl (about 2000 years ago) didn't want to get a carpenter cock in the ass instead and by that got knocked up, and than blamed god for her being pregnant ??????



Sick shit and totally humbug!!!!!

“The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw
He who dies with the most toys, wins.....
dudeist skydiver # 19515
Buy quality and cry once!

[Shotgun 1]

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$20 says the majority of atheists take Dec 25th off work.

A lot of them probably don't have much choice, since many places tend to be closed on Dec. 25th.

Oh, and Merry Christmas from this atheist. I'm not too concerned with the words that are used, but for whatever reason it has become a tradition for me to get some quality time with my family at this time of year. So I always look forward to that, and I will take advantage of the vacation time available.

[wmw999 2,552]

What would you say if a Jew were to wish you Happy Hannukah tonight?

How about if a Muslim had wished you a happy Eid last September?

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[nerdgirl 0]

I thought the reason for the season had to do with the tilt of the earth's axis and rotation around the sun.

/Marg

Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters.
Tibetan Buddhist saying

[billvon 3,080]

It's day 17 of the WAR ON CHRISTMAS! When oh when will the persecution end? Won't someone please think of the children?

[futuredivot 0]

I'd say "Thank you"

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

[frequentfaller 0]

Yule - Tide

Born ok 1st time.

[quade 4]

The "reason for the season" is the Winter Solstice.

To think otherwise is to show ignorance of the meaning of the word "season".

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[Andrewwhyte 1]

Perihelion is coming.

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Perihelion is coming.

But that has nothing to do with the seasons.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[kallend 2,113]

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You can't say Merry Christmas. It's offensive. You're supposed to say happy holidays.... because the holidays just evolved out of nowhere. $20 says the majority of atheists take Dec 25th off work.

No, the holidays evolved out of Saturnalia. The tradition of bringing trees indoors is a winter solstice celebration of pagan Germanic origin.

There you go, fucking everything up with facts again.

Sorry, but facts are facts regardless of what the Christians think. The origin of the winter festival is NOT Christian.

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[Andrewwhyte 1]

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Perihelion is coming.

But that has nothing to do with the seasons.

Christmas isn't actually a season either.

[AggieDave 6]

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Sorry, but facts are facts regardless of what the Christians think. The origin of the winter festival is NOT Christian.

I agree with that, but the last 1000 years has seen the celebration evolve to what we know today. An interesting mixing of various religious and secular traditions coming together to make sure we spend $1,000's on gifts for each other.

Personally I think the evolution of the New England Thanksgiving and the modern version of Christmas is really interesting.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Amazon 7]

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You can't say Merry Christmas. It's offensive. You're supposed to say happy holidays.... because the holidays just evolved out of nowhere. $20 says the majority of atheists take Dec 25th off work.

No, the holidays evolved out of Saturnalia. The tradition of bringing trees indoors is a winter solstice celebration of pagan Germanic origin.

There you go, fucking everything up with facts again.

Sorry, but facts are facts regardless of what the Christians think. The origin of the winter festival is NOT Christian.

Hey the early christians had to do something to get those conservative romans to party with them...

[FallingOsh 0]

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Oh, and Merry Christmas from this atheist.

Merry Christmas to you, too.

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[georgerussia 0]

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You can't say Merry Christmas. It's offensive. You're supposed to say happy holidays.... because the holidays just evolved out of nowhere.

My understanding is that you can - as long as you're not using any public money, and not speaking as the member of government (not necessary federal).

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$20 says the majority of atheists take Dec 25th off work.

There is no Jesus so I'm not. I'm taking New Year though.

PS. Happy Hanukkah!

* Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

[redlegphi 0]

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I thought the reason for the season had to do with the tilt of the earth's axis and rotation around the sun.

/Marg

+1

Merry 23.44 Degrees!

[Andy9o8 2]

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Christmas isn't actually a season either.

Sure it is. It begins when I hear or see the first Christmas-shopping ad, which is usually around Halloween these days in the US, and lasts until shortly after New Years, when they generally stop.

Now back to "Get your oil changed", to the tune of "Dashing through the snow".