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About a week ago, I had just left my house, and was just walking out the drive, when I was stopped by two men, with American accents. They asked if anyone else was in, but they weren't and asked if it was okay to call again tomorrow when someone would be home to talk about being a christian, and Christmas. I said they could call tomorrow, but I didn't think anyone who was home would be too taken as we are all pretty much atheists.
I must admit, I was also deeply offended by this. Being a Christian and Christmas? What ever made anyone link these two together? I mean, everyone knows that Christmas is a commercial holiday, designed to boost sales of consumer goods, and help keep the economy strong. Christmas time is especially important now, when people are talking of the worldwide economy slowing down, which could cause mass unemployment everywhere, and then cause the world to go into an economic spiral of decline. Infecting the ideal of Christams with religion of all things is wrong, especially in these troubled times.
I did some further research into this topic, and it seems a large number of Christian fanatics are spreading rumours that some 'saviour' has his birthday on Christmas. So what? Loads of people have their birthday on Christmas, we don't start saying they are the saviour of mankind do we?
Apparently this saviour was born about 2 millennia ago or something (conveniantly in the year zero! Yeah, this story gets more and more convincing by the minute doesn't it!) and a star just appeared over the point where he was born. Some kings supposedly brought this 'saviour' who had just been born some presents. At least they got the idea of Christmas! Some shepherds also came, guided by the star that conveniantly appeared over the stable where the 'saviour' was born. And born in a stable? Yes, this 'saviour' was apparently born in a stable, where a load of animals (and probably their feaces) were staying. Oh, but I suppose this 'saviour' used his magic powers to turn the feaces into Christmas Dinner, and thier urine into wine! Gah, this story is sickening propaganda, and is simply trying to get people to waste their Christmas going to church instead of opening their presents and eating far too much chocolate.
These fanatical Christians have even gone as far as re-writing the Bible to include this frankly absurd story! I mean, I thought Christians were supposed to be truthful and all that, but now they are just trying to increase the number of church goers (and therefore number of church donations!) by making up a fantasy tale of a 'saviour' being born at Christmas. So I ask you. Do not forget the TRUE spirit of Christmas. Commercialism, presents, and more annoying Christmas specials on TV than you can shake Mystiques Stik at!
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Post based on real story*
*real story may have been embelished and/or over exaggerated to increase sales.
I must admit, I was also deeply offended by this. Being a Christian and Christmas? What ever made anyone link these two together? I mean, everyone knows that Christmas is a commercial holiday, designed to boost sales of consumer goods, and help keep the economy strong. Christmas time is especially important now, when people are talking of the worldwide economy slowing down, which could cause mass unemployment everywhere, and then cause the world to go into an economic spiral of decline. Infecting the ideal of Christams with religion of all things is wrong, especially in these troubled times.
I did some further research into this topic, and it seems a large number of Christian fanatics are spreading rumours that some 'saviour' has his birthday on Christmas. So what? Loads of people have their birthday on Christmas, we don't start saying they are the saviour of mankind do we?
Apparently this saviour was born about 2 millennia ago or something (conveniantly in the year zero! Yeah, this story gets more and more convincing by the minute doesn't it!) and a star just appeared over the point where he was born. Some kings supposedly brought this 'saviour' who had just been born some presents. At least they got the idea of Christmas! Some shepherds also came, guided by the star that conveniantly appeared over the stable where the 'saviour' was born. And born in a stable? Yes, this 'saviour' was apparently born in a stable, where a load of animals (and probably their feaces) were staying. Oh, but I suppose this 'saviour' used his magic powers to turn the feaces into Christmas Dinner, and thier urine into wine! Gah, this story is sickening propaganda, and is simply trying to get people to waste their Christmas going to church instead of opening their presents and eating far too much chocolate.
These fanatical Christians have even gone as far as re-writing the Bible to include this frankly absurd story! I mean, I thought Christians were supposed to be truthful and all that, but now they are just trying to increase the number of church goers (and therefore number of church donations!) by making up a fantasy tale of a 'saviour' being born at Christmas. So I ask you. Do not forget the TRUE spirit of Christmas. Commercialism, presents, and more annoying Christmas specials on TV than you can shake Mystiques Stik at!
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Post based on real story*
*real story may have been embelished and/or over exaggerated to increase sales.
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Well, ALL holidays are commercialised... here are some examples:
Christmas:
Santa used to be a tall thin man who ALWAYS wore green or yellow. However, one year Coka Cola came along, and did an ad campaign showing Santa as a big, fat, Coka Cola red character who clearly could never get down your chimney!
And look at pictures of Santa now... hmmmmmmm
Haloween:
Do you celebrate All Saints Day? My guess is no. Well, the same was true about All Hallows Eve, but American pumkin companies got together, and made a big things about the day and having to have pumkins...
Mother and Father's Day:
Well, at least the other two holidays existed before commercialisation... but this holiday was INVENTED by card companies so that everyone with parents (ie, almost everyone!) would have to buy card for them!
I'd love to know of anymore such holidays people.
Sonic
Christmas:
Santa used to be a tall thin man who ALWAYS wore green or yellow. However, one year Coka Cola came along, and did an ad campaign showing Santa as a big, fat, Coka Cola red character who clearly could never get down your chimney!
And look at pictures of Santa now... hmmmmmmm
Haloween:
Do you celebrate All Saints Day? My guess is no. Well, the same was true about All Hallows Eve, but American pumkin companies got together, and made a big things about the day and having to have pumkins...
Mother and Father's Day:
Well, at least the other two holidays existed before commercialisation... but this holiday was INVENTED by card companies so that everyone with parents (ie, almost everyone!) would have to buy card for them!
I'd love to know of anymore such holidays people.
Sonic
bad in a good way or bad in a bad way???
I was expecting severe moral outrage at this post!!!
I was expecting severe moral outrage at this post!!!
Almost as bad as that Marks and Spencer ad that sparked massive Christian outrage.
About a week ago, I had just left my house, and was just walking out the drive, when I was stopped by two men, with American accents. They asked if anyone else was in, but they weren't and asked if it was okay to call again tomorrow when someone would be home to talk about being a christian, and Christmas. I said they could call tomorrow, but I didn't think anyone who was home would be too taken as we are all pretty much atheists.
I must admit, I was also deeply offended by this. Being a Christian and Christmas? What ever made anyone link these two together? I mean, everyone knows that Christmas is a commercial holiday, designed to boost sales of consumer goods, and help keep the economy strong. Christmas time is especially important now, when people are talking of the worldwide economy slowing down, which could cause mass unemployment everywhere, and then cause the world to go into an economic spiral of decline. Infecting the ideal of Christams with religion of all things is wrong, especially in these troubled times.
I did some further research into this topic, and it seems a large number of Christian fanatics are spreading rumours that some 'saviour' has his birthday on Christmas. So what? Loads of people have their birthday on Christmas, we don't start saying they are the saviour of mankind do we?
Apparently this saviour was born about 2 millennia ago or something (conveniantly in the year zero! Yeah, this story gets more and more convincing by the minute doesn't it!) and a star just appeared over the point where he was born. Some kings supposedly brought this 'saviour' who had just been born some presents. At least they got the idea of Christmas! Some shepherds also came, guided by the star that conveniantly appeared over the stable where the 'saviour' was born. And born in a stable? Yes, this 'saviour' was apparently born in a stable, where a load of animals (and probably their feaces) were staying. Oh, but I suppose this 'saviour' used his magic powers to turn the feaces into Christmas Dinner, and thier urine into wine! Gah, this story is sickening propaganda, and is simply trying to get people to waste their Christmas going to church instead of opening their presents and eating far too much chocolate.
These fanatical Christians have even gone as far as re-writing the Bible to include this frankly absurd story! I mean, I thought Christians were supposed to be truthful and all that, but now they are just trying to increase the number of church goers (and therefore number of church donations!) by making up a fantasy tale of a 'saviour' being born at Christmas. So I ask you. Do not forget the TRUE spirit of Christmas. Commercialism, presents, and more annoying Christmas specials on TV than you can shake Mystiques Stik at!
Copyright, all rights reserved, Tongue in cheek productions.
Post based on real story*
*real story may have been embelished and/or over exaggerated to increase sales.
I must admit, I was also deeply offended by this. Being a Christian and Christmas? What ever made anyone link these two together? I mean, everyone knows that Christmas is a commercial holiday, designed to boost sales of consumer goods, and help keep the economy strong. Christmas time is especially important now, when people are talking of the worldwide economy slowing down, which could cause mass unemployment everywhere, and then cause the world to go into an economic spiral of decline. Infecting the ideal of Christams with religion of all things is wrong, especially in these troubled times.
I did some further research into this topic, and it seems a large number of Christian fanatics are spreading rumours that some 'saviour' has his birthday on Christmas. So what? Loads of people have their birthday on Christmas, we don't start saying they are the saviour of mankind do we?
Apparently this saviour was born about 2 millennia ago or something (conveniantly in the year zero! Yeah, this story gets more and more convincing by the minute doesn't it!) and a star just appeared over the point where he was born. Some kings supposedly brought this 'saviour' who had just been born some presents. At least they got the idea of Christmas! Some shepherds also came, guided by the star that conveniantly appeared over the stable where the 'saviour' was born. And born in a stable? Yes, this 'saviour' was apparently born in a stable, where a load of animals (and probably their feaces) were staying. Oh, but I suppose this 'saviour' used his magic powers to turn the feaces into Christmas Dinner, and thier urine into wine! Gah, this story is sickening propaganda, and is simply trying to get people to waste their Christmas going to church instead of opening their presents and eating far too much chocolate.
These fanatical Christians have even gone as far as re-writing the Bible to include this frankly absurd story! I mean, I thought Christians were supposed to be truthful and all that, but now they are just trying to increase the number of church goers (and therefore number of church donations!) by making up a fantasy tale of a 'saviour' being born at Christmas. So I ask you. Do not forget the TRUE spirit of Christmas. Commercialism, presents, and more annoying Christmas specials on TV than you can shake Mystiques Stik at!
Copyright, all rights reserved, Tongue in cheek productions.
Post based on real story*
*real story may have been embelished and/or over exaggerated to increase sales.
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