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mookiemookie · 12-10-11, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Blood_splat

Hey if he's serious about stopping Glee from being created, I may consider voting for him.

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

Oh. And I'd LOVE to see how "Our children can't celebrate Christmas openly." I mean. Look around anywhere this month and tell me what you see !

It's all bunk. Some people would love to pretend that they have to live in fear of saying Merry Christmas or that some jackbooted thugs will haul your kid off to a gulag if he wears a Christmas sweater to school. Its the victimhood complex in action. There's a subset of hardcore fundamentalist Christians who would love to force their opinions on everyone else and institute a form of theocracy in this country, but they cover it up by pretending they're the victims who are having someone else's beliefs imposed on them and that there's some made up "War on Christmas."

But then again, Jon Stewart did declare a war on Christmas: "But as long as our enemies view the words "Happy Holidays", not as a lazy man's way to avoid the time-sucking double-holiday salutation "I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", but rather as a subtextual "{expletive} and your Baby Jesus", THERE CAN BE NO PEACE!!

We will fight until we live in a world where free Americans everywhere seek not validation of their religious beliefs through Macy's signage. Where non-sectarian greetings are not seen as diminishing the most ubiquitous two-month holiday emergence since Caligula's birthday party. Until that day, I wish you and your family in this season a happy and heartfelt, end of the fiscal fourth quarter."

Ducimus · 12-10-11, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Blood_splat

NICE!

And good point about the jacket he's wearing. LOL

Platapus · 12-10-11, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie;Some people would love to pretend that they have to live in fear of saying Merry Christmas or that some jackbooted thugs will haul your kid off to a gulag if he wears a Christmas sweater to school. Its the victimhood complex in action.

There's a subset of hardcore fundamentalist Christians who would love to force their opinions on everyone else and institute a form of theocracy in this country, but they cover it up by pretending [I

they're[/I] the victims who are having someone else's beliefs imposed on them and that there's some made up "War on Christmas."

Well put.

soopaman2 · 12-10-11, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Hey if he's serious about stopping Glee from being created, I may consider voting for him.

It's all bunk. Some people would love to pretend that they have to live in fear of saying Merry Christmas or that some jackbooted thugs will haul your kid off to a gulag if he wears a Christmas sweater to school. Its the victimhood complex in action. There's a subset of hardcore fundamentalist Christians who would love to force their opinions on everyone else and institute a form of theocracy in this country, but they cover it up by pretending they're the victims who are having someone else's beliefs imposed on them and that there's some made up "War on Christmas."

But then again, Jon Stewart did declare a war on Christmas: "But as long as our enemies view the words "Happy Holidays", not as a lazy man's way to avoid the time-sucking double-holiday salutation "I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", but rather as a subtextual "{expletive} and your Baby Jesus", THERE CAN BE NO PEACE!!

We will fight until we live in a world where free Americans everywhere seek not validation of their religious beliefs through Macy's signage. Where non-sectarian greetings are not seen as diminishing the most ubiquitous two-month holiday emergence since Caligula's birthday party. Until that day, I wish you and your family in this season a happy and heartfelt, end of the fiscal fourth quarter."

My god is better than your god.

In the next town over from me, the township Christmas decorations got taken down a few years ago, because the Menorah was smaller than the Christmas tree.

By the way, Christmas is bullcrap too.

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/.../invictus.html

If you love Christ, then love him in your hearts and deeds. Not in monetary devotions to friends and kin. Only the devil profits from worshipping Hallmark holidays, over the ideals of a fair and just god.

Book of Common sense: Passage 1:1

Jon Stewart is a jew who loves Christmas, how can you not appreciate an open mind

Blacklight · 12-11-11, 12:27 AM

Heck. I'm an atheist who enjoys Christmas time, but Rick Perry and the fundamentalists would probably freak out over that too.

Platapus · 12-11-11, 11:20 AM

I have had people tell me that as an atheist, the fact that I am listening to Christmas music makes me a hypocrite.

Takeda Shingen · 12-11-11, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I have had people tell me that as an atheist, the fact that I am listening to Christmas music makes me a hypocrite.

I can't see why anyone would fault you. Snow is nice, Christmas lights are pretty, giving and receiving gifts is awesome, eating and drinking with friends and family is wonderful and a lot of big movies tend to hit the theaters around this time of year. I don't see why you'd have to be a believer in order to enjoy those things.

Kongo Otto · 12-12-11, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I was going to say "Make that 427,945 dislikes", but it's already up over 428,000, so I'll never catch up. On the other hand, the 'Likes' are up over 10,000, so there are more who like it as well. Of course the ratio is still about the same.

20.463 likes and 652.412 dislikes already, wouldnt make me wonder if the hit the 1 Million dislikes by Friday.

Penguin · 12-13-11, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I have had people tell me that as an atheist, the fact that I am listening to Christmas music makes me a hypocrite.

An appropriate answer (which of course none of us thinks of when we need it the most

) would be:
"I might not believe in Jesus, but sure as hell I believe in Santa Claus."

kraznyi_oktjabr · 12-13-11, 02:37 AM

Currently 20 696 likes and 657 398 doesn't like.
In percentages that means that about 3,15 % likes and 96,85 % doesn't like.

Blacklight · 12-13-11, 03:00 AM

What scares the hell out of me is that people who are saying outright scarry, bigoted crap like this are still managing to get huge amounts of support and votes ! Seriously. One of the major stances of most of the Republicans running for President is that all Muslims are terrorists, training to be terrorists, or are slowly being brainwashed into becoming terrorists, and we should watch out for them and shut down their mosques and schools and centers wherever possible.

It makes me ashamed to be an American sometimes.

What happened to G.W.'s "The Muslim religion is a religion of peace." ??? I'll tell you what happened. The GOP threw it out the door to scare people and pick up votes.

heartc · 12-16-11, 04:00 PM

Oh my god, I can't stop laughing.

Platapus · 12-16-11, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

What scares the hell out of me is that people who are saying outright scarry, bigoted crap like this are still managing to get huge amounts of support and votes ! Seriously. One of the major stances of most of the Republicans running for President is that all Muslims are terrorists, training to be terrorists, or are slowly being brainwashed into becoming terrorists, and we should watch out for them and shut down their mosques and schools and centers wherever possible.

It makes me ashamed to be an American sometimes.

How does a sheepdog herd sheep? By using intimidation and instilling a sense of apprehension or fear.

Politicians from both sides have learned this well.

12-17-11, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by heartc

Oh my god, I can't stop laughing.

My Gods that is hilarious.

CCIP · 12-17-11, 02:31 AM

It might not even be far from the truth

http://gawker.com/5868489/all-your-r...one-handy-book

(language warning)
(obviously a biased source too but, you know, just throwing that out there)

12-11-11, 12:27 AM	#35
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Heck. I'm an atheist who enjoys Christmas time, but Rick Perry and the fundamentalists would probably freak out over that too. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,374 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I have had people tell me that as an atheist, the fact that I am listening to Christmas music makes me a hypocrite. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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kraznyi_oktjabr Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Republiken Finland Posts: 1,803 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Currently 20 696 likes and 657 398 doesn't like. In percentages that means that about 3,15 % likes and 96,85 % doesn't like. __________________ You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic. - Dr. House

12-13-11, 03:00 AM	#41
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	What scares the hell out of me is that people who are saying outright scarry, bigoted crap like this are still managing to get huge amounts of support and votes ! Seriously. One of the major stances of most of the Republicans running for President is that all Muslims are terrorists, training to be terrorists, or are slowly being brainwashed into becoming terrorists, and we should watch out for them and shut down their mosques and schools and centers wherever possible. It makes me ashamed to be an American sometimes. What happened to G.W.'s "The Muslim religion is a religion of peace." ??? I'll tell you what happened. The GOP threw it out the door to scare people and pick up votes. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

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heartc Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Munich Posts: 562 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Oh my god, I can't stop laughing. __________________

12-17-11, 02:31 AM	#45
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	It might not even be far from the truth http://gawker.com/5868489/all-your-r...one-handy-book (language warning) (obviously a biased source too but, you know, just throwing that out there) __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)