I say MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! You got a problem with that?

[AquaAthena]

I say MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! You got a problem with that?

No, I haven't and I don't even need a reason. Whatever makes one happy.

 

[L.K.Eder]

I wonder where you got your information about the nation being "almost 100%" Christian at the time of the founding.

that's because foxfyre is a disingenuous person who tries to appear serious, while being more of a troll than i could ever aspire to be.

 

[zzzz]

...
The point, is why should it offend ANYBODY to celebrate Christmas as Christmas in churches, in the community, in the schools, and in our homes? If you don't believe in Jesus, there is still Santa Claus and the Grinch. For more than 170 years, American schools enjoyed Christmas plays, Christmas concerts, decorated classrooms, put up a Christmas tree, and enjoyed all the great traditional music, religious and non religious, of the season. Somehow none of the Buddhist or Jewish or Hindu or Atheist kids were corrupted or left out in the least during all this time and most participated and had a ball. It was non coercive, a joy to participate in whether or not somebody was religious, and the high point of the year for many communities.

When there were kids of other faiths in our groups, we learned about and celebrated their religious festivals with them, sang their songs, and learned their traditions too. They didn't demand that Christmas accommodate their beliefs and we Christians didn't demand that they accommodate ours.

Why can't we still do that? Who or why is Christmas being made a derogatory term that 'might be' offensive to somebody and therefore should be avoided or put in the back someplace? What is it to you Atheists, anti-religious, anti-Christian, or others that finds Christmas such a threat? Why is that creche in the public square so offensive to you?

And you Christians and others who love Christmas? Don't you miss the freedom to celebrate Christmas that we once had?

Merry Christmas everybody!!!!! I want to celebrate it!

Come look into the heartland of America and you will see Christmas celebrated. It still exists although the MSM will make you think it does not. It may not be in the big cities but in the small towns and villages across this country Christmas is still celebrated the old way.

 

[L.K.Eder]

Does eder add any value to this board? Just wondering.

yes, he does.

he is one of the most awesome posters in this board.

i read it on the internet.

thanks for your cooperation.

You can READ? Noooo Way!

doubtful.

i just hit the buttons in front of me at random.

and still prevail here on this amoeba convention.

 

[westwall]

Ummmm, because it was. No mosques (the first was built in Iowa of all places in 1934), the Touro Synagogue (the first) wasn't founded till 1763, and 15 families of Jews arrived in Rhode Island in 1658 so yes the country (not the native Americans who were anamists) was predominantly Christian.

I wonder where you got your information about the nation being "almost 100%" Christian at the time of the founding.

 

[Sarah G]

Religious demographics were almost 100% Christian when America was founded.
Christmas was established as a Christian Holiday.
76% or more of Americans list some form of Christianity as their religious faith.
America has welcomed and accepted people of many other religious faiths but these still make up a relatively small percentage of the population.
In one way or another, Christmas is observed by almost 100% of the U.S. population either as a religious holiday or as a secular holiday.
Christmas, as Americans have observed it, is largely an American cultural tradition.

Most of my non-Christian friends celebrate Christmas as enthusiastically as the Christians and ad their own traditions to it.

This joke was sent to me by my Jewish friend and neighbor

The Teacher asked young Patrick Murphy: "What do you do at Christmas time?

Patrick addressed the class: "Well Ms. Jones, me and my twelve brothers and sisters go to midnight mass and we sing hymns; then we come home very late and we put mince pies by the back door and hang up our stockings. Then all excited, we go to bed and wait for Father Christmas to come with all our toys.

"Very nice Patrick," she said. "Now Jimmy Brown, what do you do at Christmas?"

Well, Ms. Jones, me and my sister also go to church with Mom and Dad and we sing carols and we get home ever so late. We put cookies and milk by the chimney and we hang up our stockings. We hardly sleep, waiting for Santa Claus to bring our presents.

Realizing there was a Jewish boy in the class and not wanting to leave him out of the discussion, she asked, "Now, Isaac Cohen, what do you do at Christmas?"

Isaac said, "Well, it's the same thing every year...Dad comes home from the office. We all pile into the Rolls Royce; then we drive to Dad's toy factory. When we get inside, we look at all the empty shelves...and begin to sing: “What A Friend We Have in Jesus”. Then we all go to the Bahamas.

The point, is why should it offend ANYBODY to celebrate Christmas as Christmas in churches, in the community, in the schools, and in our homes? If you don't believe in Jesus, there is still Santa Claus and the Grinch. For more than 170 years, American schools enjoyed Christmas plays, Christmas concerts, decorated classrooms, put up a Christmas tree, and enjoyed all the great traditional music, religious and non religious, of the season. Somehow none of the Buddhist or Jewish or Hindu or Atheist kids were corrupted or left out in the least during all this time and most participated and had a ball. It was non coercive, a joy to participate in whether or not somebody was religious, and the high point of the year for many communities.

When there were kids of other faiths in our groups, we learned about and celebrated their religious festivals with them, sang their songs, and learned their traditions too. They didn't demand that Christmas accommodate their beliefs and we Christians didn't demand that they accommodate ours.

Why can't we still do that? Who or why is Christmas being made a derogatory term that 'might be' offensive to somebody and therefore should be avoided or put in the back someplace? What is it to you Atheists, anti-religious, anti-Christian, or others that finds Christmas such a threat? Why is that creche in the public square so offensive to you?

And you Christians and others who love Christmas? Don't you miss the freedom to celebrate Christmas that we once had?

Merry Christmas everybody!!!!! I want to celebrate it!

Why are Republicans so hung up on this bullshit? Say whatever you want, who cares?

 

[westwall]

I wonder where you got your information about the nation being "almost 100%" Christian at the time of the founding.

that's because foxfyre is a disingenuous person who tries to appear serious, while being more of a troll than i could ever aspire to be.

Nope, the picture in the dictionary for troll is you baby. I know it 'cause I also saw your picture on the wanted poster in the Post Office. Same person........thingy....critter...or whatever the hell a troll is classified as.

 

[L.K.Eder]

Ummmm, because it was. No mosques (the first was built in Iowa of all places in 1934), the Touro Synagogue (the first) wasn't founded till 1763, and 15 families of Jews arrived in Rhode Island in 1658 so yes the country (not the native Americans who were anamists) was predominantly Christian.

I wonder where you got your information about the nation being "almost 100%" Christian at the time of the founding.

dude, predominantly?

almost 100%?

your logic sucks even more than your wit

anamists, lol

 

[L.K.Eder]

Religious demographics were almost 100% Christian when America was founded.
Christmas was established as a Christian Holiday.
76% or more of Americans list some form of Christianity as their religious faith.
America has welcomed and accepted people of many other religious faiths but these still make up a relatively small percentage of the population.
In one way or another, Christmas is observed by almost 100% of the U.S. population either as a religious holiday or as a secular holiday.
Christmas, as Americans have observed it, is largely an American cultural tradition.

Most of my non-Christian friends celebrate Christmas as enthusiastically as the Christians and ad their own traditions to it.

This joke was sent to me by my Jewish friend and neighbor

The Teacher asked young Patrick Murphy: "What do you do at Christmas time?

Patrick addressed the class: "Well Ms. Jones, me and my twelve brothers and sisters go to midnight mass and we sing hymns; then we come home very late and we put mince pies by the back door and hang up our stockings. Then all excited, we go to bed and wait for Father Christmas to come with all our toys.

"Very nice Patrick," she said. "Now Jimmy Brown, what do you do at Christmas?"

Well, Ms. Jones, me and my sister also go to church with Mom and Dad and we sing carols and we get home ever so late. We put cookies and milk by the chimney and we hang up our stockings. We hardly sleep, waiting for Santa Claus to bring our presents.

Realizing there was a Jewish boy in the class and not wanting to leave him out of the discussion, she asked, "Now, Isaac Cohen, what do you do at Christmas?"

Isaac said, "Well, it's the same thing every year...Dad comes home from the office. We all pile into the Rolls Royce; then we drive to Dad's toy factory. When we get inside, we look at all the empty shelves...and begin to sing: “What A Friend We Have in Jesus”. Then we all go to the Bahamas.

The point, is why should it offend ANYBODY to celebrate Christmas as Christmas in churches, in the community, in the schools, and in our homes? If you don't believe in Jesus, there is still Santa Claus and the Grinch. For more than 170 years, American schools enjoyed Christmas plays, Christmas concerts, decorated classrooms, put up a Christmas tree, and enjoyed all the great traditional music, religious and non religious, of the season. Somehow none of the Buddhist or Jewish or Hindu or Atheist kids were corrupted or left out in the least during all this time and most participated and had a ball. It was non coercive, a joy to participate in whether or not somebody was religious, and the high point of the year for many communities.

When there were kids of other faiths in our groups, we learned about and celebrated their religious festivals with them, sang their songs, and learned their traditions too. They didn't demand that Christmas accommodate their beliefs and we Christians didn't demand that they accommodate ours.

Why can't we still do that? Who or why is Christmas being made a derogatory term that 'might be' offensive to somebody and therefore should be avoided or put in the back someplace? What is it to you Atheists, anti-religious, anti-Christian, or others that finds Christmas such a threat? Why is that creche in the public square so offensive to you?

And you Christians and others who love Christmas? Don't you miss the freedom to celebrate Christmas that we once had?

Merry Christmas everybody!!!!! I want to celebrate it!

Why are Republicans so hung up on this bullshit? Say whatever you want, who cares?

it gets rep on a message board.

and votes in real life.


a poltroll

 

[SAT2]

Ummmm, because it was. No mosques (the first was built in Iowa of all places in 1934), the Touro Synagogue (the first) wasn't founded till 1763, and 15 families of Jews arrived in Rhode Island in 1658 so yes the country (not the native Americans who were anamists) was predominantly Christian.

I wonder where you got your information about the nation being "almost 100%" Christian at the time of the founding.

I asked for a source. I'm not seeing one yet.

 

[westwall]

yes, he does.

he is one of the most awesome posters in this board.

i read it on the internet.

thanks for your cooperation.

You can READ? Noooo Way!

doubtful.

i just hit the buttons in front of me at random.

and still prevail here on this amoeba convention.

Sounds about right. How exactly do you prevail? I just wipe my bum and toss it in the toilet, just like I'll do with your posts. If that's your version of "winning" (is that you Charlie Sheen?) then I need to know what you're smoking!

 

[L.K.Eder]

Ummmm, because it was. No mosques (the first was built in Iowa of all places in 1934), the Touro Synagogue (the first) wasn't founded till 1763, and 15 families of Jews arrived in Rhode Island in 1658 so yes the country (not the native Americans who were anamists) was predominantly Christian.

I wonder where you got your information about the nation being "almost 100%" Christian at the time of the founding.

I asked for a source. I'm not seeing one yet.

it is funny how he discards the "anamists".

 

[SAT2]

Native Americans, non-people for over 300 years!

 

[Sarah G]

Religious demographics were almost 100% Christian when America was founded.
Christmas was established as a Christian Holiday.
76% or more of Americans list some form of Christianity as their religious faith.
America has welcomed and accepted people of many other religious faiths but these still make up a relatively small percentage of the population.
In one way or another, Christmas is observed by almost 100% of the U.S. population either as a religious holiday or as a secular holiday.
Christmas, as Americans have observed it, is largely an American cultural tradition.

Most of my non-Christian friends celebrate Christmas as enthusiastically as the Christians and ad their own traditions to it.

This joke was sent to me by my Jewish friend and neighbor



The point, is why should it offend ANYBODY to celebrate Christmas as Christmas in churches, in the community, in the schools, and in our homes? If you don't believe in Jesus, there is still Santa Claus and the Grinch. For more than 170 years, American schools enjoyed Christmas plays, Christmas concerts, decorated classrooms, put up a Christmas tree, and enjoyed all the great traditional music, religious and non religious, of the season. Somehow none of the Buddhist or Jewish or Hindu or Atheist kids were corrupted or left out in the least during all this time and most participated and had a ball. It was non coercive, a joy to participate in whether or not somebody was religious, and the high point of the year for many communities.

When there were kids of other faiths in our groups, we learned about and celebrated their religious festivals with them, sang their songs, and learned their traditions too. They didn't demand that Christmas accommodate their beliefs and we Christians didn't demand that they accommodate ours.

Why can't we still do that? Who or why is Christmas being made a derogatory term that 'might be' offensive to somebody and therefore should be avoided or put in the back someplace? What is it to you Atheists, anti-religious, anti-Christian, or others that finds Christmas such a threat? Why is that creche in the public square so offensive to you?

And you Christians and others who love Christmas? Don't you miss the freedom to celebrate Christmas that we once had?

Merry Christmas everybody!!!!! I want to celebrate it!

Why are Republicans so hung up on this bullshit? Say whatever you want, who cares?

it gets rep on a message board.

and votes in real life.


a poltroll

Seriously?

 

[L.K.Eder]

You can READ? Noooo Way!

doubtful.

i just hit the buttons in front of me at random.

and still prevail here on this amoeba convention.

Sounds about right. How exactly do you prevail? I just wipe my bum and toss it in the toilet, just like I'll do with your posts. If that's your version of "winning" (is that you Charlie Sheen?) then I need to know what you're smoking!

you are tossing your bum in the toilet?

engrish?

and you toss my posts in the toilet?

lol. what a lamer.

you better ignore me, you are just enabling me.

 

[rightwinger]

OMG!

Libruls have declared "War on Christmas"

 

[L.K.Eder]

OMG!

Libruls have declared "War on Christmas"

libruls launched a sneak attack on christmas, nuked bethlehem, and put the surviving sheep into a concentration camp in guantanamo, cuba.

 

[L.K.Eder]

Why are Republicans so hung up on this bullshit? Say whatever you want, who cares?

it gets rep on a message board.

and votes in real life.


a poltroll

Seriously?

seriously, this shit is designed to divide.

anyone who propagates it is a fucking troll.

 

[zzzz]

Ummmm, because it was. No mosques (the first was built in Iowa of all places in 1934), the Touro Synagogue (the first) wasn't founded till 1763, and 15 families of Jews arrived in Rhode Island in 1658 so yes the country (not the native Americans who were anamists) was predominantly Christian.

I wonder where you got your information about the nation being "almost 100%" Christian at the time of the founding.

I asked for a source. I'm not seeing one yet.

Since 75 to 80% attended church and a large portion of the pioneers going westward did not have churches the total percentage of Christians would probably be over 90%. Of course this does not include slaves or Native Americans at that time.

Against a prevailing view that eighteenth-century Americans had not perpetuated the first settlers’ passionate commitment to their faith, scholars now identify a high level of religious energy in colonies after 1700. According to one expert, religion was in the “ascension rather than the declension”; another sees a “rising vitality in religious life” from 1700 onward; a third finds religion in many parts of the colonies in a state of “feverish growth.” Figures on church attendance and church formation support these opinions. Between 1700 and 1740, an estimated 75 to 80 percent of the population attended churches, which were being built at a headlong pace

.RELIGION AND THE FOUNDING OF AMERICA « American Christian Heritage Group Blog

 

[rightwinger]

I don't trust anyone who does not celebrate Santa's Birthday