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Category: Religion
Posted on: November 26, 2007 10:57 PM, by Greg Laden
... and get ready for the War on Christmas
Here's a few opening remarks that may serve to inspire.
Begin the War on Christmas from NoGodBlog.com
It's "The War on Christmas" Season Once Again... from Crooks and Liars...
Check this out:
[from Stoptheaclu, a truly icky site]
Stay tuned....
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Comments
What is this War on Solstice I hear so much about?
I can understand combining Asian Mithraism, Roman Saturnalia, and Germanic Yule (or playing with lights, giving presents, and feasting at the table, respectively), because that produces a good party in the darkness of the winter.
But the nativity scenes are an attack on the traditions. Even if you go by the Bible, Jesus wasn't born in December.
Posted by: Lassi hippeläinen | November 27, 2007 3:03 AM
I would like to pick up the point of my obviously scandinavian cultural cousin Lassi. Why shoot ourselfs in the foot by being mr Scrooge? Why not do as the Christians did in their time; roll over this christian theme imposed on seasonal feast that was important to so many cultures long before it was stolen from us by the church and renamed "Christmas". The Christians managed to make it their own, instead of banning Jul, which would have been much harder. Now let us get rid of all the this boring nativety stuff and make a real old-fashion feast of the season, as it was originally. Celebrate Jul by carrying lights into your otherwise bleak days to remind you that spring is on it's way with warmth and sun, well up here in the north anyway. Eat drink and be merry, Happy Jul!!
Posted by: Baldur | November 27, 2007 4:33 AM