okay seriously people, I'm a very patriotic person and I love American history.
my question was what you call an analogy, comparing the watering down of Christmas, like what would happen if we did that to other holidays?
2006-07-03 16:58:22 · 16 answers · asked by cirque de lune 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
okay Jeff, did you not see me congradulate you afore?
2006-07-03 17:13:54 · update #1
Independence Day is already watered down. After hearing, over the last few weeks, all the insipid commercials encouraging us to show our patriotism by buying stuff, I commented to a coworker, "Let's celebrate the birth of our nation by buying furniture!" Maybe I'm weird, but I just don't see the connection between the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and Big Jake's Tire Emporium. :-\
2006-07-03 17:10:41 · answer #1 · answered by Antique Silver Buttons 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's not a very good analogy for one.
Not everyone in America is very patriotic, but everyone is an American.
Not everyone in America celebrates Christmas, and not every American is Christian. And it's not just a question of how Christian they are, it's a question of whether they are or not.
Fellow Celebrater of Christmas and Independence Day.
2006-07-04 00:14:13 · answer #2 · answered by nunovyorebiznis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jer 10:2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
Jer 10:3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
Jer 10:4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Jer 10:5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go
2006-07-04 00:02:27 · answer #3 · answered by His eyes are like flames 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got it, didn't you read my answer? I still can't believe you bought the whole Fox News "People who say Happy Holidays are traitors to Christmas" line.
Look, just think if you were a Christian living in Isreal...how would you like it if everybody kept wishing you a Happy Hannukah? Wouldn't you feel kind of insulted that they assumed you were Jewish?
2006-07-04 00:12:10 · answer #4 · answered by Jeff 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just saw your question and I thought it was a brilliant analogy.
As for my thoughts on Christmas and what is happening to it.
My opinion Christmas needs to be taken out of public schools, that's it. If you don't like Merry Christmas being said to you at a store, you can tell them it offends you.
The difference is a non Christian should not be forced to sing Christmas songs. I know what you are going to say, "they can just not sing them". But don't you think that is unfair to them. "Sorry you can not sing today, because we are going to offend you today". If Christmas was not in schools we would not have this problem.
The difference is schools are for learning. Buissnesses aren't.
2006-07-04 00:24:35 · answer #5 · answered by darksphyx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't you love a dense crowd??? i follow, personally...i think ppl are too mesmerized by the tradition of it all to water down anything. although pondering the thought does peek my interest a bit.
2006-07-04 00:07:19 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't get it, Honey.
If we watered down July 4th, there would only be hot dogs and no hamburgers, Sprite and no coke, fire crackers but no fire works, and hill billies but no red necks.
2006-07-04 00:01:21 · answer #7 · answered by lecarz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water down what are you talking about yeah not only did we not get your sarcasm we also did not get your analogy
2006-07-04 00:05:12 · answer #8 · answered by worldstiti 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many people just don't get sarcasm. Blah
2006-07-04 00:02:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally get it, holiday's are way too commercial for my taste anymore.
2006-07-04 00:01:49 · answer #10 · answered by Points whore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋