So Fox News has more material? They keep recycling the same ole attack on Christmas story...................................YAWN!!!!
2006-12-18 02:45:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
http://mediamatters.org/items/200412100006
2006-12-18 02:46:19 · update #1
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Not everyone bows down to my Christianity!!!! Waaaaaaa!!!
That's all I hear from O'Reilley anymore. It's sad, really. A rich, white American feels oppressed. Poor guy.
2006-12-18 02:51:08 · answer #1 · answered by Schmorgen 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The only reason that Christmas is even celebrated in December is due to the fact that the Christians changed their celebration day from the middle of spring so that it would coincide with the much older pagan holiday of Yule.
The Christians did this to keep themselves from being singled out and persecuted. Now it is the Christians on the attack with how dare someone confuse the holiday that the Christians hijacked from the pagans as anything other than Christmas.
2006-12-18 11:03:01 · answer #2 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a Germanic heathen (Asatruar), I am rather grateful that the christians have decided to move their lord and saviour's birthday to coincide with the ancient pagan and heathen festivals. This allows us to celebrate just as our ancestors did without drawing undue attention to ourselves and risking our jobs, safety and peace of mind.
The only thing that annoys me is that even though pagans and heathens are very tolerant, christians are not. We've never minded sharing. But sharing goes both ways. The stubborn refusal of the christian extremists to 'share' our own holy days with us is quite maddening.
The reason for the season is the solstice, not the birth of a middle eastern prophet. If it means something else to you, then fine. Celebrate that. We don't mind. But please do not attack our traditions that you have decided to adopt, and then imply, or even come straight out and say, that we are attacking 'Christmas'.
I honestly don't know why some people do that sort of thing. You certainly don't see hordes of Asatruar or Wiccans shouting about the 'attacks on Yule' when that is pretty much descriptive of what happens this time every year. You do not see us flipping out at the grocer's when someone tells us "Merry Christmas" instead of "Blessed Yule". Is it because we are secure in our faith and these others are not? Is it because they know, deep in their hearts, they are celebrating one of the most ancient of the heathen and pagan holy days and feel the overwhelming urge to wipe any memory of the origin of their mass for Christ from the collective consciousness? Or are they simply undereducated and not aware of the origins of this most holy of times?
Whatever the answer, I say we keep them together. Like I said, it helps us "blend".
~Morg~
2006-12-18 11:17:38 · answer #3 · answered by morgorond 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The term winter holidays is a pc term used by those who some how fear the term Christmas Break in relation to the school session. Schools used to have Easter and Christmas break-now it is spring break and winter holidays. To me, all the pc terminology is a form of dishonesty. Changing the name of the event doesn't change what is being celebrated.
2006-12-18 10:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by Country girl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How can we separate Christmas from the winter holidays? It's in the winter. So is Thanksgiving and New Years.
2006-12-18 12:05:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no Winter Holidays without Christmas. Although Christmas has become highly secularized and commercialized, it is the reason why we celebrate during the winter.....of course, Jesus wasn't born in December either!!!
2006-12-18 10:50:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. Christmas is the main religious holiday. To the people whining about it - they can shut up and go in to work while the rest of us have Christmas at home with our families.
Let's see how many hypocrites actually do this.
2006-12-18 11:05:16 · answer #7 · answered by RAR24 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ridiculous!! If people dont believe in the Religious background -idea of Christmas then they can celebrate their way. Christmas has come down to a Santa holiday anyway. Jesus is far from the focal point of this holiday. This is kinda like taking the 10 commandments off Government property...If you dont like it dont watch it, dont celebrate it, dont join in, but dont take away the belivers freedom. It is easier for non belivers to "opt-out" than for belivers to ignore their entire beliefs. This is nothing more than a violation of freedom of religion. (please dont use that seperation of church and state mojo, that is ridiculous considering our country was founded on Christian sentament.
"one Nation under God..." etc.
2006-12-18 10:57:19 · answer #8 · answered by Chasity 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Certainly not.
The politically correct liberals who now wish to rename it "Winter Holiday" would never dream of saying to Muslims that their "EID" celebrations should be renamed.
I am not a practising Christian myself, but I respect the traditions and teachings of the Christian faith which underpins so much of western culture.
I am sick and tired of the liberal elites trying to undermine these values by attacking our traditions.
2006-12-18 10:57:34 · answer #9 · answered by Ak23566 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People will never like or accept the real meaning of Christmas because it has to do with Christ. Christ is offensive to people. Sure, they'll take the giant dinners and the decorations and the presents but not Christ. People just need to stop being so sensitive.
2006-12-18 10:57:52 · answer #10 · answered by irishharpist 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋