Groundzero
Not Afraid To Stand
So let's think this through, THIS JOYOUS SEASON!kepha31 said:This pagan paranoia is a form of bondage as far as I am concerned. Certain Protestant sects have outlawed the celebration of Christmas distrusting the human values and human joy which Christmas both represents and fulfills. It's really sad.
I feel sorry for the children of these wacko cults who get nothing on Christmas morning.
Crime rates typically JUMP during the MERRY season. No, they don't jump down, they jump UP!
Now how about retail? Well I read that the AVERAGE american spends $750! And in Australia wide, it's apparently something like 30 billion dollars! Is this the season of giving, or greed? I work in the fast food industry, and I can tell you right now, there's nothing merry about Christmas. When I go to the shops, do i see happy people? NO! I see stressed out people, working their butts off, or I see people spending their money on useless stuff, merely because 'tis the season.
And how about that fat jolly fellow called Santa? Rearrange the words and you'll get SATAN. Is that a coincidence? But hang on, there's more. What attributes does Santa have? He knows whether you've been good or bad (omniscient), he's all over the world in the same night (omnipresent), and he can do pretty much anything (omnipotent). Now I would venture to say, that this 'jolly' old chap is NOT so jolly after all.
What's so fantastic about lying to your child about Santa? What's so fantastic about teaching your children, that they get gifts only if they're good, but they eventually work out, that even if they're bad, they'll get gifts cause tis the season? What's so good about the Christmas tree? and holly? and tinsel? and mistletoe? I suppose you have great explanations for all these and why we should celebrate them?
http://rcg.org/books/ttooc.html
And how about Krampus? Now he really makes this season jolly!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Krampus&hl=en&safe=off&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=13HEUIOQC7GTiAf484DQAg&ved=0CDsQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=653
Anyway, happy holidays, to those of you whose spirits aren't vexed by the riotous living, the drunkenness, the debauchery, the crime, the death, and the sorrow that this 'merry' season brings.