Most folks either love or hate Bill Oreilly or sometimes both at the same time. But he makes a good point about this time and season. The secular media and ACLU nearly ran the Christian celebration of the birth of Christ in to "Public extinction" How dare a store or a radio or TV station say the word "Christmas". I've had enough. I have a Christmas tree, not a holiday tree. Chritstmas lights, Not Holiday lights. I mail out CHristmas cards and give Christmas gifts. Yall get the Picture. Oh, I think out of all the bad press and negetive views on the "War on Terror" we are and will continue to do good in world. I have friends in IRAQ and they are proud of what they have done and are doing. My father-n-law fought fir over a years during the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom and has seen first hand the devistation that Saddam Hussian left. Sure, things have went wrong and mistakes have been made and will be made. I think Bush has made errors and has made his share of mistakes. I still respect him and support him and will until Jan. 20th. I thank him for keeping this country safe and done his best to allow our goverment agencies to do what they think is needed to keep us safe since the big wake up call on 9/11. Thank all of you and those who have friends/relatives who have and are serving. When Obama steps in next year even though I disagree on most all of his policies I will do my best to support him and pray that his decisions will be best for this country. Thanks for letting me vent. I walked into a Sagebrush to get some giftcards and 3 guys were were arguing about what I have just talked about. 2 were so far out in space that they actually condoned the actions of Saddam and Osama Binladin." America is the real evil and we are the reason for the half million mass graves. " Christmas is just "another goverment holiday to make u spend money about a made up story that cannot happen" they said. The one other guy that was there was a normal guy and they told him that "We went to Harvard and we know the truth. Our education allows us to overcome your conservative, religous bull" I had to open my big mouth in a rational way but my point was just some "redneck idiot point of view that only right wing people can be fooled by" I was told. Again yall have a great night and from me to you, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

 

Merry Christmas ! Christmas comes once a year holidays are different.I am religious and I believe in god I am not going to say Merry Holiday the schools here in Canada can't even say god or pray in the schools it's pritty sad.Merry Christmas to everyone and GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

 

Thanks. It's nice to see someone understands what I'm talking about

 

happy kwanza

insensitive jerks

 

Actually Christ was probably born in the springtime since the Bible says the shepherds were out in the fields at night. December 25th was the birth of the Persian god Mithras. Emporer Constantine decided to move Christ's birthday to the same day that the Pagans in Rome were already celebrating. That was hundreds of years after Christ's birth. Holiday trees were brought into the homes of Norse people who believed that the god Odin knew who was naughty and nice. There were other holiday celebrations like Saturnalia that happened then too since it was the Winter Solstice. This has been going on at Christmas time since thousands of years before Christ and all these Pagan traditions were "borrowed" by the Christian church. I get emails every year complaining about how people are trying to take Christ out of Christmas, but the more I learn about the history of Christmas, the more I realize it has very little to do with Christ.

But it's still Christmas to me and I have a Christmas tree decorated and lit up in the corner of the room. [img]i/expressions/present.gif[/img] Merry Christmas to all. Or whatever other holiday you celebrate. I'm not going to discriminate against people who celebrate other things. I just wish we could all live in peace, no matter what each individual believes.

 

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*Twas the month before Christmas*

*When all through our land,*

*Not a Christian was praying*

*Nor taking a stand.*

*See the PC Police had taken away,*

*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*

*The children were told by their schools not to sing,*

*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*

*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*

* December 25th is just a 'Holiday'.*</ span>

*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*

*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*

*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*

*Something was changing, something quite odd! *

*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*

*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*

*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*

* At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.*

*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*

*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*

*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty*

*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*

*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*

*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!*

*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*

c*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*

*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*

* Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*

*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*

*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.*

*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'*

*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*

*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*

*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS ,

not Happy Holiday!*

Please, all Christians join together and

wish everyone you meet

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christ is The Reason for the Christ-mas Season!

 

That's awesome

 

Another good one from the late Larry Norman.

Santa Claus is commin' and the kids are gettin' greedy
It's Christmas time
They know what's in the story 'cause they seen it on the TV
It's Christmas time, it's Christmas time
It used to be the birthday of the Man who saved our necks
It's Christmas time
Now it stands for Santa Claus they spell it with an X
It's Christmas time, it's Christmas time
You go into the forest and you cut down all the trees
It's Christmas time
I know you got a power saw but who plants the seeds?
It's Christmas time, it's Christmas time
I gotta buy a present can't remember who it's for
It's Christmas time
I 'll see you in a hour when I get back from the store
It's Christmas time, it's Christmas time

 

PS He said, "I am the way, the truth, the life." He's either a liar or the Truth. You choose. He gave us free will to decide who you will serve. "As for me and my house. We will serve the Lord." Whether or not we celebrate it on the wrong day,(And from what I've read Jumbofrank's got his facts pretty straight) isn't as much the issue with me. I try to celebrate who he is everday. To me, everyday is Christmas. Merry Christmas to all!