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Though Todd raises some good points about "diversity" diluting the very things it is celebrating, I could not disagree more about his disgust about the "winter holiday". Christmas was not even a chris
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The "winter season" is about more than christmas
posted at 11/3/2000 4:51 AM EDT
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Though Todd raises some good points about "diversity" diluting the very things it is celebrating, I could not disagree more about his disgust about the "winter holiday". Christmas was not even a christian holiday in the beginning; it was arbitrarily assigned by the church in an attempt to hijack the pagan winter solstice.
Though over the years christmas has managed to settle down into a strong christian tradition, the winter season is not just christmas. Many spiritualists celebrate the winter solstice for their own reasons. It is a symbol of endings and beginnings, life and death, and the cycle of nature. The "christmas tree" is not even a christian symbol; it is a pagan one. The very idea of the celebration of nature is loaded with non-christian ideals. I posit that the end of one year and beginning of the next holds a special significance for everyone, regardless of their religion or lack thereof. Wishing a "merry christmas" to christians is all fine and well, but most of the rest of us are quite pleased with "happy winter" or its variants. Personally, I will accept either one and reply with, "and a happy winter to you." |
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The "winter season" is about more than christmas
posted at 11/8/2000 6:57 AM EST
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{Do what your name says...pull the shade and go to sleep!}
You obviously have a disagreement with me; fine. I can easily accept rational disagreement. But responding to a short essay with nothing more than a mindless kindergarten-style insult is the mark of an immature mind. I know you are capable of better than: "Do what your name says...pull the shade and go to sleep!" The email you sent me makes that clear. If you care for a rational discussion on the issue, great. But kindly don't waste my time with garbage like: "Do what your name says...pull the shade and go to sleep!" |
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