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Merry CHRISTmas to all of you libs

Red Robin

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Perhaps being better educated and above me, you failed to notice I was also offended at the notion of perhaps dis was implying that Christians shouldn't be offended by those wanting to say Happy holidays instead of merry christmas. Aplusmt got it, why can't you? You think he understands ignorant better than you elitists? Could be.
 

Red Robin

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reader (the Second) said:
Now I do object to the silly tagline but if RR wants to show his Christian values by continually insulting others in a mean spirited and childish way, well that's his perogative :roll: :roll: I will not be adding an anti-right wing tagline to my signature...
Ohhh loosen up R2. It's a web board, not something to get your blood pressure up over. Go ahead and put an anti right wing tag line. I can assure you I won't be offended. :lol:
 

Martin Jr.

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Disagreeable's first posts have errors. first, Christmas began to be observed on Dec. 25 around AD 325. The Nativity scene was said to have been begun by St. Francis in 1223.
All people were aware of the changes in seasons and the beginning of lenghtening of days, and would have been a natural place to put the birth of Christ in their yearly celebrations of Christian events, because the Birth of Christ was a new beginning in Religious history. Not merely a replacement of Sun worship.
As for Americans not celebrating Christmas before 1800, I am not suprised at some of those Christians as they were very strict and didn't believe in celebrating anything! However there were some Christians, and maybe Catholics in particular who would have noted the event in a Mass of celebration. (Hence Christ-Mass)
 

Martin Jr.

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Oldtimer said:
I think the most interesting is the Book of Mary-- which could no way fit into the church leaders politics of the time that believed men were far superior to women.....
Actually the "Book of Mary" is summarized in the Gospel of Luke, not in the same detail of course, as Luke's Gospel is about Jesus.
The Jews didn't allow much credit to women, but were important in Jesus' life and in the lives of the early apostles.
 

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