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jabman
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Dec 19, 2006, 3:39 PM

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As you fellow Americans might know, people are getting distressed by people saying "Merry Christmas" so they tell them to say "Happy Holidays". Tell me, does it really matter? I think people are getting to sensitive nowadays.

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No Name Entered
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Dec 19, 2006, 3:48 PM

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One question: do they greet "Happy Holidays" of the contrary of "Merry Christmas" because people with different religious beliefs are offended by everything seen or heard from Christianity / Christmas because they are politically correct pussies?

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jabman
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Dec 19, 2006, 3:53 PM

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Yep, they have a case of PCO, politically correct obsession.

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neocloud101
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Dec 19, 2006, 4:02 PM

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Everyone's sensitive about things. Christians about non-Christian stuff. Non-Christians about Christian stuff. And then things in their own personal experiences.

People suck. Being sensitive about something sucks. Just because your brother was aborted, doesn't mean that the whole idea of it in your entire country should be shot down. That's not gonna bring your brother back.

And seriously, just because there are some Non-Christian related stuff, doesn't mean that your child is gonna get brainwashed and convert to another religion.

And also of course, just because there are some Christian related stuff, doesn't mean that your friends and family are gonna turn Christian. That logic's stupid.

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jabman
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Dec 19, 2006, 4:04 PM

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My grandma is OVERLY christian. She believes (or atleast did) that Harry Potter was related to the devil.

lol....


FOOZBALL IS THE DEVIL

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neocloud101
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Dec 19, 2006, 4:09 PM

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that Harry Potter was related to the devil.
LOL.

People need to learn common sense, and that the devil is not imaging up 90% of the world, everything you don't believe in.

No offense to your grandmother, of course.

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jabman
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Dec 19, 2006, 4:13 PM

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Eh, no worries... shes changed religions one time actually. Christian to Adventist.


She had a tumor removed from her brain soooo.....

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Arkanor
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Dec 19, 2006, 4:48 PM

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When your philosophy teacher is an atheist and you're telling her goodbye after the final, it definately matters to tell her "Happy Holidays, Professor" instead of anything religious.


No Name Entered
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Dec 19, 2006, 4:53 PM

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Everyone's sensitive about things. Christians about non-Christian stuff. Non-Christians about Christian stuff. And then things in their own personal experiences.

People suck. Being sensitive about something sucks. Just because your brother was aborted, doesn't mean that the whole idea of it in your entire country should be shot down. That's not gonna bring your brother back.

And seriously, just because there are some Non-Christian related stuff, doesn't mean that your child is gonna get brainwashed and convert to another religion.

And also of course, just because there are some Christian related stuff, doesn't mean that your friends and family are gonna turn Christian. That logic's stupid.

That was well said!

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Yep, they have a case of PCO, politically correct obsession.
Not only political correctness - the fact that other religious minorities are causing Christianity to die in a neighbourhood? Imagine me screaming, "This is a place that has its main beliefs on Christianity. If you don't like our beliefs here then you can get out!"

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neocloud101
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Dec 19, 2006, 4:54 PM

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Oh hell yes. And I have one athiest teacher. This week's finals week, so that should be remembered.

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Not only political correctness - the fact that other religious minorities are causing Christianity to die in a neighbourhood? Imagine me screaming, "This is a place that has its main beliefs on Christianity. If you don't like our beliefs here then you can get out!"

See? You totally understand what I have against opinionated people.

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TazG
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Dec 20, 2006, 1:08 AM

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Every year in Canadian schools, the natives come. Oh crap, here come the natives. With their drums and feathers and smoke. Everybody in the school comes and fills a room, along with the smoke. Any student who doesn't show utmost reverence, while being told that the east winds and eagles are watching over them and seeing natives dance in chicken costumes, gets scolded. They all have to sit in that room listening to the repetitive drums and choking on smoke with the natives for at least an hour.

This of course is in the name of political correctness and the right of FREE speech and stuff.

Similarly, a small group of Christians used to come to schools every year and take about 5 minutes of time out of a regular class to unobtrusively give out FREE copies of the Bible.

They aren't allowed to come anymore. And any teacher who mentions the concept of God or anything that has any relation to popular religions is immediately at risk of losing their job.

Why? Because, people have different beliefs. It's not right for them to have to be exposed to something they don't believe. Right? Never mind the fact that natives are a minority and Christianity is the most popular in North America. It must be politically correct to let them tell everyone that God is a turtle but even giving awareness of any other belief is wrong.

Political correctness is not correct or fair at all. It seems to attack only one side. If we shouldn't refer to Christmas by its actual origin, why not any other holiday? If I don't want to hear "merry Christmas" on the radio because I'm "sensitive" about accepting the fact that it's Christmas, maybe I don't want see the Remembrance Day specials on TV because I'm sensitive about war. Whether people like it or not, it's what the holiday is about. It's almost as stupid as how people are trying to change the date labels "BC" and "AD" just because it relates to an event that obviously means a lot to Christians. No matter what they call it, they can't change the numbers and where they come from.

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neocloud101
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Dec 20, 2006, 2:30 AM

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They already tried to change BC and AD.

C.E. and B.C.E.

Hahahaha.

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TazG
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Dec 20, 2006, 3:26 AM

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Yeah I know, "common era". It makes no friggin' sense. That should mean the current generation. My dead grandparents lived in the BCE. Or BPCO.

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TazG
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Dec 20, 2006, 3:35 AM

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that Harry Potter was related to the devil.
...But actually anything related to witchcraft and stuff is, since it's an actual religion. Harry Potter is related to the devil in the same sense that Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark is related to God.

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neocloud101
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Dec 20, 2006, 3:42 AM

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Well, in that sense, you could make Harry Potter relate to the devil, but the only way to have something against it would be if HP is promoting the devil. And all I have to say to that is LOL.

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TazG
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Dec 20, 2006, 4:01 AM

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Well, it could indirectly through popularity attract people to real-life witchcraft (and so could a lot of other things), but only to people who are desperate for beliefs and more confused than Oprah, like this stupid kid. But sadly there are a lot of people like that.

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igauresh
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Dec 20, 2006, 4:56 AM

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 I think this is a religion based problem. We greet our brothers and sisters from different religion by Happy Holiday so that we won't offend their beliefs and religion. In some cases its okay to greet them Merry Christmas but as we all know people have different perspective in religion. Some accept its as okay while other don't. So stick with the Happy Holidays greeting if you know that they aren't Christians.

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emmaonline
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Dec 20, 2006, 8:13 AM

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Oh brother... who cares! Say whatever you want and if someone gives you a hard time just tell them to take a hike. Say Merry Christmas if you want or happy Kwanza or Happy God Day. We need to accept the fact that there are different religion in the world and learn to live in harmony... forget about being politicaly correct!

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neocloud101
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Dec 20, 2006, 9:22 AM

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Well, it could indirectly through popularity attract people to real-life witchcraft (and so could a lot of other things), but only to people who are desperate for beliefs and more confused than Oprah, like this stupid kid. But sadly there are a lot of people like that.
Church of SATAN?!?!?!?!?!

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!

Holy crap!!!!!

That guy must be crazy!!

I mean... HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!

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jabman
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Dec 20, 2006, 10:20 AM

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There's this girl at our school who thinks shes a witch. One day some people started singing "Jesus Loves Me".... It was kinda funny.

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Pheylan
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Dec 20, 2006, 10:27 AM

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Luciferian Satanism has been here long before you and will remain long after you. So I hope you'll forgive me for not over-exagerating laughter.

i am jc denton the augmented savior of mankind, if you don't post this in five threads i will come into your room at night and make a silent takedown

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neocloud101
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Dec 20, 2006, 10:42 AM

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Hey, hey. All I laugh is why someone would actually become a Luciferian Satanist. I mean, I know it's not all doing drugs and killing people, that's the propagandic version, but still... Stupidity...

I mean, look at some stuff that site says:

4. If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.

...

K.


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Death631
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Dec 20, 2006, 10:46 AM

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Being politically correct is retarded...

Ok, first I would like to state that the term "political correctness" is retarded because politics screw up all the time. They make racial comments, slander, ect. So how is that being politically correct?

Now on a more related note, I think people need to get over it. When people say Merry Christmas, they are assuming that the person celebrates Christmas. If somone told me "Happy Holidays" I could just as easily get "distressed" about that as I would if somone said "Merry Christmas". What if I didn't celebrate any holidays? Either way, you could be politically incorrect and who gives a damn about that... If they are sooo distressed about people saying "Merry Christmas" as an attempt to greet somone then they can become a hermit and live 20 miles away from the nearest person so they won't have to worry about being greeted in the wrong way.


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There's this girl at our school who thinks shes a witch. One day some people started singing "Jesus Loves Me".... It was kinda funny.
I have somone at my school like that too. She cast a spell on my friend lol...She is scary too Frown SCARY GIRL GO AWAY!




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Shinysheep
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Dec 20, 2006, 1:13 PM

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TazG... you stole my point. Although, we don't do the native thing.. we're all like omg LOL non-christians.

Christmas has lost it's "Religion". It's now, like easter, a commercial holiday. Almost all the non-christians I know, celebrate christmas. Hardly any of them care. But b/c some idiots are all "OMG IM OFFENDED" we have to be politically correct.


"It's not a holiday, it's a CHRISTMAS tree, goddamn it"
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aznpaintartist
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Dec 21, 2006, 1:24 AM

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Taz your post made me laugh! Especially the turtle bit. What silly natives everyone knows god is white and has brown hair and blue eyes.


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