Christmas is still going on

~>John<~ · January 03, 2005, 05:10:35 PM

While what volkov says is true it is not the whole truth, church also decided a preporatory length of time was needed to contemplate Jesus suffering before Good Friday and so we pushed it back too

RazorClaw · January 03, 2005, 06:08:50 PM

Volkov, do you know the exact day of Beethoven's birthday, for sure? Do you know what day Aristotle was born on, exactly? Even what season? The fact is, it is a celebration of Christ's birthday, and so you guys waltz in and say "Hey! I want presents too! And hey! everything's on sale during the Christian holiday! We'll just steal it!" The Catholic Church at least had a decent reason for celebrating Christmas when they did. You know, I find that I'm far more accepting than some other people. I saw a topic on another board entitled, "Happy Winter Solstice, You Pagan (donkey)holes!"

missbehavin · January 03, 2005, 06:11:04 PM

Quote from: RazorClawVolkov, do you know the exact day of Beethoven's birthday, for sure? Do you know what day Aristotle was born on, exactly? Even what season? The fact is, it is a celebration of Christ's birthday, and so you guys waltz in and say "Hey! I want presents too! And hey! everything's on sale during the Christian holiday! We'll just steal it!" The Catholic Church at least had a decent reason for celebrating Christmas when they did. You know, I find that I'm far more accepting than some other people. I saw a topic on another board entitled, "Happy Winter Solstice, You Pagan (donkey)holes!"

::agrees::

Menatus · January 03, 2005, 06:34:42 PM

Well, Volkov is just a silly person, what can you blame him?

Gen. Volkov · January 05, 2005, 01:45:32 AM

Am not a silly person! And I'll prove it!

And actually I do know Beethoven's birthdate, it was 17 Dec. 1770. Actually to be more precise that was the date he was baptized for. As to Aristotle, well there is some debate as to whether he actually existed, and of course the exact season or date is unknown, but it is generally accepted that he was born sometime in 384 BC. So perhaps those were bad questions to ask.. but I get your point. However, Christmas is no longer simply the celebration of Christ's birth, it has become more than that. As to the reason the Catholic church did it, well I tried to be nice about it, but the real reason was to destroy all the other religions of the day by absorbing their holidays.

SEE!

Menatus · January 08, 2005, 06:48:16 PM

You looked those both up to sound smart, so it doesn't really mean anything. :P And it's quite obvious you did, too.

SEE?

Gen. Volkov · January 08, 2005, 06:54:09 PM

Did not! LOL. Ok yes I did look the Beethoven thing up, but the Aristotle one I already knew. And anyway its really beside the point. My point is, you guys are making this huge deal about it being Christ's birth that we are celebrating when really he was born then, and anyway christmas isn't really about that anyway. Maybe in the beginning it was, but now its about giving and recieving and generally being nice to one another. Which is the essence of Christ's teachings ANYWAY. So why don't all you silly fundies calm down and leave people like me alone? I didn't reject christianity from ignorance you know, it was an informed decision. I prolly know more about christianity than most CHRISTIANS!

Arguia Zsah · January 09, 2005, 11:23:40 AM

*sigh*
Christmas is over for another year...
*sigh*