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ringo

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Message 7 of 301 (441118)
12-16-2007 1:13 PM

Reply to: Message 1 by Kitsune
12-15-2007 7:15 AM

LindaLou writes:

What does Christmas mean to non-Christians, and can it really have any kind of deep meaning?

I don't think most Christians find a "deeper" meaning in Christmas than most non-Christians do. The "Christ" part of Christmas is fairly superficial and unimportant. "The holidays" can be celebrated without reference to "Christ" at all.

Singing a carol or two doesn't give the religious aspects any great significance. It's no different from singing "We are the Champions" when we're not.

Disclaimer: The above statement is without a doubt, the most LUDICROUS, IDIOTIC AND PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WILLFUL STUPIDITY, THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN OR HEARD.

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Message 91 of 301 (441639)
12-18-2007 12:03 PM

Reply to: Message 90 by Taz
12-18-2007 11:47 AM

Re: Little atheist girls

Taz writes:

And if you like a real tree so much, why not plant one in front of your home and then decorate it every christmas?

Been there, tried that. When it was little, it was under two feet of snow. Now that it's forty feet tall, it's too hard to put the star on top.

More on topic, I'd rather have Richard Dawkins on my doorstep carolling than as a non-existent-Jehovah's unwitness.

Disclaimer: The above statement is without a doubt, the most LUDICROUS, IDIOTIC AND PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WILLFUL STUPIDITY, THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN OR HEARD.

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Message 295 of 301 (446985)
01-07-2008 5:40 PM

Reply to: Message 293 by riVeRraT
01-07-2008 5:10 PM

riVeRraT writes:

If you had half a brain, wouldn't you have realized after the second time, that it was you, not God?

That one's going in the signature. It really sums up what people have been trying to tell you and some other Christians for years.

“If you had half a brain, wouldn't you have realized after the second time, that it was you, not God?” -- riVeRraT

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