Quote Originally Posted by mrdevious
Tolerance goes both ways. We wouldn't find it acceptable to supress the expression of another religion's holiday, and it's not accetpable to suppress a christian one. Whether or not atheists (such as myself) and other people celebrate Christmas doens't matter, the holiday is still being borrowed from a christian tradition (and albeit a pagaen one beforehand). Christmas was established in western society as a celebration of the birth of christ whether anybody likes it or not, and nobody has a right to take it away from christians and pretend it's "anual gift-giving day". If atheists like myself wish to celebrate christmas while abdicating the religious context, that's all good. But damned if I'm going to insist that everybody accept my alteration from the original version. And as far as I'm concerned, being offended by the acknowledgement of a christian holiday makes you no less a bigot than being offended Muslim's celebration of Ramadan, a Jew's barmitzfa, or a buddhist meditating in public.
Thank you...Mrd... right on point.

In America you have the right to be offended.


I have little kids...this is what makes life worth living.


Hey MrD....I know the meaning of life. To have kids and grow up again through there eyes.......

So for these precious few years while they believe in Santa... It is like heaven on earth......and NO ONE should be able to take that from me.

This year...they have "made" me and Mommy presants, and "wrapped" them and put them under the tree..... allready learning it is better to GIVE, than receive...cool.
Bong30 Reviewed by Bong30 on . 'Nativity' Booted From Ill. Holiday Fair 'Nativity' Booted From Ill. Holiday Fair November 27, 2006 11:24 PM EST CHICAGO - A public Christmas festival is no place for the Christmas story, the city says. Officials have asked organizers of a downtown Christmas festival, the German Christkindlmarket, to reconsider using a movie studio as a sponsor because it is worried ads for its film "The Nativity Story" might offend non-Christians. New Line Cinema, which said it was dropped, had planned to play a loop of the new film on Rating: 5