This is a Hell-bound X train....

[davidology]

Okay, I'm so sick of these fundie idiots bitching about companies not saying "Merry Christmas." First, let me say, I'm not offended by someone saying "Merry Christmas," and up until now, I just didn't care. But now? Now just because these whiney little self righteous, uptight bitches want to get their panties all in a wad, now I care. Now, I will deliberately say "Happy Holidays" and bitch when someone plays "Silent Night."

Why? Just to piss you the fuck off.

What I don't understand is: WHY DO YOU CARE?!

Honestly, wtf is it to you if someone says "Happy Holidays"? How is that so effing horrible? How terrible that we might not want to make someone feel uncomfortable. I mean, is your faith so weak that someone telling you "Happy Holidays" will shake your belief structure to its core?

Seriously, STFU. I can't wait until you all die off, and we can go back to watching Janet Jackson's boob on TV and playing video games without your incessant bitching. In fact, I have an idea for Rockstar Games: Grand Theft Auto: 700 Club. So instead of you calling for people's assassination in the name of Jesus, we can virtually drive around Liberty City mowing your asses down while you're off having sex with prostitutes.

You didn't see me bitching when YOU refused to celebrate "Talk Like A Pirate Day" for the Flying Spaghetti Monster, did you?

Anyway, I'm starting my new campaign. I want Xmas returned to its original, pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice. Seriously, all you religious nut jobs, go fuck yourselves with the manger baby. YOU'RE the ones ruining Christmas for everyone. Maybe if you tried buttsecks, you wouldn't be such uptight assholes.

plsdiekthx,
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Comments

[allamericanjock.livejournal.com]

Wikipedia - Saturnalia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia)

And more interesting stuff in Wikipedia - Pagan Beliefs Surrounding Christmas : The Date Jesus was Born (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Pagan_Beliefs_Surrounding_Christmas:_The_Date_Jesus_was_Born)

[pharm1215.livejournal.com]

Interesting.

Pointless

[ex-prezrober685.livejournal.com]

I mean does it really matter if one holiday overtook another? That doesn't make the meaning of the new one any less nor the meaning of the old one any more... it's what the beliefs are now and what they represent.

but, history is always good to know... even if totally irrelavent.

Re: Pointless

[allamericanjock.livejournal.com]

Well, that's a very modern, very liberal point of view you put forth.

To a religious conservative, of course, it matters VERY MUCH that a holiday geniunely represents what it says it represents: in the case of Christmas, that is the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.

I understand what you're saying: that what really matters is the symbolism and the spirit of things. But come on... that's like saying that what really matters about Genesis is the symbolism, and that it doesn't matter whether all of creation was really accomplished in six actual days or not.

But, of course, is an assertion you might also agree with... but religious conservatives would disagree.

Re: Pointless

[ex-prezrober685.livejournal.com]

Speaking as a religous conservative... I can say the Bible says NOTHING about the 25th of December... at all. So any half brained religious conservative would have to realize the date is... SYMBOLIC.

I dunno why you think or anyone thinks this matters.

Re: Pointless

[allamericanjock.livejournal.com]

LOL.

Re: Pointless

[ex-prezrober685.livejournal.com]

that's what I said!

ask my boyfriend though... tis true.

Re: Pointless

[tongsinanpei.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on - everyone knows Christ was really born in spring or summer.

You gotta admit it's a pretty sneaky way to get rid of Saturnalia, though. I found out about this when I was twelve and have been quite intrigued about it ever since. It doesn't really matter to me when we celebrate Christmas, though - it's just symbolic, and I like it that way.