“Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves.
A celebration of the winter solstice is universal across all cultures and religions, as is the universal wish for peace and goodwill to all. In the end though its all about family and celebrating the ties that bind. If you can not find joy in that then I feel sorry for you.
Christmas is the day that much of mankind has chosen to honor the birth of Christ. I am not sure why some dwell on how the day ended up when it did instead of using it to cherish Christ.
If non believers choose to celebrate or not that is up to them as long as they leave the rest of us alone and stop *****ing and moaning about it.
ALLISON XB 21,, MERCURY 300 Opti Max Pro Series (Slightly Modified) You can't catch me!!! "Today is MINE"
Christmas is the day that much of mankind has chosen to honor the birth of Christ. I am not sure why some dwell on how the day ended up when it did instead of using it to cherish Christ.
If non believers choose to celebrate or not that is up to them as long as they leave the rest of us alone and stop *****ing and moaning about it.
I think the only guy "*****ing and moaning" about it is a self proclaimed Christian.
Christmas is the day that much of mankind has chosen to honor the birth of Christ. I am not sure why some dwell on how the day ended up when it did instead of using it to cherish Christ.
If non believers choose to celebrate or not that is up to them as long as they leave the rest of us alone and stop *****ing and moaning about it.
And that is the problem. We have become a materialistic society, aided and abetted by commercial interests and the media. It is time we got back to values and respect for faith whether you believe in God or not. I am not a fan of many "organized" religions as they too, in many cases, have become a business. I have a belief in God on a personal level and I will leave it at that.
“Everyone behaves badly--given the chance.”
― Ernest Hemingway
Yep....hope y'all had a great time with the family. I know I did. Was dreading that three hour drive back up to Virginia but once you are there it's all wonderful...seeing my 89 year old momma and my brothers and sisters and all the kids...it's a beautiful thing
I don't believe in Santa....or the Easter Bunny. I never did. Not that I remember anyway.
So......there's that...
Arguing with idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon... No matter how good you are, the bird is going to crap on the board and strut around like it won anyway.
Well it seemed pretty obvious to me that anyone who would come on here and attack "goodwill on earth" like he did................
is just plain SAD! :wink
Yep....hope y'all had a great time with the family. I know I did. Was dreading that three hour drive back up to Virginia but once you are there it's all wonderful...seeing my 89 year old momma and my brothers and sisters and all the kids...it's a beautiful thing
WTG,my mom just turned 85 the week before Christmas.
I don't believe in Santa....or the Easter Bunny. I never did. Not that I remember anyway.
So......there's that...
I saw Santa at the mall when I was a kid but had to call shenanigans on his bogus setup...Easter bunny...we shot him one night in December years ago while we were high on lsd cruising around the field in in a Mazda truck with two of us with guns in the back....one with a 22 and the other with a 12 gauge...difficult to hit him with a 22 at two in the morning holding a spotlight with the truck bouncing and him zigging and zagging...**** man, emptied the magazine but the twelve gauge got him...hopping down the bunny trail my *** Pete....got back to the house on the farm....hahaha..funny stuff when you are high on acid shooting rabbits....the girls were back there and said, what the hell are you lunatics doing? Not only can we hear the gun shots that sound like a gang style drive by but we can hear everything y'all are saying from a quarter mile away ....I got him, I got him'....bam, bam, bam....then we left the two or three rabbits(Peter cottontail being one of em) in a five gallon bucket in the back ofthe pickup and damned if the dog didn't jump up there and eat em.... You think I'm making this up? Then there's the late night beaver hunts...you got make your own entertainment down on the farm sometimes. Always a hoot. Just saying.
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Heres Tom with the Weather.”
Well said ... thanks.
If non believers choose to celebrate or not that is up to them as long as they leave the rest of us alone and stop *****ing and moaning about it.
"Today is MINE"
I think the only guy "*****ing and moaning" about it is a self proclaimed Christian.
Everyone else said Merry Christmas.
Mini Mart Magnate
I am just here for my amusement.
I was directing my comment beyond the forum Jack wagon to the populace in general.
"Today is MINE"
Majority of Americans do not view Christmas primarily as a religious holiday
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/12/25/majority-of-americans-do-not-view-christmas-primarily-as-a-religious-holiday/?utm_term=.2201bcf99fe5
And that is the problem. We have become a materialistic society, aided and abetted by commercial interests and the media. It is time we got back to values and respect for faith whether you believe in God or not. I am not a fan of many "organized" religions as they too, in many cases, have become a business. I have a belief in God on a personal level and I will leave it at that.
“Everyone behaves badly--given the chance.”
― Ernest Hemingway
So......there's that...
Well it seemed pretty obvious to me that anyone who would come on here and attack "goodwill on earth" like he did................
is just plain SAD! :wink
WTG,my mom just turned 85 the week before Christmas.
Here's to seeing family and friends and eating well!
From this atheists home to yours, whatever it may be!
TRT what was that you were saying?
Even a "Merry Christmas" thread can't get by without someone having to start a pi$$ing match. Quite sad.