Re: Night Before Christmas

Date: 31 May 2003 05:24:26 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.christnet.second-coming.real-soon-now,alt.atheism
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stoney wrote:
> On 26 May 2003 20:31:25 GMT, Rick Foster <email-address-deleted>,
> Message ID: <email-address-deleted> wrote in alt.atheism;
>
> >When that movie name came up, it made me wonder, if and why atheists
> >celebrate Christmas? How about Easter?
>
> Only as a time for family. I am not enamoured with the gratuitous
> claptrap of conspicuous consumption of the former. AAOF I ignore it to
> the greatest extent I possibly can.
>
> The insipid music, in the malls, I find extremely repugnant (especially
> as the time people are subjected to it extends in length) and don't go
> into the malls from around Nov. 26th until after the first of January.
>
> > Although Christians aren't supposed to go hog wild over the holidays,
> >I was wondering if any of you just *don't* deal with the hype at all?
> >
> >No disrespect intended, just curious.
>
> I've talked to mall employees and they don't look forward to six + weeks
> of the same 'music' day in and day out.
I tend to agree. We have a radio station in Tampa that plays only Christmas
music, from the week before Thanksgiving until the Saturday after New Year's
Day. It normally is an Oldies station, which I like. I called to complain,
and the program director said I was the *only* person that complained. I
find that hard to believe, but on the other hand, it seems as soon as the
fireworks from the 4th of July are finished, the holiday music starts in the
mall. Funniest thing I've seen in awhile was a Freddy Kruger costume set up
across the aisle from a Christmas tree at the local K-Mart!
>
> Flip side is I do find the pagan rituals that have been carried along to
> be of ironic amusement.
>
>
>
> /humourous sig alert for reasoning impaired xtians
>
> Stoney
> "Designated Rascal and Rapscallion
> and
> SCAMPERMEISTER!"
>
> When in doubt, SCAMPER about!
> When things are fair, SCAMPER everywhere!
> When things are rough, can't SCAMPER enough!
> /end humour alert
>
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