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#1095021 - Sat Nov 28 2009 01:06 PM The War on Christmas hits home
allan1
Offline I'm just sayin'

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I live in a mid-size town of roughly 40,000.Each year at Christmastime in the town square,a nativity scene was set up since I can remember.This year a small group of atheists complained and the town council folded faster than Superman on laundry day.Relocating the nativity to a Presbyterian Church on the corner,they decfeed noting would be placed at the square.....period.I imagine soon there'll be no Christmas lights or tree downtown next.

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#1095023 - Sat Nov 28 2009 01:57 PM Re: The War on Christmas hits home [Re: allan1]
655321
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Loc: fascist utopia
so it wasn't so much a war as a minor skirmish that resulted in a relocation to a more appropriate area, aka a place of worship.

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#1095024 - Sat Nov 28 2009 02:47 PM Re: The War on Christmas hits home [Re: 655321]
allan1
Offline I'm just sayin'

Registered: Fri Jul 20 2001
Posts: 9616
Loc: Chambersburg,Pennsylvania
Actually it was more akin to Germany invading France...couple of shots fired and the town surrendered.Funny thing is the Nativity is only roughly 20-30 feet from where it was...just now in front of the church.Still in full view so....yeah,Does it really bother me where it sits?Not really...just,I dunno,hasn't been a problem the last 50+ years where it sat,so why now?

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#1095026 - Sat Nov 28 2009 05:48 PM Re: The War on Christmas hits home [Re: 655321]
Pariah
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Registered: Sun Sep 07 2003
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Loc: Fucktard Valley, CA
 Originally Posted By: 655321
so it wasn't so much a war as a minor skirmish that resulted in a relocation to a more appropriate area, aka a place of worship.


Why would it be more or less appropriate where it sits? It's not as though the Nativity scene is exclusively relevant to Christianity. It's an historically relevant point in history that's directly related to the holiday and the roots of its celebration.

If it's very placement is that significant, then it would be necessary to abolish the entire holiday to make everyone shut up about being offended.

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#1095030 - Sat Nov 28 2009 06:33 PM Re: The War on Christmas hits home [Re: Pariah]
rex
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Registered: Sun Jun 13 2004
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This thread is going to get really gay soon.

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#1095032 - Sat Nov 28 2009 07:00 PM Re: The War on Christmas hits home [Re: rex]
Irwin Schwab Moderator
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Registered: Thu Oct 19 2000
Posts: 50000
Loc: Multiverse
it's odd atheist believe their religion is to be accepted and forced upon everyone, yet a nativity scene which would have no meaning to someone who really did not believe in jesus is offensive to them.
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#1095035 - Sat Nov 28 2009 07:18 PM Re: The War on Christmas hits home [Re: Irwin Schwab]
rex
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When did the athiest movement become peta?

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#1095039 - Sat Nov 28 2009 07:22 PM Re: The War on Christmas hits home [Re: Irwin Schwab]
Prometheus Moderator
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Registered: Sat Feb 10 2001
Posts: 23454
Loc: The 21st Century
 Originally Posted By: BASAMS The Plumber
it's odd atheist believe their religion is to be accepted and forced upon everyone, yet a nativity scene which would have no meaning to someone who really did not believe in jesus is offensive to them.



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#1095053 - Sat Nov 28 2009 07:31 PM Re: The War on Christmas hits home [Re: rex]
the G-man
Offline Lawyers Guns & Money

Registered: Fri May 16 2003
Posts: 35833
Loc: the right
 Originally Posted By: rex
When did the athiest movement become peta?


The atheist movement was PETA before PETA was.

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#1095059 - Sat Nov 28 2009 07:56 PM Re: The War on Christmas hits home [Re: the G-man]
Pariah
Offline Bow down to combaticus!

Registered: Sun Sep 07 2003
Posts: 26443
Loc: Fucktard Valley, CA
I think perhaps one of the biggest fallacies behind the contemporary disbelief in God and faith in general is the organized mindset behind it. When you apply an "ism" as a means of designating your belief/disbelief in the supernatural, you are, in effect, creating a religion.

What is so difficult about saying "I don't belong to a faith," as opposed to saying, "I have faith that these groups are wrong?"

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