The Christmas Thread

AngelRipper16 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:10 pm

Favourite Christmas Carols: What the fuck is carols?

Favourite Chrismas Food: Rib or ribbe (norwegian)

Christmas List: Lots of stuff... CD's, DVD's, etc.

What You Love About Christmas: The gifts and the food

What You're Getting Cara For Christmas: Sorry son, I don't know you. Don't give presants to strangers.

What You Hate About Christmas: Ehh? What's there to hate?

Favourite Christmas Movies/Programs: Honestly don't know. Probably the stuff on TV christmas eve.

:cool:

Seinfeld26 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:14 pm

FrigidSymphony wrote:

Easter itself was originally a holiday devoted to Eostre, the goddess of Spring. Christianity recycled pretty much everything from the halos to the number of disciples...

Your first sentence is correct. But your second isn't. Halos have nothing to do with Christianity. They're just visual imagery often used in art to symbolize divinity. Meanwhile, while there are similarities between Christianity and other religions, many of them (including the "number of disciples" argument you just gave) have been shown even by secular scholars to be either exaggerations or outright falsehoods. Only recently "rediscovered" by scholastically-inept conspiracy theorists.

The religion Christianity bears the most resemblance to is Judaism. In fact, technically, it's an off-shoot of the Jewish religion.

AngelRipper16 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:19 pm

Brahm_K wrote:

it seems to me that a lot of people who celebrate Christmas completely ignore that aspect, which is fine and all, because Christmas is a great excuse to hang out with family and be charitable and all, but if its not about Jaysus at all... Whats the point?

Well, maybe to have some fun? To spread joy and happiness to the people around you. Being together with friends and family, showing you care about them. I also find christmas to be a great time where people can put away their indifferences and a time to forgive each other.... lots of reasons why we should continue, even though the Jesus thing is kinda ignored. ( I know... it's a cliche)

Seinfeld26 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:22 pm

AngelRipper16 wrote:

Brahm_K wrote:

it seems to me that a lot of people who celebrate Christmas completely ignore that aspect, which is fine and all, because Christmas is a great excuse to hang out with family and be charitable and all, but if its not about Jaysus at all... Whats the point?

Well, maybe to have some fun? To spread joy and happiness to the people around you. Being together with friends and family, showing you care about them. I also find christmas to be a great time where people can put away their indifferences and a time to forgive each other.... lots of reasons why we should continue, even though the Jesus thing is kinda ignored. ( I know... it's a cliche)

Well, certainly in the mainstream media it's ignored. Which, being that not everybody's Christian, is admittedly understandable. But if you look at how a lot of individual families celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus probably gets much more emphasis than it does in the mainstream media.

AngelRipper16 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:33 pm

Seinfeld26 wrote:

AngelRipper16 wrote:

Brahm_K wrote:

it seems to me that a lot of people who celebrate Christmas completely ignore that aspect, which is fine and all, because Christmas is a great excuse to hang out with family and be charitable and all, but if its not about Jaysus at all... Whats the point?

Well, maybe to have some fun? To spread joy and happiness to the people around you. Being together with friends and family, showing you care about them. I also find christmas to be a great time where people can put away their indifferences and a time to forgive each other.... lots of reasons why we should continue, even though the Jesus thing is kinda ignored. ( I know... it's a cliche)

Well, certainly in the mainstream media it's ignored. Which, being that not everybody's Christian, is admittedly understandable. But if you look at how a lot of individual families celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus probably gets much more emphasis than it does in the mainstream media.

Yeah. In many ways It would be better if Jesus had replaced santa as the front figure of christmas ('cause now, santa is more important in christmas than jesus). :cool:

Seinfeld26 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:37 pm

AngelRipper16 wrote:

Seinfeld26 wrote:

AngelRipper16 wrote:

Brahm_K wrote:

it seems to me that a lot of people who celebrate Christmas completely ignore that aspect, which is fine and all, because Christmas is a great excuse to hang out with family and be charitable and all, but if its not about Jaysus at all... Whats the point?

Well, maybe to have some fun? To spread joy and happiness to the people around you. Being together with friends and family, showing you care about them. I also find christmas to be a great time where people can put away their indifferences and a time to forgive each other.... lots of reasons why we should continue, even though the Jesus thing is kinda ignored. ( I know... it's a cliche)

Well, certainly in the mainstream media it's ignored. Which, being that not everybody's Christian, is admittedly understandable. But if you look at how a lot of individual families celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus probably gets much more emphasis than it does in the mainstream media.

Yeah. In many ways It would be better if Jesus had replaced santa as the front figure of christmas ('cause now, santa is more important in christmas than jesus). :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IZgL1mZ ... re=related

Even as a believer, I freaking love this South Park short.

AngelRipper16 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:44 pm

Seinfeld26 wrote:

AngelRipper16 wrote:

Seinfeld26 wrote:

AngelRipper16 wrote:

Brahm_K wrote:

it seems to me that a lot of people who celebrate Christmas completely ignore that aspect, which is fine and all, because Christmas is a great excuse to hang out with family and be charitable and all, but if its not about Jaysus at all... Whats the point?

Well, maybe to have some fun? To spread joy and happiness to the people around you. Being together with friends and family, showing you care about them. I also find christmas to be a great time where people can put away their indifferences and a time to forgive each other.... lots of reasons why we should continue, even though the Jesus thing is kinda ignored. ( I know... it's a cliche)

Well, certainly in the mainstream media it's ignored. Which, being that not everybody's Christian, is admittedly understandable. But if you look at how a lot of individual families celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus probably gets much more emphasis than it does in the mainstream media.

Yeah. In many ways It would be better if Jesus had replaced santa as the front figure of christmas ('cause now, santa is more important in christmas than jesus). :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IZgL1mZ ... re=related

Even as a believer, I freaking love this South Park short.

LOL

Cara · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:49 am

AngelRipper16 wrote:

What You're Getting Cara For Christmas: Sorry son, I don't know you. Don't give presants to strangers.

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EdgeOfForever · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:10 am

Haha.

AngelRipper, look her up in the Faces thread, you might change your mind.

Dago · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:51 pm

Favourite Christmas Carols: Brodequin - The Virgin of Nuremburg
Favourite Christmas food : Lamb
Christmas List : hmmm, drinks at pubs
What you love about Christmas: The family reunites
What you're getting Cara for Christmas: hmmm, a drink
What you hate about Christmas: the fucking lights
Favourite Christmas movies/programs: ---

Goat · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:17 pm

Cara is a common male name in Norway?

Cara · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:19 pm

It must be.
This is the second time i've been confused for a male in like a week!

Goat · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:50 pm

Cara wrote:

It must be.
This is the second time i've been confused for a male in like a week!

Must be that new hairstyle...

*ducks*

Thomas · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:01 pm

Nicodemus · **Joined:** Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:57 pm **Posts:** 76

Favourite Christmas Carols - Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Hark! The Herald Angel
Favourite Christmas food - Christmas Turkey, FUCK YEEEAR
Christmas List - WoW game cards, uh...MST3K seasons
What you love about Christmas - Togetherness, general atmosphere
What you're getting Cara for Christmas - Cancer
What you hate about Christmas - RAMPANT CONSUMERISM LOLOLOL
Favourite Christmas movies/programs - The one where they gotta meet Snow Miser and Heat Miser, Jingle All the Way

I loves me some Christmas

Cara · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:08 pm

Nicodemus wrote:

Favourite Christmas Carols - Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Hark! The Herald Angel
Favourite Christmas food - Christmas Turkey, FUCK YEEEAR
Christmas List - WoW game cards, uh...MST3K seasons
What you love about Christmas - Togetherness, general atmosphere
What you're getting Cara for Christmas - Cancer
What you hate about Christmas - RAMPANT CONSUMERISM LOLOLOL
Favourite Christmas movies/programs - The one where they gotta meet Snow Miser and Heat Miser, Jingle All the Way

I loves me some Christmas

Uh you still owe me a birthday present, faggot. >:C

also.

MY HAIR IS AWESOME :mad:

Nicodemus · **Joined:** Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:57 pm **Posts:** 76

LOL I do. Do you really want AIDS and cancer stacked up like that though?

grandbazaar · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:19 pm

Favourite Christmas Carols : mmm don't have one

Favourite Christmas food: meat pie

Christmas List: I'd realy like a new T.V but it's too much to ask for.

What you love about Christmas: The hole spirit of it and especially spending time with my parents and sibling. I usually spend about two weeks of time with my parents duraing the holidays. Good times!

What you're getting Cara for Christmas: uuh, are you trying to extort gifts from us ? Haven't you learned it's better to give than receive ?

What you hate about Christmas: the commercial side of it, and every shop, store manufacturer trying to pimp their merchandise.

Favourite Christmas movies/programs: Lethal Weapon and Die Hard even if they aren't true Christmas movies
:wink:

AngelRipper16 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:14 am

Cara wrote:

AngelRipper16 wrote:

What You're Getting Cara For Christmas: Sorry son, I don't know you. Don't give presants to strangers.

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AngelRipper16 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:25 am

EdgeOfForever wrote:

Haha.

AngelRipper, look her up in the Faces thread, you might change your mind.

I couldn't find her

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