titaniumman
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I am Christian...I say Merry Christmas. For those who aren't, I say Happy Holidays...If any of that offends you, I say TOUGH ******. Enough said? PEACE and Safety for you and yours.
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Tucker's Mom
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CHRISTMAS 2011 old but seasonal
KK...is this why you wanted to be Jewish??? <g> Read below:
The teacher asked young Patrick Murphy: "What do you do at Christmas time?
Patrick addressed the class: "Well Ms. Jones, me and my twelve brothers and sisters go to midnight mass and we sing hymns; then we come home very late and we put mince pies by the back door and hang up our stockings. Then all excited, we go to bed and wait for Father Christmas to come with all our toys.
"Very nice Patrick," she said. "Now Jimmy Brown, what do you do at Christmas?"
Well, Ms. Jones, me and my sister also go to church with Mom and Dad and we sing carols and we get home ever so late. We put cookies and milk by the chimney and we hang up our stockings. We hardly sleep, waiting for Santa Claus to bring our presents.
Realizing there was a Jewish boy in the class and not wanting to leave him out of the discussion, she asked, "Now, Isaac Cohen, what do you do at Christmas?"
Isaac said, "Well, it's the same thing every year...Dad comes home from the office. We all pile into the Rolls Royce; then we drive to Dad's toy factory. When we get inside, we look at all the empty shelves...and begin to sing: “What A Friend We Have in Jesus”. Then we all go to the Bahamas.
Anyway...Merry Christmas to all of you too...from me and my husband. Keep safe. Fly safe. Drive safe.
KK...is this why you wanted to be Jewish??? <g> Read below:
The teacher asked young Patrick Murphy: "What do you do at Christmas time?
Patrick addressed the class: "Well Ms. Jones, me and my twelve brothers and sisters go to midnight mass and we sing hymns; then we come home very late and we put mince pies by the back door and hang up our stockings. Then all excited, we go to bed and wait for Father Christmas to come with all our toys.
"Very nice Patrick," she said. "Now Jimmy Brown, what do you do at Christmas?"
Well, Ms. Jones, me and my sister also go to church with Mom and Dad and we sing carols and we get home ever so late. We put cookies and milk by the chimney and we hang up our stockings. We hardly sleep, waiting for Santa Claus to bring our presents.
Realizing there was a Jewish boy in the class and not wanting to leave him out of the discussion, she asked, "Now, Isaac Cohen, what do you do at Christmas?"
Isaac said, "Well, it's the same thing every year...Dad comes home from the office. We all pile into the Rolls Royce; then we drive to Dad's toy factory. When we get inside, we look at all the empty shelves...and begin to sing: “What A Friend We Have in Jesus”. Then we all go to the Bahamas.
Anyway...Merry Christmas to all of you too...from me and my husband. Keep safe. Fly safe. Drive safe.
titaniumman
Member
YOLK100, You fit into the Happy Holidays section of my post
On a different note, I just heard that in Batavia NY. Not to far from me,it is now forbidden to mention God or Christmas in their public schools. It was a nice surprise when I attended my daughters choir performance at our neighborhood PUBLIC school, GOD and Christmas, as well as Hanukkah were celebrated in song.
On a different note, I just heard that in Batavia NY. Not to far from me,it is now forbidden to mention God or Christmas in their public schools. It was a nice surprise when I attended my daughters choir performance at our neighborhood PUBLIC school, GOD and Christmas, as well as Hanukkah were celebrated in song.
swsd40
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I say MERRY CHRISTMAS. If that offends you, tough. But do not try to force happy holidays or seasons greeting down my throat. Because you might find out that offends me. Once again, MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, for he is the reason. (wow, a gift everyday of Hanukkah? that would be cool.) MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone, and PLEASE be safe.
jrtyson72
XDMan
How about Happy Yultide. Did you know Jesus was actually born in late November? Look it it up, it's true. I can here my daughters teacher now caling me saying, "uh, Mr. Tyson, we can't have your daughter up here telling the kids there is no such thing as santa", my reply, "I'm terribly sorry, but I choose not to lie to my child or anyone else for that matter, I choose not to set my childs mind up thinking that even the smallest of white lies is ok, and just wait until easter". ;-). Anyhoo, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hannukha, Happy Yultide and may you all be blessed with good health.
Firefighterchen
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Merry Christmas
mistergus75
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I say Merry Christmas, but if someone's not a Christian...I say Merry Christmas anyway.
Doesn't matter if someone is a Christian or not. It's still Christmas.
yolk100
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Well, I wish I had a Rolls Royce, or rather could afford one. I figure that you didn't realize that the joke is a bit derogatory to Jews. Most Jews are NOT rich and jokes that play on that are offensive. Have a Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas anyway.
By the way, it's never late to become Jewish. A bit tedious but you can convert. Maybe you'll get your Rolls than.
By the way, it's never late to become Jewish. A bit tedious but you can convert. Maybe you'll get your Rolls than.
cmhbob
Sig fault.
I'll return the seasonal greeting I get. Say "Happy Holidays" to me and I'll say "To you as well," with a smile on my face.
I'm sorry, but my Christian brothers and sisters get way too worked up over the seasonal greeting thing. Our God is not so immature or worldly or whatever as to get perturbed over what His people say. I'm not about to put God in that kind of a box.
Let's keep in mind a couple of things: nowhere does the Bible command us to remember and celebrate His birthday. If it did, we wouldn't be doing it in December anyway. And much more important than His birth is His willing sacrifice thirty-odd years later.
I'll leave you with a couple of good links for the holidays:
‘Happy Holidays’ and other four letter words | The Path Less Taken
The Star of Bethlehem - an incredible astronomy lesson about the Star.
I'm sorry, but my Christian brothers and sisters get way too worked up over the seasonal greeting thing. Our God is not so immature or worldly or whatever as to get perturbed over what His people say. I'm not about to put God in that kind of a box.
Let's keep in mind a couple of things: nowhere does the Bible command us to remember and celebrate His birthday. If it did, we wouldn't be doing it in December anyway. And much more important than His birth is His willing sacrifice thirty-odd years later.
I'll leave you with a couple of good links for the holidays:
‘Happy Holidays’ and other four letter words | The Path Less Taken
The Star of Bethlehem - an incredible astronomy lesson about the Star.
WB9IIE
Master of Poverty Knob
I say Merry Christmas to you, and you can reply (without hurting my feelings) Happy Hanukka. I'm not offended by another culture's well wishing for a good holiday. Happy Holidays is just "Politically Correct." Why be pollitically correct when you can be RIGHT!
localgirl
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I love Christmas.
I don't care if you celebrate Christmas as Jesus' birth, if you mark it as the miracle of light, or dance around a Yule fire. Christmas is about hope, and about light.
As I'm sure most of you know, most of our Christmas traditions are pagan in nature, celebrating the shortest day of the year with gifts and feasts and light, marking the renewal of the sun (son?) and the faith that it would soon return, even on the darkest, coldest night of the year.
Christmas is a time of being with family, of singing, of sharing meals, and of believing in something greater than all of us.
It's the one time of year when people smile a little more, give a little more, and think of others just a little bit more than they might have otherwise.
And yes, Virginia, there certainly WAS a Santa Claus, which survives today as an amalgam of the Turkish Saint Nicholas and traditional Nordic Father Christmases.
There's nothing about Christmas I don't love. I love every little tradition--the Christian ones, the Jewish ones, the pagan ones. I love the tree and the lights, the presents and the cookies. I love the little kids in their shepherd outfits at Christmas pageants, and the simple beauty and significance of the Menorah. I love the mistletoe and the holly, symbols of the death of the Summer and pending rebirth of the Spring.
I even love the blatant commercialism. It reminds me that some child is going to be thrilled with a new toy or some shiny thing under the tree. It reminds me that I can be grateful for the simplicity that will be in my home, and the even deeper significance that each small gift will bear.
I call it Christmas because it's the common and conventional term, but to me it's much more than that. It's all the best of all the holy days, and all the best of us, if we let it be.
I don't care if you celebrate Christmas as Jesus' birth, if you mark it as the miracle of light, or dance around a Yule fire. Christmas is about hope, and about light.
As I'm sure most of you know, most of our Christmas traditions are pagan in nature, celebrating the shortest day of the year with gifts and feasts and light, marking the renewal of the sun (son?) and the faith that it would soon return, even on the darkest, coldest night of the year.
Christmas is a time of being with family, of singing, of sharing meals, and of believing in something greater than all of us.
It's the one time of year when people smile a little more, give a little more, and think of others just a little bit more than they might have otherwise.
And yes, Virginia, there certainly WAS a Santa Claus, which survives today as an amalgam of the Turkish Saint Nicholas and traditional Nordic Father Christmases.
There's nothing about Christmas I don't love. I love every little tradition--the Christian ones, the Jewish ones, the pagan ones. I love the tree and the lights, the presents and the cookies. I love the little kids in their shepherd outfits at Christmas pageants, and the simple beauty and significance of the Menorah. I love the mistletoe and the holly, symbols of the death of the Summer and pending rebirth of the Spring.
I even love the blatant commercialism. It reminds me that some child is going to be thrilled with a new toy or some shiny thing under the tree. It reminds me that I can be grateful for the simplicity that will be in my home, and the even deeper significance that each small gift will bear.
I call it Christmas because it's the common and conventional term, but to me it's much more than that. It's all the best of all the holy days, and all the best of us, if we let it be.
BC1
,
My friend had a jewish father and catholic mother. He was always confused about religion and holidays. He jokes about it saying he thought that on Easter Sunday Christ rose and if he saw his shadow we had six more weeks of lent. He went to confession with an attorney... bless me father for I have sinned. I'd like to introduce you to my attorney, Mr. Horn. He'll be negotiating my penance.
He ended-up doing stand-up comedy for a living.
Merry Christmas, happy holidays to all.
Tucker's Mom
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Lighten up....Not because you are not as rich as some Jews, the joke that I put in here is not derogatory to most Jews. This is the first time I have heard of your statement. Rich or not, the Jews are one of those that came here and worked without complaining and helped improve this country (and other countries). If they became rich in the process, good luck to them.
I asked about this joke to one of my Jewish friends and he said it is not derogatory to him. If you are a Jew and you are offended, I am sorry for you. My very best boss in my working years is a Jew. He wasn't offended either. He just laughed.
Besides, I don't like a Rolls. I have the dream car that I drive and one I can afford to run.
Merry Christmas anyway.
I'm so sick of political correctness sometimes it makes me want to puke. And to not let your kids share a little fantasy with virtually all the others kids at Christmas time is just plain Scroogelike, in my opinion of course.
Life used to be so simple until Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny becomes things of lies. Kids grew up better when they were allowed to be kids for a while.
KK
Life used to be so simple until Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny becomes things of lies. Kids grew up better when they were allowed to be kids for a while.
KK
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