"Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2006, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great.
#2. "RE: Your holiday greeting choice" In response to OldRay (Reply # 0)
Uhhh, Pagan who votes Republican here.
It's bad enough I have the media telling me that Republicans are right wing Christians when I know that only 20% of their voter base consider themselves that, but when I hear this from Republican right wing Christians who are so vocal that it makes it seem like more than 20% I begin to question if I should start sending my vote back to the Libertarians. With as close as the elections have been do you really want to lose 80% of your voter base?
I suggest that even the right wing Christians get with the times and start respecting all religions.
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#4. "RE: Your holiday greeting choice" In response to Myk (Reply # 2)
RWCs may be 20% of the Republican voter base, but that's not an "only". It's well an truly a big enough vote bloc to carry them over the line when it's one of the most solid blocs in the nation.
#7. "RE: Your holiday greeting choice" In response to Paul D (Reply # 4)
Why are Chrisitans driven to say what they say (whenever they say it on whatever holiday/season) they say it on? What makes you want to cram your "joy" down other people's throats or, if they (the offended) get huffy, you go into fits and paroxysms yourself? If they (the offended) get mad at you, why can't you be wholesome, peaceful Christians yourself, and say something like: "God bless you" (to yourself of course, since you've already pi$$ed them off).
Or why can't you just nod your head a little and smile at them, knowingly?
We do it because we love you Ed. And want to share our joy with you, hopeing one day you will repent and can experince the joy of love in your heart too.
#9. "RE: Your holiday greeting choice" In response to Paul D (Reply # 4)
In today's close US elections I don't think either party can stand to alienate anyone. The RWCs (I like that abbreviation) need to learn what religious freedom means if they wish to keep their Libertarian and non-Christian voters. Yes they need that 20% but they also need the other 80%.
Yes I realize the above was a joke but hidden inside of jokes are often painful truths. How long do they expect those who are not RWC to side with them while the "Liberal Media" is bombarding us with the "fact" that "all Republicans are RWC" and then we hear that from the RWCs who at the same time are quick to point out that the "Liberal Media" is just trying to get us to turn away from the Republicans? I don't listen to the media on these matters, but I do listen to these "jokes" and their message comes across loud and clear. I'm starting to seriously think the Republican RWCs need a good spanking to wake themselves up.
It's a Pagan holiday anyway. Jesus is NOT the reason for the season. They need to accept that fact and wish everyone a happy holiday, or even a Merry Christmas without the extra piles of religion shoved in. I don't care if I get wished a Happy Hanukkah or any other holiday when the purpose is actually good wishes. But when those wishes are meant to annoy....
Sad thing is that I can wish a RWC a Happy Yule with the intent to annoy and it would sail right over their head.
-------------- History teaches us that history has taught us nothing.
pako: (what kind of person is it who doesn't capitalize their first name)?
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>We do it because we love you Ed. And want to share our joy with you, hopeing one day you will repent and can experince the joy of love in your heart too. > >~~~~pako~~~~
"Uh", "Happy Hanukkah"...and "Happy Kwanza" to you too!
Right now, I’m imaging the blank-unknowing stare, the dumbfounded, head scratcing look on your mentally infirmed face as you too late realize that “Duh”, both of those "Holidays" started today. You did realize (know) that-right?
#21. "RE: Your holiday greeting choice" In response to MSU (Reply # 20)
Actually, the official name given to me by my mother is "Bobby". Over the years it has been shortened to "Bob". The name "pako" just came to mind while signing up for PC911.
And, Ed's rhetoric doesn't bother me, I always get a kick from reading his comments. I think of him as a very nice gentleman, but I will never tell him that.
