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Yes it does,
I'm the grinch, my heart is two sizes too small.
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Posted: 2008-12-07 22:32:35
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Takes the piss, we have to acknowledge and name their festivals, but we can't celebrate our own.
Then again, there's two girls I work with, both British-Asian Muslims, and they want Boxing Day off, making the rest of us who have families to visit for Christmas to work in their place, and they don't even celebrate it! I took stand and refused to work Boxing Day anyway, I always visit my family on that day anyway.
Sorry if I come across as "offensive" but I speak my mind on these PC-bollocks issues, and I've had enough.
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Posted: 2008-12-07 23:47:50
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i'm sorry but... what?
holiday trees? feminism, multiculturalism... its ruining the world (for that matter, anything that ends with -ism)
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Posted: 2008-12-08 00:11:44
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If I were to make a nasty comment about your skin colour, I could be arrested so where is your freedom of speech? Its an illusion, freedom of speech is the freedom to insult if you ask me. Don't get me started on that topic...........
As for Christmas, everyone likes Christmas because we all get time off (except Doctors who deal with the drunks) and people are happy whether its from a religious point of view or not i.e. Christmas sales.
Instead of blaming multiculturism, look at society. Family Guy, Monty Python etc. takes the complete piss out of Jesus and God but nobody cares but now you take notice if Christmas is not being hyped up? You need to look at what the Bible teaches, what did Jesus preach as well. A thousand years on, his teachings are relevent but its being ignored.
A perfect example is having female or homosexual priests. The Bible and church are against it; Jesus would be too so why are there female and homosexual priests? People talk about getting with the times and how society has changed; if people feel that religion needs updating then that illustrates that they do not fully believe in their religion.
What I am getting at is that times have changed more towards people celebrating Christmas for the wrong reasons i.e. drinking and stuff. Times are changing and its not because of the minorities, the spirit of Christmas has been lost. How many Christian houses do you see all lit up down your road?
Eid is tomorrow and all Muslim men have to go to the mosque in the morning and you will see thousands doing this. I admit you will get you retards causing mischief but for a Muslim, Eid is a big deal.
The best thing that you could do is celebrate Christmas as Jesus would have done and think about his life and what he gave to humanity. If he were here in 2008, he would not be worried about whether Merry Christmas is plastered all over the place or not. He would ask KingBooker why he needs to be angry for this reason.
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Posted: 2008-12-08 01:39:41
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christmas??? whats christmas??? something i think i remember as a child coz sure as hell there's no such thing these days thanks to the politically correct tossers!! (sorry if i offend) ....damn it no im not sorry!
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Posted: 2008-12-08 01:43:47
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@Badassman
You forgot to mention John Lennon.
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Posted: 2008-12-08 01:55:51
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Well, I'm not very sure, but Christmas is commercially associated with snow. Here in Peru (at this time of year) children singing carols would just burn under the hot sun.
My point is, Christmas is celebrated (or not) in different ways all over the world. As a member mentioned, Kingbooker5's point is not percieved in his country.
Here, local TV channels on Christmas transmit mostly Santa Claus movies, whereas in Holy week it's all Jesus movies. This should'nt be like that imo.
Peru is also a multicultural country. But that's not the reason Christmas is not celebrated the way it's meant to (according to the bible). I think it's publicity wich disctracts our mind from the really important thing. Being in family and sharing presents, eating a good meal is all nice, but to really have in mind what Jesus has given us with his life is mostly forgotten.
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Posted: 2008-12-08 07:04:34
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Dont celebrate it and hate the entire season.
1. am not christian 2. the blatant greed and materialism. 3. as an ex army officer spent 10 christmases over the years in combat zones. peace on earth yea right dream on. 4. parent both died on christmas a year apart. 5. uncle died on christmas 4 years ago.
its just another day to me no reason to celebrate. let those who do enjoy it but spare me the entire season its far from cheery.
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Posted: 2008-12-08 09:48:34
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Well said KingBooker5!
Has anybody actually met someone who genuinely finds references to Christmas offensive?
And I mean offensive in the true sense of the word, not just the feeling that grumpy old gits like me get, where they would rather not get involved in the festivities at all for various reasons.
I wonder which underworked, overpaid bureaucrat originally dreamed up the idea that Christmas might be offensive to some people? I wish I had their job, sounds cushy as anything!
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Posted: 2008-12-08 12:15:03
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@Cycovision: in my country several churches were rigged and others burned down by smalltime terrorists a few years back, right on Christmas Eve ceremonies. Don't know what could those terrorists find more offensive than Christmas then
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Posted: 2008-12-08 12:34:55
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