StPaulHusker Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 This thread is about to go off the tracks If it hasn't already Link to comment
husker_99 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 The thing is if people actually knew the history of holdiays they find out that Santa has more to do with Christianity than Jesus does. You meant to say Santa has more to do with Christmas than Jesus does, right? yeah you are right i got ahead of myself. typo. i meant christmas. Link to comment
sd'sker Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 This thread is about to go off the tracks If it hasn't already just like the polar express. Link to comment
HSKR Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 This thread is about to go off the tracks If it hasn't already My bad. Link to comment
GSG Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I had this whole thing typed out about Santa at the last supper giving out cookies and milk instead of bread and wine, but I'm having more fun just watching. Link to comment
Junior Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Same thing for Thanksgiving. Everyone knows the Native Americans were Christian. Duh. That's the best you could do? http://en.wikipedia....ki/Thanksgiving Darn it, it's a religious holiday too! Um... how? Link to comment
sd'sker Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 but if you can't comprehend that Thanksgiving is a holiday based in religion, in particular Christianity, well then your just ignorant of history. perhaps you could inform us? seems like most holidays are just amalgamations of various past celebrations and it would be hard to claim that modern day thanksgiving is a christian holiday. does any church even claim it as a christian holiday? seems like american thanksgiving (and you are right, i stopped caring about the history of thanksgiving after third grade) is closer related to fall harvest festivals. i understand that the notion of giving thanks is a christian value, but i am ignorant of the history you refer to. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I'm with you guys as well. Never had anything to do with religion in my house growing up. Even in my wife's house where they are very Catholic it was just a family holiday. Nothing religiously special about it. this is quite interesting. I also have no clue about any Christian or religious ties to Thanksgiving. The only thing is that they gathered to "give thanks". Well, I'm assuming they were giving thanks to God. Our household has never made it a huge religious holiday other than (like others have said) the prayer before the meal. Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Just to pile on....................... http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/12/17/schools-slams-door-on-santa/ Link to comment
Street Novelist Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 If Christmas is not the day to recognize the birth of Jesus Christ, was is it for? How is that not a religious holiday? Link to comment
Landlord Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 If Christmas is not the day to recognize the birth of Jesus Christ, was is it for? How is that not a religious holiday? A. Jesus was not born on December 25th. B. Is that actually the reason we celebrate Christmas? America as a whole? We buy everyone presents because Jesus was born? We decorate pine trees because Jesus was born? We string up lights and tell stories of Santa and elves and Rudolph because Jesus was born? I mean I'm one of if not the most unapologetic Christian on this board, but nah, Christmas is hardly a religious holiday. It is for some people, but nowhere near the majority. 4 Link to comment
Street Novelist Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I know Jesus was not born on December the 25th. But if we aren't celebrating his birth on Christmas, why have a holiday? Is it just for shopping and buying trees? How can that possibly be justification for a national holiday where the government is closed? Link to comment
Landlord Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I know Jesus was not born on December the 25th. But if we aren't celebrating his birth on Christmas, why have a holiday? Is it just for shopping and buying trees? How can that possibly be justification for a national holiday where the government is closed? That's what everyone in here is asking Link to comment
HSKR Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 but if you can't comprehend that Thanksgiving is a holiday based in religion, in particular Christianity, well then your just ignorant of history. perhaps you could inform us? seems like most holidays are just amalgamations of various past celebrations and it would be hard to claim that modern day thanksgiving is a christian holiday. does any church even claim it as a christian holiday? seems like american thanksgiving (and you are right, i stopped caring about the history of thanksgiving after third grade) is closer related to fall harvest festivals. i understand that the notion of giving thanks is a christian value, but i am ignorant of the history you refer to. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving which I provided earlier is a good general read. I'm not saying only the devout religious should be allowed to participate, hell, that would take me out of the equation. Do what you want to do, but it still doesn't take away the fact that it is based in religion. In the end we are all taking a day off that is rooted deeply in religion whether we are or not. You bring up a good point about "Thanks"giving. Who were they giving thanks to in the first place? Link to comment
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