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Santa removed from Coke cans. Non-Christians find him "offensive."
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Santa has been banned in schools, libraries, public parks and city halls all across the country by people who say he symbolizes a Christian holiday — Christmas — therefore he is a Christian symbol and offends some non-Christians.
This will come as a surprise to most Christians who do not view Santa as a symbol of their religion. And to many Christians it is an example of how any hint of Christmas, a Christian holiday, has become forbidden in some places.
Evidently, one of those places might be a can of Coke.
Full Story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,175562,00.html
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They're removing Santa from Coke cans and replacing him with polar bears... It amazes me... people will complain about anything these days... I mean... I'm Christian... and I wouldn't get upset if I saw jewish/muslim symbols on a can of Coke... what's the big deal?
Discuss...
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The world is going to shit. It's sad really. Wal-Mart and Cost Plus and Target and some other stores have said that they will start this year with replacing the term "Merry Christmas" with "Happy Holidays". What's even worse is that people will still shop at these stores (even the ones who say that what they're doing is terrible) and will still buy Coke. It's our own faults for putting up with it. The attitude is similar to that of elections or recycling, "One person won't make a difference". Well this year, I've decided not to shop at those stores, and I'm going to stick to my guns.:mellow:
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Originally Posted by Skizo
The world is going to shit. It's sad really. Wal-Mart and Cost Plus and Target and some other stores have said that they will start this year with replacing the term "Merry Christmas" with "Happy Holidays".
keep up, slowpoke. wal-mart put merry christmas back up because some catholic group complained about the happy holidays thing. december is not for everybody and all their other crappy holidays, it's only for christians. praise jesus or GET OUT.
also this:
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From the December 15, 2004 Lou Dobbs Tonight:
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CHRISTINE ROMANS: Lou, Macy's is adamant it's not trying to offend anyone, just the opposite. It's doing just what other businesses do, retail and otherwise. It's trying very hard not to exclude anyone. That's why "Season's Greetings, Happy Holidays" is better.
LOU DOBBS: Well, they've just excluded everyone who is celebrating Christmas, which is, after all, the foundation of the so-called season in which they make most of their profits.
ROMANS: Moving definitely toward not offending anyone.
DOBBS: You know, when you think about it, "Happy Holidays" -- what other holidays are we celebrating right now? We're celebrating Christmas, right?
ROMANS: And they say Hanukkah, Kwanzaa --
DOBBS: Kwanzaa?
ROMANS: -- also the end of Ramadan and a host of other holidays between Thanksgiving and New Year's.
DOBBS: But as we celebrate each one of those -- and each of us in this very diverse society does celebrate -- my Jewish friends say to me "Happy Hanukkah," I say to them "Merry Christmas," none of us is offended. I don't understand the reluctance to use Christmas.
ROMANS: They say "Happy Holidays" covers it all.
DOBBS: They do? Well, they're wrong. And merry Christmas. Thanks, Christine.
Dobbs made his comments directly following a report by Romans, in which she quoted a statement by Macy's which conveyed the company's desire to be inclusive of "all religious and ethnic celebrations."
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ROMANS: Macy's says it doesn't ban Christmas -- witness Santa in Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and all of its holiday decorations. But the company says the phrases "Seasons Greetings" and "Happy Holidays" embrace all religious and ethnic celebrations that take place in November and December, and "these expressions of goodwill are more reflective of the multicultural society in which we live today."
this "OMG christmas is under attack! the barbarians are at the gate!" thing is, frankly, a lot of hyped-up baloney. it's the new "OMG WMD." bunch of blow-dryed talking heads looking for the next fake controversy to get their target audiences riled up and eyes glued to the boob tube.
like. take it easy, fellas. conservatives and christians are still in control of the USA. no need to be a sore winner.
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Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
They're removing Santa from Coke cans and replacing him with polar bears...
I'm offended by the use of the polar bears.
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..I always thought that Santa lived on the North Pole...in Finland ;) and was a pagan Feast...
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What is going on?
one of our local councils have stopped funding the christmas lights this year for the same reason, sad for kids.
Not seen the Coca-Cola "holidays are coming" advert this year so far, so i guess that's gone as well :(
I'm not very relegious, but I do celebrate Christmas
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Originally Posted by Skizo
they will start this year with replacing the term "Merry Christmas" with "Happy Holidays".
Ah dammit. :pinch:
It just bugs me... how some people get upset over the stupidest things... if it really bothers you that Santa is on a can of Coke... drink Mountain Dew or something else... jeez... Next thing you know it'll be illegal to put up christmas lights or something... :blink:
We can't just remove shit because a few people find them offensive...
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Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
if it really bothers you that Santa is on a can of Coke... drink Mountain Dew or something else... jeez...
the Coca-Cola company doesn't want people to drink Mountain Dew. Mountain Dew is a Pepsi brand. if it comes down to a choice between keeping Santa or losing customers to Mountain Dew, Santa's gonna lose.
if they release Coke cans in the USA prominently featuring some of these symbols (or images connected to them?), and they don't receive a ton of complaints from christians, i'll be more willing to entertain the notion that the polar bear cans represent unfair discrimination against christmas:
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http://home.swipnet.se/~w-67496/sata...ilder/pent.gifhttp://www.healingems.com/Ganesha.jpg
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that really is one of the most stupid things ive ever heard, anyone who agrees with taking santa off the coke cans is an IDIOT.
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Originally Posted by Azzz
that really is one of the most stupid things ive ever heard, anyone who agrees with taking santa off the coke cans is an IDIOT.
+ anyone who thinks christmas is in any danger? also an IDIOT.
just to be fair.
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pretty soon we wont be allowed to put up christmas trees because it might offend passers by.....
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They pass me by and throw eggs :( yet i am not a follower in anything :lol:
I guess this year a lot of products wont have Santa on,
even the Mince Pies
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Originally Posted by 3RA1N1AC
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Originally Posted by Azzz
that really is one of the most stupid things ive ever heard, anyone who agrees with taking santa off the coke cans is an IDIOT.
+ anyone who thinks christmas is in any danger? also an IDIOT.
just to be fair.
Pretty soon the word Christmas will be erased from TV, billboards, and newspapers. I say so the hell what.
If Christmas is a religious holiday, let it be religious and fuck all the other bullshit marketing feces smeared all over the place.
He wasn't even born on Dec. 25.:dry:
If you really want to celebrate Christmas, put Jesus back in it.
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Originally Posted by Busyman
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Originally Posted by 3RA1N1AC
+ anyone who thinks christmas is in any danger? also an IDIOT.
just to be fair.
Pretty soon the word Christmas will be erased from TV, billboards, and newspapers. I say so the hell what.
If Christmas is a religious holiday, let it be religious and fuck all the other bullshit marketing feces smeared all over the place.
He wasn't even born on Dec. 25.:dry:
If you really want to celebrate Christmas, put Jesus back in it.
jesus isnt fun, whats fun about some hairy hippy being nailed to a cross, no-one these days celebrate the real meaning of christmas, which is probably fake anyway!
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Originally Posted by Azzz
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Originally Posted by Busyman
Pretty soon the word Christmas will be erased from TV, billboards, and newspapers. I say so the hell what.
If Christmas is a religious holiday, let it be religious and fuck all the other bullshit marketing feces smeared all over the place.
He wasn't even born on Dec. 25.:dry:
If you really want to celebrate Christmas, put Jesus back in it.
jesus isnt fun, whats fun about some hairy hippy being nailed to a cross, no-one these days celebrate the real meaning of christmas, which is probably fake anyway!
Not my point and the point is who cares if you celebrate it since you ain't Christian. :1eye:
I don't have the inkling to make Hannukah fun 'cause I don't give a shit about it.
Christmas on the Dec. 25 was made to overshadow a pagan day anyway. It is some made up compromise shit that, as I see it, worked. Christians and non-Christians celebrate it now like it was when it was made up.
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Originally Posted by Busyman
He wasn't even born on Dec. 25.:dry:
If you really want to celebrate Christmas, put Jesus back in it.
Good point.
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Originally Posted by 3RA1N1AC
Another good point.
@ all
Perhaps to please everyone the stores should not put up any "holiday" stuff until each holiday. Have the stores celebrate with all their customers on an individual basis. I'm sure no one would be offended by the walmart Islam displays or having the Jewish candles lit in a prominent display area. I believe Satanists have some good festivals...how about a "happy devil day" display. Of course that would mean that they were not just covering a Christian holiday :O .
It seems ironic to me to be offended by the use of "happy holidays" or "seasons greetings" then suggesting that nobody should be offended by "merry christmas".
To the removal of santa. Yes it is dumb to remove it but as he is not a religious symbol why would a Christian see it as an attack on their religion?.
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Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
They're removing Santa from Coke cans and replacing him with polar bears... It amazes me... people will complain about anything these days...
I know. It's getting pretty ridiculous. I've even heard about people who actually complain about what's on Coke cans! Weird, huh?
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Originally Posted by 3RA1N1AC
Satanism is a Christian cult tho.. :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by Rat Faced
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Originally Posted by 3RA1N1AC
Satanism is a Christian cult tho.. :rolleyes:
Satan knows the Bible better than us all.
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Originally Posted by blue_1
I want Santa :O
:D
I agree with Busyman; put Jesus back into the mix.
Santa Claus is an infamous prick anyhow, and he runs a non-union shop.
The S.P.C.A. wants his ass for abusing reindeer, too. :angry:
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Political Correctness gone mad.
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Originally Posted by DanB
Political Correctness gone mad.
Indeed.
It's a bit 'o' fun ffs.
How in the name of gepulon is it offensive, to any religion. How does it offend people's beliefs.
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Originally Posted by vidcc
Good point.
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Originally Posted by 3RA1N1AC
Another good point.
@ all
Perhaps to please everyone the stores should not put up any "holiday" stuff until each holiday. Have the stores celebrate with all their customers on an individual basis. I'm sure no one would be offended by the walmart Islam displays or having the Jewish candles lit in a prominent display area. I believe Satanists have some good festivals...how about a "happy devil day" display. Of course that would mean that they were not just covering a Christian holiday :O .
It seems ironic to me to be offended by the use of "happy holidays" or "seasons greetings" then suggesting that nobody should be offended by "merry christmas".
To the removal of santa. Yes it is dumb to remove it but as he is not a religious symbol why would a Christian see it as an attack on their religion?.
I don't see it as an attack on my religion... the removal of Santa isn't what bothers me... it's the fact that sooo many people will whine and moan about the stupidest of things... just to get what they want.
You can put any of those symbols above on a can of Coke.... and I'd still drink it... it wouldn't upset me. Who gives a crap what's on the can? I'm still drinking what's inside... maybe that's just what I think?
People actually take the time to complain about symbols on cans of soda... wow.
I can imagine it now....
"OMG!!!!111 They have Santa on this can of Coke! This is an outrage! I'm SO offended!! This is horrible... Santa on Coke? Hell... might as well put Hitler on Coke!! Or Stalin! It'd be just as offensive!! What was Coke thinking??!! Putting Santa on a can of Coke!! During Christmas!!! Oh no!!! Get me the Coke company! No wait! Get me the mayor! No! GET ME THE PRESIDENT!!!!"
:frusty:
@j2k4
:lol: :lol:
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Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
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Originally Posted by vidcc
Good point.
Another good point.
@ all
Perhaps to please everyone the stores should not put up any "holiday" stuff until each holiday. Have the stores celebrate with all their customers on an individual basis. I'm sure no one would be offended by the walmart Islam displays or having the Jewish candles lit in a prominent display area. I believe Satanists have some good festivals...how about a "happy devil day" display. Of course that would mean that they were not just covering a Christian holiday :O .
It seems ironic to me to be offended by the use of "happy holidays" or "seasons greetings" then suggesting that nobody should be offended by "merry christmas".
To the removal of santa. Yes it is dumb to remove it but as he is not a religious symbol why would a Christian see it as an attack on their religion?.
I don't see it as an attack on my religion... the removal of Santa isn't what bothers me... it's the fact that sooo many people will whine and moan about the stupidest of things... just to get what they want.
You can put any of those symbols above on a can of Coke.... and I'd still drink it... it wouldn't upset me. Who gives a crap what's on the can? I'm still drinking what's inside... maybe that's just what I think?
People actually take the time to complain about symbols on cans of soda... wow.
I can imagine it now....
"OMG!!!!111 They have Santa on this can of Coke! This is an outrage! I'm SO offended!! This is horrible... Santa on Coke? Hell... might as well put Hitler on Coke!! Or Stalin! It'd be just as offensive!! What was Coke thinking??!! Putting
Santa on a can of Coke!! During Christmas!!! Oh no!!! Get me the Coke company! No wait! Get me the mayor! No! GET ME THE PRESIDENT!!!!"
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@j2k4
:lol: :lol:
What's funny about it is
1. some these same folk celebrate Christmas.
2. many Christians would get upset if there was a crescent and star on a can of Coke (if they knew what it stood for).
3. how is a religious symbol offensive to atheists when they think it's fairytale mythology anyway?
Seems to me that they'd be offended over Zeus, Hansel and Gretel, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and anything else "story" related.:ermm:
They are almost evil or something.
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1. Yup.
2. Yeah.... most would... I wouldn't... it's just a can of Soda...
3. Eh... good point.
Some people just suck...
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Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
I don't see it as an attack on my religion... the removal of Santa isn't what bothers me... it's the fact that sooo many people will whine and moan about the stupidest of things... just to get what they want.
People actually take the time to complain about symbols on cans of soda... wow.
I can imagine it now....
"OMG!!!!111 They have Santa on this can of Coke! This is an outrage! I'm SO offended!! This is horrible... Santa on Coke? Hell... might as well put Hitler on Coke!! Or Stalin! It'd be just as offensive!! What was Coke thinking??!! Putting Santa on a can of Coke!! During Christmas!!! Oh no!!! Get me the Coke company! No wait! Get me the mayor! No! GET ME THE PRESIDENT!!!!"
Are you sure your complaint is directed at the right target?
After your quoted post decided to read the entire article you took the snippet from and nowhere does the coke company say it removed Santa because of "pressure" from non religious or other than Christian groups. In fact reading the article the only person that seems to think this is the author. Nowhere does it say anyone complained to coke about Santa being on the can, however the one complaint about symbols on cans of soda is very clear, and that come in the form of the author being offended that Santa is not on a can of soda .....seems like a hype over nothing
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Christmas trees are going up all over America, except in some places where shadowy and mysterious forces seem to be fighting it.
Seriously. Take for example the Coca-Cola Santa. For 74 years he has been a fixture of Coca-Cola advertising during the weeks just before Christmas.
The Coke Santa is a classic. But as of 2005 he is no more on Coca-Cola packaging.
That means Santa has been evicted from cans, glass bottles and two liter plastic bottles. And he's been replaced by polar bears.
The polar bear has always been a Coke favorite, in conjunction with Santa. But now the bear is carrying on the Christmas tradition alone.
Now some of you may remember that I brought this up a week or so ago and reported that Coke corporate told me, "No, no way. Santa is still there."
But Monday I called one of those customer service hotlines posing as a plain old customer and the person there told me Santa is not on the 2005 packages, but he might return in 2006 on what would be his 75th anniversary with Coke.
In the meantime, Santa's only 2005 Christmas season appearance on behalf of Coke will be on point of sale signs and banners. But he's gone from the can or bottle.
So what is the real deal here?
It certainly does smell like Santa is being banished.
We're going to pursue this with Coke and see why Santa wasn't on cans or bottles.
But I suspect I know.
As I have written about in my book "The War on Christmas," Santa is being declared a religious symbol by a lot of secularists who are trying to push Christmas out of public displays or trying to suppress Christmas.
Santa has been banned in schools, libraries, public parks and city halls all across the country by people who say he symbolizes a Christian holiday — Christmas — therefore he is a Christian symbol and offends some non-Christians.
This will come as a surprise to most Christians who do not view Santa as a symbol of their religion. And to many Christians it is an example of how any hint of Christmas, a Christian holiday, has become forbidden in some places.
Evidently, one of those places might be a can of Coke.
That's My Word.
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Originally Posted by vidcc
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Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
I don't see it as an attack on my religion... the removal of Santa isn't what bothers me... it's the fact that sooo many people will whine and moan about the stupidest of things... just to get what they want.
People actually take the time to complain about symbols on cans of soda... wow.
I can imagine it now....
"OMG!!!!111 They have Santa on this can of Coke! This is an outrage! I'm SO offended!! This is horrible... Santa on Coke? Hell... might as well put Hitler on Coke!! Or Stalin! It'd be just as offensive!! What was Coke thinking??!! Putting Santa on a can of Coke!! During Christmas!!! Oh no!!! Get me the Coke company! No wait! Get me the mayor! No! GET ME THE PRESIDENT!!!!"
Are you sure your complaint is directed at the right target?
After your quoted post decided to read the entire article you took the snippet from and nowhere does the coke company say it removed Santa because of "pressure" from non religious or other than Christian groups. In fact reading the article the only person that seems to think this is the author. Nowhere does it say
anyone complained to coke about Santa being on the can, however the one complaint about symbols on cans of soda is very clear, and that come in the form of the author being offended that Santa
is not on a can of soda .....seems like a hype over nothing
Why would there be a complaint about a regular can of Coke?
Nvm some people are stupid.
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Originally Posted by vidcc
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Christmas trees are going up all over America, except in some places where shadowy and mysterious forces seem to be fighting it.
Seriously. Take for example the Coca-Cola Santa. For 74 years he has been a fixture of Coca-Cola advertising during the weeks just before Christmas.
The Coke Santa is a classic. But as of 2005 he is no more on Coca-Cola packaging.
That means Santa has been evicted from cans, glass bottles and two liter plastic bottles. And he's been replaced by polar bears.
The polar bear has always been a Coke favorite, in conjunction with Santa. But now the bear is carrying on the Christmas tradition alone.
Now some of you may remember that I brought this up a week or so ago and reported that Coke corporate told me, "No, no way. Santa is still there."
But Monday I called one of those customer service hotlines posing as a plain old customer and the person there told me Santa is not on the 2005 packages, but he might return in 2006 on what would be his 75th anniversary with Coke.
In the meantime, Santa's only 2005 Christmas season appearance on behalf of Coke will be on point of sale signs and banners. But he's gone from the can or bottle.
So what is the real deal here?
It certainly does smell like Santa is being banished.
We're going to pursue this with Coke and see why Santa wasn't on cans or bottles.
But I suspect I know.
As I have written about in my book "The War on Christmas," Santa is being declared a religious symbol by a lot of secularists who are trying to push Christmas out of public displays or trying to suppress Christmas.
Santa has been banned in schools, libraries, public parks and city halls all across the country by people who say he symbolizes a Christian holiday — Christmas — therefore he is a Christian symbol and offends some non-Christians.
This will come as a surprise to most Christians who do not view Santa as a symbol of their religion. And to many Christians it is an example of how any hint of Christmas, a Christian holiday, has become forbidden in some places.
Evidently, one of those places might be a can of Coke.
That's My Word.
So you watch FOXNEWS, eh?:P
I wonder if Gibson would mind if dear old Santa were merely relegated to the caffeine-free diet can? :huh:
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If we put up plastic Santa's on our lawn, will the police confiscate it?
And, what does the real Santa have to say about this?
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So you watch FOXNEWS, eh?:P
I wonder if Gibson would mind if dear old Santa were merely relegated to the caffeine-free diet can? :huh:
I watch a variety of news stations and even occasionally listen to the likes of Rush Limbaugh (mind you that's just for laughs).
To my own discredit I didn't bother reading the whole article when first posted, I wrongly assumed that the story was based on facts and not paranoia. Gibson added 2+2 and got anti Christian conspiracy theory as an answer.
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...what does the real Santa have to say about this?
Santa is seeking injunctive relief in the 9th Federal Circuit.
He doesn't stand a chance.
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So you watch FOXNEWS, eh?:P
I wonder if Gibson would mind if dear old Santa were merely relegated to the caffeine-free diet can? :huh:
I watch a variety of news stations and even occasionally listen to the likes of Rush Limbaugh (mind you that's just for laughs).
No wonder your reasoning is so scatter-shot.
To my own discredit I didn't bother reading the whole article when first posted, I wrongly assumed that the story was based on facts and not paranoia. Gibson added 2+2 and got anti Christian conspiracy theory as an answer.
"Discredit" is right.
I have a creche in my yard; if anyone objects, it's just something I picked up at a yard-sale.
If I tell any offended neighbors it has no religious connotation to me, who are they to object?
If I meant nothing "Christian" by it's display, then no harm, I say...
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"Discredit" is right.
I have a creche in my yard; if anyone objects, it's just something I picked up at a yard-sale.
If I tell any offended neighbors it has no religious connotation to me, who are they to object?
If I meant nothing "Christian" by it's display, then no harm, I say...
I'm sure you are trying to make a point here...I just wonder what it is
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Originally Posted by j2k4
"Discredit" is right.
I have a creche in my yard; if anyone objects, it's just something I picked up at a yard-sale.
If I tell any offended neighbors it has no religious connotation to me, who are they to object?
If I meant nothing "Christian" by it's display, then no harm, I say...
I'm sure you are trying to make a point here...I just wonder what it is
You're not the one Jerry warned me about, are you?
These sojourns aren't agreeing with you, vid.
Never take another one, do you hear me, young man?:angry:
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If we put up plastic Santa's on our lawn, will the police confiscate it?
And, what does the real Santa have to say about this?
well, the way reporters at FoxNews and The Sun tell it (both owned by rupert murdoch, coincidentally i'm sure), the conspiracy against christmas will be along soon to confiscate it. the way these same people tell it, american christians are legally guaranteed santa and "merry christmas" everywhere they go, on everything they buy, etc etc from november 1st till december 26th. if you see a place that doesn't have merry christmas, you're being persecuted. and since christians are the majority, they should have their way not just 99% of the time but 100% of the time.
news flash: coke is not god and wal-mart is not a temple. they're not obligated to honor any holiday by its proper name. a lot of these companies are deciding "happy holidays," "season's greetings," and polar bears have the broadest appeal... and they've got a right to make that decision. if you feel "happy holidays" doesn't include christmas, then my condolences and enjoy your unhappy days of unholiness. :P
also: it's a fake controversy, it's a fake controversy, it's a F-A-K-E controversy. there will still be a christmas in december 2006, despite what the alarmists are predicting and no matter how many copies of john gibson's "omg christmas under attack" book that they manage to sell. btw, check out john gibson's book "omg christmas under attack." did i mention john gibson of FoxNews is peddling some book he wrote about "omg christmas under attack" for the low price of 25 dollars?
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Now I'm not religious in any way or a racist either... but like it or not both the UK and the USA have always been Christian countrys and lately thanks to political correctness nearly all celebrations and traditions that came from Christian and Pagan and possibly others like christmas are being forced out because they offend the other religions.... did they before??? why didnt they say anything???
Now I'm not religious... infact I hate all religions as all they ever cause is arguments, hatred, bloodshed and war.... but I am against all of this.
The church bells in a town here has been banned from ringing because it offends the Muslim community however every morning you can hear them screaming as per their religion.... I dont know what it means or why they do it but I moved from there because it was irritating me scince I worked late and that was my bed time, I did complain however I just got called a racist for doing so (not kidding!!!).... and this is the problem they can get away with it because they can scream racism being the minority, but we cant because it just isn't seen as racism the other way around, but if one religion isn't allowed to make a noise so early then another shouldn't be able to make one even louder and earlier!!!.... aren't we supposed to be into equal rights after all... stop one, stop them all!!!! isn't that more equal???
This is either going to have to stop soon or the whole thing is just going to get even more stupid until we have another BIG religious war.... We are christian countrys and have been for a long, long time, if they wanted a country of their religion they should have stayed in their own countrys not come to ours and try to change them, ... I mean what the hell is going on... other religions have been here for decades and its only just started..... are the terroist attacks a diversion for them to convert our countrys???? it seems that the longer this war on terror happens the more we seem to give the people of their religion living here so they keep quiet, soon the only allowed religion will be Muslim!!!!
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Re: Santa removed from Coke cans. Non-Christians find him "offensive."
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Originally Posted by Leeson
Now I'm not religious in any way or a racist either... but like it or not both the UK and the USA have always been Christian countrys
wrong. england is a christian country, the u.s.a. is a country in which the majority population happens to be christian.
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Re: Santa removed from Coke cans. Non-Christians find him "offensive."
On the Intranet at work, they celebtrate every important day of every religion they come across.
They literally publish an article saying why the day is special, and to which groups of people.
Rather than trying to restrict religious or fun holidays, they try to include the staff in all of them.
To me, that is the way to go..
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wrong. england is a christian country, the u.s.a. is a country in which the majority population happens to be christian.
Even the most devout UK Christian (and there arent a lot of them) is an Agnostic compared to some of your lot though. :P
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Originally Posted by Rat Faced
Even the most devout UK Christian (and there arent a lot of them) is an Agnostic compared to some of your lot though. :P
that's the irony of the comparison, isn't it.
