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| mezzir |
| quote: | Originally posted by Boomer187
bad teachers, almost makes me wanna go and teach high school. |
well if you do, don't teach english |
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| Frenchie |
From my Canadian POV.
I find it stupid and idiotic that a school or workplace cannot say " Merry Christmas " or celebrate Christmas, instead it has to be Happy holidays or nothing at all. This is Canada and we should be allowed to say Merry fu*kin Chrsitmas if we want to. Where I work, we can't name our Christmas party, " Christmas Party " it has to be, " Holiday Party or luncheon ". And it's not even the owners who say we cant....we're just not allowed. The owners are Jewish and they still think that we should be able to name it Chirstmas. Im used of celebrating "Chirstmas" in school until I moved to Toronto. Stupidness.
What's even lamer is that when it comes to the Chinese New year, they have this huge celebration at work and we all go out for lunch for the last half of the day, but when it's OUR CANADIAN holiday....we can't even say it. |
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| dallastar |
...Well you have to be open minded that there is more then one word for the holiday season and more then one reason behind the meaning of this "christmas" holiday. There are jewish people that celebrate hanukkah then christians that celbrate it as Christmas. Christians believe in Christ and Jewish peeps don't plain and simple - that a jew would NOT want you to wish them a "Merry Christmas", it would insult them and there would be nothing merry about it at all!
fuk it say what you want!
Merry FuKKin' HO ho ho! <---that's the way I go;)
| quote: | The True Meaning Of Christ-Mass
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They tell us that it is the season to be jolly. It is a time of ornaments, red and green decorations, silver bells, holly, mistletoe and colored lights. It is also a time of department store Santas calling out their universal mantra, "Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas." Nearly all of the realm of so-called "Christianity" join in and repeat this same greeting, "Merry Christmas!"
Although we hear these words constantly as they resonate millions of times throughout the land, almost nobody understands what they are really saying. It is the purpose of this tract to take the words, "Merry Christmas" and examine the true meaning and essence of those words.
A true Christian would want to examine everything they say, because Jesus said in Matthew 12:36-37, "But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." We will now set aside all of the customs, glitter and traditions of Christmas, which were taken from pagan witchcraft and popularized by the Roman Catholic Church, and we will focus on the true meaning of the words, "Merry Christmas!"
The word "Merry" is simple to define. It unquestionably means to be happy, joyful and light-hearted. The word "merry" fits into the ambience of laughter and frivolity. This word "merry" by itself is innocent and innocuous enough, but as we will now see, it becomes heinously blasphemous when used with the word "Christmas."
Here let it be noted that most people think that the word, "Christmas" means "the birth of Christ." By definition, it means "death of Christ", and I will prove it by using the World Book Encyclopedia, the Catholic Encyclopedia, and a book entitled, The Mass In Slow Motion.
If you are an honest, sincere and discerning Christian, please read on; if not, you might as well stop right here. The World Book Encyclopedia defines "Christmas" as follows: "The word Christmas comes from "Cristes Maesse", an early English phrase that means "Mass of Christ." (1) It is interesting to note that the word "Mass", as used by the Roman Catholics, has traditionally been rejected by the so-called Protestants, such as Lutherans, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Pentecostals and so on. The word "Mass" is strictly a Catholic word and thus, so is "Christ-Mass."
It would stand to reason, that since all of these denominations love and embrace "Christ-Mass", that December 25th is the great homecoming day, when all of the Protestants become Catholic for a day. It would seem that all of the so-called "wayward daughters" of the Romish church return to their mother, the scarlet harlot. Thus, all of the so-called Protestant churches could sing to the Pope that popular song "I'll be home for Christmas."
As previously stated, the word "Mass" in religious usage means a "death sacrifice." The impact of this fact is horrifying and shocking; for when the millions of people are saying, "Merry Christmas", they are literally saying "Merry death of Christ!" Furthermore, when the fat man in the red suit laughs boisterously and says, "Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas", he is mocking and laughing at the suffering and bleeding Saviour, who died for our sins. He does this while parents place their little children into his waiting arms to hear his false promises of gifts that he says he will give them. Consider what you are saying when you say "Merry Christmas."
What is so amusing about our Saviour's painful death? What is so funny? Why is Santa laughing? Why are you going along with it? Your words do count and Satan knows it. Yes, the word "Mass" does mean "death sacrifice", and to cement that fact, we will consider the definition of the inventors of the religious application of the word "Mass." I am looking at page 537 of the Catholic Encyclopedia, which says, "In the Christian law, the supreme sacrifice is that of the Mass." It goes on to say, "The supreme act of worship consists essentially in an offering of a worthy victim to God, the offering made by a proper person, as a priest, the destruction of the victim." (2) Please note carefully the word, "victim" of the Mass. The Latin word for victim is "Hostia" from which the word "host" is derived. The Mass, by definition of those who coined the word, is a sacrifice involving a victim. There is no other meaning for the word "Mass" or "Christ-Mass." On page 110 of a book entitled "The Mass In Slow Motion", we find the following words: "It is only with the consecration that the sacrifice of the Mass is achieved. I have represented the Mass to you, more than once, as a kind of ritual dance." (3)
In essence, the Mass is the ceremonial slaying of Jesus Christ over and over again, followed by the eating of his flesh and the drinking of his blood. The Mass is the death sacrifice, and the "Host" is the victim. This is official Roman Catholic doctrine, and "Christmas" is a word that they invented. Again, I ask, what is so merry about the pain, bleeding, suffering and death of Jesus Christ? Satan has done quite a job of getting millions of so-called "Christians" to blaspheme. What a deceiver he is.
Now you know the true meaning of the word "Christmas" or Mass of Christ. There is much more to know about this pagan holiday, and we will be glad to provide you with plenty of evidence that Jesus was not born on December 25th, and that Christmas is not only a lie, but is actually a witches' sabbat called "Yule" in clever disguise. Please contact us at the address below, and for the sake of your soul, flee from idolatry!
David J. Meyer
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| Frenchie |
| I could careless what everyone wants to call it, but I should have the freedom to call it what I want. |
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| Groundhog Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
What's even lamer is that when it comes to the Chinese New year, they have this huge celebration at work and we all go out for lunch for the last half of the day, but when it's OUR CANADIAN holiday....we can't even say it. |
Christmas is not a Canadian holiday. You're missing the point between cultural holidays and religious ones.
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
I could careless what everyone wants to call it, but I should have the freedom to call it what I want. |
Would you be happy if on Christmas I said "Merry Go Yourself Day" if that's what I want to call Christmas? |
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| Orbax |
| If you dont believe in Christmas, it isnt your holiday, so Merry Christmas or stfu. |
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| Boomer187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by mezzir
well if you do, don't teach english |
I have no first language :( |
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| CleverName |
| Good thing god's anointed is in the White House to save christmas :toothless |
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| Frenchie |
| Yes, I realize it's not "Canadian " but HERE we call it Christmas , so I should be able to call it that freely without being told not to. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
From my Canadian POV.
I find it stupid and idiotic that a school or workplace cannot say " Merry Christmas " or celebrate Christmas, instead it has to be Happy holidays or nothing at all. This is Canada and we should be allowed to say Merry fu*kin Chrsitmas if we want to. |
You're missing the point. There is a difference between the workplace, home, and a school. In your home do whatever you wish, in your workplace do whatever is tolerated, but in school there should be no celebration of any religious holiday whatsoever unless said school is a private institution. As I mentioned earlier, the school is an arm of the state... one cannot have seperation of church and state if the institutions of that state sponsor any religion. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Theresa
Personally, I think all schools should have a mandatory "World Religions" class that teaches about all cultures, and if you choose not to take it, you fail.
The idea of seperating the church and the state is a good one, but not likly to happen. People are religious whether we like it or not, and those religious students subsequently make that school under the influence of religion, regardless of what is ideal. |
I love the idea of having "world religions" classes especially if they were folded into a larger philosophy class, however, in practice it is a cluster waiting to happen. You can rest assured that one religious group or another would get pissed because their religion does not get equal billing compared to others. It would be a nightmare. Moreover, religion is a personal choice one makes and thus the practice of that religion should be personal as well. There is no need for religious education in schools as this is the responsibility of the faith community not the state.
Nominally, the idea of seperating church and state has been around since the days of St. Thomas Aquinis (sp?). In practice it has been around since the early 1700s, however, the term was not coined until Thomas Jefferson so named it. The principle is that the state shall not profess, favour, sponsor, or exercise control over any practice of faith and shall not be governed in accordance with the principles of any faith. People are free to practice as they will. Students should be free to express their religious beliefs as they choose (provided that they do not infring on the rights of others), however, the school itself should not be taking part in any expression of religion. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
What about those who don't want their children to have any religous background whatsoever. There should be no holidays celebrated within the public school board. The only days off the students should get should be Personal Reflection Days.
Any word that even comes close to a religous word should be banned from the school. Any child who uses a religous word or wears religous clothing or decorations should be banned from the school. Any teacher should be fired for stating any personal beliefs or using any form of belief in their teachings.
Any religous book should be burned.
I an disgusted at religon and I should not have to be subjected to it......it is my right as a human being |
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