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harry_pothead Donating Member (752 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:19 PM
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Religious Right website posts "naughty and nice" list in its "War on Christmas." Awesomely funny.
Edited on Mon Dec-07-09 11:19 PM by harry_pothead
Link is below, but fair warning: You may gain a few laughs but lose a few braincells.

http://lc.org/index.cfm?PID=17981
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:23 PM
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1. Here's a funny one under "naughty":
~ Best Buy – Web site: No “Christmas” on home page and only one link “Guaranteed Christmas Delivery.” Search revealed 3,370 non-Best Buy manufacturers' “Christmas” items. Circular advertised a Muslim holiday during Thanksgiving weekend. In Store: Happy Holiday sign and decorated tree. Mumbled “you too” response from cashier when consumer wished him “have a Merry Christmas.”

:rofl:
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jtrockville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:26 PM
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2. Why does a religious holiday need affirmation from retail outlets?
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:29 PM
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3. Insecurity.
Their mythology doesn't make much sense, and they probably know that deep down, so they resort to militancy to try to convince themselves and others of their righteousness.
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Zoeisright Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:37 PM
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6. Exactly right.
Their 'faith' is very weak and they know it. So they bristle with indignation and poutrage when their every belief isn't affirmed.
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:41 PM
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8. Nailed it!
That's the same argument I have every year with my uber Catholic sister and brother in law.

Namely, if your faith in all this mumbo jumbo is so strong why do you need affirmation from some pimply faced teen age retail store clerk?

They never have an answer even after the same discussion for the past ten years or however long this ridiculous bullshit has gone on.
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Hello_Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:31 PM
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5. And whatever happened to their allegiance to "free markets"?
Corporations didn't start being more inclusive because the government forced them. They did it because they realized that a sizable percentage of their customers are non-Christian and they don't want to alienate them.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:50 PM
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11. People have been buying their way into heaven since Saul/Paul passed the plate...
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jtrockville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-08-09 10:35 AM
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14. These folks think "Best Buy" could be their ticket to heaven
but only if "Best Buy" would use the word "Christmas" in its advertisements?

I just don't get how honoring consumerism gets you to heaven.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-08-09 10:41 AM
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16. These people aren't happy unless they have something to attack...
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:29 PM
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4. I definitely lost a few braincells reading that.
:crazy:
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:41 PM
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7. There are more than half a dozen holidays between Nov. 1 and Jan. 1
But the wingnuts insist they're being "persecuted" if people dare acknowledge that fact, and don't roll out the red carpet for Christmas. How many holidays do the wingnuts acknowledge other than their own, and are they "persecuting" others by not telling others Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Yule, etc? And what about when they're actively denouncing the holidays of others (Samhain, Halloween)? How can they not see that as persecution yet claim they're being persecuted just because someone else, who may not be Christian or celebrate Christmas, doesn't fall all over themselves to wish them a Merry Christmas?

These narcissists really need to get a grip.
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-08-09 12:30 PM
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19. Merry Christmas to you....
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Democrats_win Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:41 PM
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9. Revelations 18:11: "And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her,
Edited on Mon Dec-07-09 11:43 PM by Democrats_win
because no one buys their cargoes any more..."

Is this all foreshadowing what will happen in the future? Imagine there's no religion. Then what? No Christmas! Don't you think the CEOs of Wal-Mart and Target will be crying? That's exactly what the Bible predicts.

How do we imagine there's no religion? Look how they're acting. Surely their days are numbered.

Why would religion be destroyed? Does anyone actually believe that these "christians" are following the Bible?
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WhoIsNumberNone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 11:47 PM
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10. The Liberty Council-
It's affiliated with Liberty University (big surprise) which was founded by Jerry Falwell.
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-08-09 02:22 AM
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12. I live in fundieville, and wish everyone a blessed solstice. LOVE to watch their little heads
explode.
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-08-09 05:31 AM
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13. tell em about Mithra and Apollo and Osiris.
All those gods that just happened to have the same birthday as Jesus and were born of a virgin.

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Morning Dew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-08-09 10:41 AM
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15. The nice list is about 25% longer than the naughty list.
The "Happy Holiday" crowd needs to put on its game face.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-08-09 10:43 AM
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17. Funny and USEFUL. If you know what I mean. -nt
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-08-09 10:46 AM
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18. Who knew "holiday" was a four-letter word? nt
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