[Coco] OT: Merry XMAS

[Steve Ostrom]

I agree 100% with Art.  Celebrate the season the way it makes the most sense 
to you.  I happen to be a Christian, but I love to hear about other 
religions as well, and am not intimidated by someone who likes to discuss 
their views.  I do think it's sad that schools now, at least in Minnesota, 
forbid the mention of Christmas or any other religious references in the 
classroom.  Halloween can no longer be celebrated because some types of 
masks or costumes may be offensive to someone's personal religion.  We are 
creating a sanitized environment.  I don't think that is healthy.  Have open 
discussions about religions and holidays.  Celebrate all of them to increase 
our cultural understanding.  Don't hide them all.  Allow individual 
expression as long as it is positive and not denigrating someone else.

Sorry.  Now off my soapbox.

Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy holidays, happy new year.  Keep 
cocoing !!!

--- Steve ---


-----Original Message----- 
From: Arthur Flexser
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 10:22 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] OT: Merry XMAS

I have to raise a dissenting voice here, and I hope no one takes offense.
To me, Christmas is not about Christ, because those are not my religious
beliefs.  I nevertheless enjoy the generous spirit of the season, and its
embodiment in such nonreligious displays as Christmas trees, wreaths, Santa
Claus, and so forth.  I like nonreligious Christmas songs like Chestnuts
Roasting On An Open fire, Let It Snow, and many others.  Sure, a lot of it
is commercialized, but so what?   What's the harm in that?  So is
Thanksgiving (to a lesser extent), and I don't hear a lot of complaining
that we're losing sight of the fact that Thanksgiving is about Pilgrims and
Native Americans coming together in peace.  Those who want to appreciate
and celebrate Christmas in terms of Christ, by all means do so, while
refraining from attempting to impose your religious beliefs on others.  But
don't begrudge the rest of us from enjoying the holiday in our own way.

Merry Christmas.

Art

On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Bill Nobel <b_nobel at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have to say HERE, HERE,  Today it is so commercialized that it isn’t
> funny. “Christ” is what Christmas is all about.  We all have different
> beliefs or cultures as we say now.
>
> Bill Nobel
>
> > On Dec 24, 2014, at 9:56 PM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wednesday 24 December 2014 22:13:48 Richard E Crislip did opine
> > And Gene did reply:
> >> On Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:12:02 +1000
> >>
> >> Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> And a merry Christmas to all of you from me DOWNUNDER
> >>>
> >>> Regards, Bob Devries
> >>> Dalby, QLD, Australia
> >>>
> >>> On 25/12/2014 2:03 AM, Simon Jonassen wrote:
> >>>> Merry XMAS to every 8bit coconut out there.....
> >>>>
> >>>> /Simon :-)
> >>
> >> How's the weather? Was a balmy 60 degrees today in Ohio ;-).
> >
> > We had some dampness creep in, but peaked at 64F today.  I kept kicking
> > the heater in the garage thinking its contacts were stuck, until I bent
> > over to check it and found it at ambient temperature.
> >
> > And to all, have a very Merry Christmas tomorrow, remembering that
> despite
> > the commercialism of it today, we really are celebrating the birth of
> > someone who seriously tried to make a difference in mankind.
> >
> > And I hope the new year brings good fortune and you all can finally buy
> > that 90 foot yacht you've been admiring for years.  ;-)
> >
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett
> > --
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> > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> > -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
> > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
> > US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS
> >
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