[Coco] OT: Merry XMAS
Nick Marentes
nickma2 at optusnet.com.au
Thu Dec 25 19:36:06 EST 2014
Christians can celebrate the original interpretation of Christmas as the
birth of Christ.
Other religions can do it their way.
For others, they can have a glass of Coke to celebrate...
http://www.coca-colacompany.com/holidays/the-true-history-of-the-modern-day-santa-claus
Whatever your interpretation of Christmas, have a merry Christmas and a
happy new year.
Lets's hope for peace in the world and that our beloved CoCo idealogy
stays with us into the future and we remember what a great time in our
lives it was when the CoCo first sat under our Christmas tree. :)
Nick
On 25/12/2014 2:22 PM, Arthur Flexser wrote:> 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
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