On 12/26/2009 12:41, Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> "Claire > wrote in message
> ...
>> Loving God, Help us remember the birth of Jesus,
>> that we may share in the song of the angels,
>> the gladness of the shepherds,
>> and worship of the wise men.
>>
>> Close the door of hate
>> and open the door of love all over the world.
>> Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting.
>> Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings,
>> and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.
>>
>> May the Christmas morning make us happy to be thy children,
>> and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts,
>> forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake.
>>
>> Amen.
>>
>>
> If all and sundry who have a problem with this just either killfiled the
> poster or ignored the post, there wouldn't be a problem now, would there?
> You know from past postings, that this person will be wishing you a merry
> CHRISTmas and praying for you immortal souls.
>
> Whether you believe or not in the Virgin birth of Jesus or even in Jesus
> Himself is no reason to vilify this person who does. And if the mere
> mention of His Name sends you into such a tizzy.....why are you celebrating
> the holiday anyway? I understand if you are Jewish and celebrate Hannukah,
> another type of relgious celebration, but to claim to be an atheist and rant
> that anyone who believes in ANYTHING should not be tolerated, why are you
> wasting your energy on fighting Christmas? It shouldn't exist, per your
> reasoning, so ignore the sentiments, ignore the lights, go to work, don't
> take the bonus, and eat a bologna sandwich in the company of the anger you
> spew to someone who actually has a belief system in place.
>
>
Exactly, the only explanation I can come up with why some folks feel
every expression of religious belief by others must be totally
suppressed is that their belief systems are very week. If you truly
believe in nothing or whatever why would the belief of another be so
threatening?