tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9410473.post116619591003430263..comments2024-01-13T08:02:30.520-06:00Comments on THE TOAD REPORT: The Christians Who Stole Christmas ReduxToad734http://www.blogger.com/profile/01450263690181812924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9410473.post-1166803567070363022006-12-22T10:06:00.000-06:002006-12-22T10:06:00.000-06:00The Christian concept of Christmas was basically j...The Christian concept of Christmas was basically just a Catholic "marketing campaign" (or the dark ages equivalent of a "marketing campaign") to try to convert more Pagans to Christianity. <BR/><BR/>I'm a Christian, and I'm down with the whole J.C. dyin' on the cross for my sins and all that, but NOWHERE in the Bible is there anything that even hints/suggests that people should celebrate Jesus' birth.<BR/><BR/>I believe in an infallible God who blessed/cursed (depending on how you look at it) man with free will. With that free will came the tremendous capacity to royally f*ck things up. The Bible is NOT the word of God, it's Man's interpretation/bastardization (again it depends on how you look at it) of the Word of God. <BR/><BR/>Christianity at its core is a beautiful and pure religion based in love, compassion, and tolerance. I mean its all based on a Jewish Carpenter who found himself nailed to a tree for challenging the organized religion of his day and saying that the world might be a bit better place if people were nice to each other. <BR/><BR/>God didn't mess it up, man-- in an infinite capacity to royally f*ck things up-- did so. And sadly the very church started to extoll those noble beliefs no longer truly worships those beliefs but instead they worship themselves. I once heard an ex-Catholic priest who said "The Catholics worship the Church, the Protestants worship the Bible... No one really worships Christ any more." (paraphrased). Sadly I can't argue with his assessment.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9410473.post-1166627144898495432006-12-20T09:05:00.000-06:002006-12-20T09:05:00.000-06:00It's not about Santa. Christmas is about the birth...It's not about Santa. Christmas is about the birth of Bill O'Reilly.Nölffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12166270944665518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9410473.post-1166480206141702922006-12-18T16:16:00.000-06:002006-12-18T16:16:00.000-06:00I am actually going to a Wiccan Yule celebration o...I am actually going to a Wiccan Yule celebration on Thursday. I don't believe in Yule any more than Christmas, but I'm not going to be a spoilsport.NewsBlog 5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/16000509600519901799noreply@blogger.com