fett on 9/12/2009 at 00:17
Quote Posted by kabatta
May I be the person who spoils the milk and says Christmas has "pagan" origins? No? Too bad. Mircea Eliade's book entitled "History of religions and spiritual beliefs" says that 25 December has it's origins in the Zoroastrian faith. Thank you for your patience.
...which also finds many of its roots in the pagan religions, particularly those occupied with magic and astrology, which date much farther back than Avestan Zarathushtra. Thank you for YOUR patience. ;)
PeeperStorm on 9/12/2009 at 02:22
If you really want to piss off your traditionalist Christian parents, point out that there's nothing particularly festive about killing a perfectly healthy tree and propping up its corpse in your living room, and that it's a carryover from European pagen rituals. Then ask them to find the part of The Bible that mentions Santa Claus.
Koyla, that picture clearly needs (
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jjbq_eric-idle-fuck-christmas_fun) some theme music to go along with it.
CCCToad on 9/12/2009 at 02:39
Quote Posted by Rug Burn Junky
Because acknowledging a silly set of pagan superstitions is patently
offensive to those who celebrate silly christian superstitions?
Anyone to whom this is offensive needs a mental enema.
I think you don't understand why some people are offended. Some of the reviews mentioned employees who were forbidden to say "merry christmas" while allowed to say "happy hannukah" or "happy kwanzaa".
Enchantermon on 9/12/2009 at 02:42
Now, for me, that is where the line is crossed. Let people say whatever they want.
SlyFoxx on 9/12/2009 at 02:47
Amazing what sets the Comm Chat crowd off. Ummm...not really.
Merry Christmas.
SD on 9/12/2009 at 02:49
Quote Posted by CCCToad
Some of the reviews mentioned employees who were forbidden to say "merry christmas" while allowed to say "happy hannukah" or "happy kwanzaa".
And if you believe that, then... well, you probably believe that a universe containing 30,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars was created by a being that gets off on the smell of burning goat flesh.
Awful lot of gullible people out there...
Starrfall on 9/12/2009 at 02:51
know what I'm going to go ahead and assume that "stores forbid their employees from saying merry christmas but let them say happy kwanzaa" shit is made up until I hear it from someone who isn't a raving lunatic fundie
steo on 9/12/2009 at 02:53
Quote Posted by Volitions Advocate
EDIT: oh... there is 2 pages. I was replying to enchantermon
Well at least you didn't quote his whole post in your reply!
The_Raven on 9/12/2009 at 05:00
Quote Posted by David
Quote:
Comment Date: Nov 27 2009 8:39 PM
Rating: Christmas-Offensive
Comment: This store was playing MTV when I was in there last, I was glad my daughter was in the dressing room because the video that was on was porn.
I must find this American Eagle Outfitters store.
Chances are it wasn't MTV, but the security camera footage of the daughter in the dressing room.
Rug Burn Junky on 9/12/2009 at 05:28
Quote Posted by CCCToad
I think you don't understand why some people are offended.
I completely understand why they're offended: They're hypersensitive twats who get off on a combination of misperceived and nonexistent slights and their misguided sense of indignation.
