22-12-2002 00:29									#31
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StLeo: In the Soviet union, Christmas was forgotten, and "the new year" adapted, in 31 of december. the new year.

In israel a non X-ian country, though, X-mas is celebrated by the arab christians mostly, and young Israelis only go out an get hammered on new year's eve, because this is another reason they can.

	22-12-2002 00:48									#32
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quote: The worse of them all are Christian Capitalists. (besides the oxymoron)

Who do you mean?

Those who send 10% of your paycheck to charities?
Those who have built all those 500sq.m.(w/private marina+heated pool+helipad+tenniscourt) churches in the architectuarally protected islands of Mykonos and Santorini?
Those who do "bysiness" with monasteries, like they did in Patmos?
Or those who do "favours" for bishops, involving little boys and girls?

	22-12-2002 01:01									#33
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quote: Originally posted by Kepler This is a dumb thread, but what the hell. I'm an atheist who celebrates Christmas as devotedly as any Christian. It has wonderful traditions and is about gift giving within the family -- especially to children. I personal couldn't care less that it falls on the once-supposed birthday of a quasi-mythical figure in some religion that I don't believe in. The date has IMHO far more lasting and significant value in human history as approximating the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and the re-emergence as the days get longer again. Christians are certainly welcome to use the day to commemorate their god. I have always maintained that August needs a holiday, and would serve well to host the Birth Celebration of the Great Green Pixie, and I'm more than willing to let Christians have the month off as well as we holders of the one, true GGP faith.

I agree. I too am an atheist, but I was not always. There was a time in my youth when i believed in God, and in Santa Clause. I grew up with Christmas very much being apart of my family culture and tradition. We decorated a tree, had presents, and had family gatherings. They were very pleasnt times and some of my fondest of memories. Even though I reject christ as the messiah, I look forward to celebrating Christmas with my family, and raising my kids with the same fun and loving time of year that I had.
And I expect a bonus, as it is the spirit of the year to give and recieve

Kman

	22-12-2002 02:17									#34
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident bonus checks aren't for hard work.

That's not true. Companies assign bonuses based on performance over the past year. And very few actually refer to them as "Christmas" bonuses anymore, anyway. Usually it's just called a plain bonus.

And I got a nice one this year, so shut yer pie hole!

	22-12-2002 04:34									#35
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Diss, I know you, you are a pagan. Why are you stirring up trouble?

Anyway, we don't get Christmas bonus here. We either get a year end bonus or Chinese New Year one.

	22-12-2002 06:08									#36
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